All I ever wanted was to be like Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns, Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard. Back in the day American people knew who they were and I want them to now know Keith 'One Time' Thurman.

I tell people all the time, nobody wants to be hit. You have to trick a man, to hit a man.

There are certain fighters that if they want to remain relevant they will have to get through me.

There's a lot of great fights to make.

So far the biggest accomplishment I give myself is getting the silver in the Olympic Trials. Even though it's kind of a defeat. Not too many people make it that far. I do see it as an accomplishment and one of my greatest.

I look up to Bernard Hopkins as a fighter. I'm honored to be his co-main event and to be able to give a great performance.

I'm in love with boxing. It fell into my lap and I have been in love with it ever since.