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“I probably should have been fighting at 155 for a long time, but I was so close to the top at 145.”

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Grit, determination, the right amount of crazy, self belief - everything it takes to be a champion. I have that.

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I want to fight the fights that fans want to see.

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Win or lose or draw, you always go back and critique your performance and say you could have done things better. Even if I put the guy away in one round, I can go back and say I made a lot of mistakes and need to tighten up. But that's the type of person I am. Improve. Improve. Improve. When…

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I knew I had the ability to become a world champion, I knew I did. I knew I just needed the opportunity.

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It's not hard to look great against a guy who isn't moving a lot.

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The side of town, the side of Louisiana that I grew up on, there's a lot of poverty.

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I've put it all on the line every time, win, lose, or draw, and that's what I want to be left behind in my…

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I don't want to have an asterisk next to my accomplishments for the rest of my life. I don't want everybody to say, 'interim…

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You have to be tough. All these guys are tough. But at some point, you have to outsmart and outhink and outplan these top…

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The way I feel, I'm the best in the world.

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You can go out and get anything you want if you work hard enough for it and believe in yourself.

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I just want fights like that. Fights that get me excited. Fights that are going to be exciting.

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