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“I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing; if I hurt a guy, I normally take him out.”

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I always expect unexpected challenges.

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Were all given some sort of skill in life. Mine just happens to be beating up on people.

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I made mistakes, but I'm luckier than most. I've got a successful business, lots of fans who think a lot of me and a…

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Muhammad Ali was a god, an idol and an icon. He was boxing. Any kid that had the opportunity to talk to Ali, to…

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It's different when you become a professional, because you also have to become a businessman, and that takes something away from it

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I don't hold any regrets whatsoever about my life besides hurting people I loved.

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I've never believed in tying myself up in a long-range contract, and I've been very outspoken on that subject.

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I made the decision to turn pro, and I remember what Ali said to me: 'Get Angelo Dundee. He's the right complexion with the…

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I was not from a middle-class family at all. I did not have middle-class possessions and what have you. But I had middle-class parents…

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When the trainer talks to the fighter, there's a connection. You don't always have to say much.

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At 14, I was the most disciplined guy around. I would get up at 5 o'clock in the morning and run five miles, and…

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Bruce Lee was an artist and, like him, I try to go beyond the fundamentals of my sport. I want the public to see…

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Apart from my grandad, none of my family had really been into boxing so the sport was never discussed much at home.

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You don't think. It's all instinct. If you stop to think, you're gone.

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I actually like boxing away from home. It takes the pressure off you a little bit.

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Whether it's Marcos Maidana, Shawn Porter, Amir Khan or Kell Brook, there are a lot of fights out there that I think would be…

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I'm a fighter, I love boxing, it's what I do.

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I first got into boxing when I was quite young. I was about 12 when I won my first boxing match.

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I'm too fast. I'm too smart. I'm too pretty.

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I somewhere along the way became fascinated with exploring characters who are willing to put themselves into violent situations, whether it's football, hockey, boxing,…

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I liked wrestling a lot better than boxing. I remember thinking at that time that wrestling was a pure demonstration of strength, which I…

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