Everything you want to know about a fighter is in his eyes. The look in his eyes tells the truth.

I'm a free agent. I haven't allowed any promoters to have exclusive options on my fight. I don't need a promoter.

I'm a competitor and a very proud man. If a guy beats me once, he'll have to do it again to make me believe him.

I found boxing when I was 14 years old. I went down to the gym because my brother, who used to beat me up all the time, introduced me to boxing. I found boxing to be a sport that I felt safe in because I controlled what was in those four squares.

When I was 15 or 16 and I started climbing up the ladder of success in amateur boxing, a reporter asked me, "What do you want to be?" I think he was expecting me to say, "A champion." I said, "I want to be special." I don't know why I said that, but I didn't just want to be a fighter. I wanted to have an impact with people, particularly kids.

Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than to receive.

We're all endowed with God-given talents. Mine happens to be hitting people in the head.