Well you know it's dangerous in politics, because especially in the Philippines there's a lot of killing in politics.

Boxing is not for killing each other.

You train hard and I'll train hard, and may the best man win, and good luck to both of us.

As for me, I always train for 12 rounds just in case. I don’t train for three, four, one, or 10 rounds - I have to train for 12 because you never know what will happen that night.

I want the people of the Philippines to be happy, even if they have nothing.

I know everyone in the Philippines is happy.

I remember as a little boy I ate one meal a day and sometimes slept in the street. I will never forget that and it inspires me to fight hard, stay strong and remember all the people of my country, trying to achieve better for themselves.