I was always scared in the amateurs, but the minute I got in the ring it was like another person took over. I become more vicious. In there I love to hurt people. Outside I can't hurt a bug.

Usually, sprinting is my main source of energy and recovery time because that's how I move.

The best feeling is to win by knockout.

Growing up as an amateur, I wasn't much of a power puncher. I was more of a speed guy.

He's going for the home run, I'm going for the grand slam. If he gets a lot of strikeouts, I'm getting a shutout. I just have that positivity, that mentality that I can conquer whatever he gives out.

Not only did I win the fight, but I won something that's more than a fight could ever give me and that is gaining back a family.

My Internet friends who I play games with say, 'This guy's a fighter?' I'm the last person they expect to be a fighter.