Oh yeah, I mean every fighter has got be dedicated, learn how to sacrifice, know what the devotion is all about, make sure you're paying attention and studying your art.

The only difference between street fighting and boxing is there a ref there from stopping me from killing you

People still look at me as the champion and that's very important to me.

It's tough to get out of bed to do roadwork at 5 am when you've been sleeping in silk pajamas

When a man goes into the ring, he's going to war.

A champion shows who he is by what he does when he's tested. When a person gets up and says 'I can still do it', he's a champion. If they cut my bald head open, they will find one big boxing glove. That's all I am. I live it.

You know looking back on it now I used the fight and after the fight as motivation, to make sure I was going to be the best middleweight in the world for a long time.