(Toney) was the headlining fight coming in, ... We just got added to the card. I guess they did not want to change it. It does not matter. ? I am just boxing. As long as the check clears, I do not care if I was the first fight coming out. |
DaVarryl wanted to fight his way to the spot and Wladimir didn't want no part of it. They just wanted everything set up in their favor, knowing going to Germany is not a great thing for any American fighter. |
Everyone has bad fights. The last couple of fights I tried to put on a good performance. But I'm a counter puncher and he just sticks and moves. |
He's like Lennox. What else does he have to prove? |
Hopefully, the referee will do his job. Hopefully, we just fight and give a good performance to the crowd. |
I feel I'll get more credibility by coming over to Germany and winning than if I did it anywhere else. I'm ready to fight and prove I really belong in this division. I may be a small guy, but I want to be huge in the division as far as being the man. |
I have got to feel I'm the best heavyweight in the world, ... If people don't consider me the best, I don't care. If everybody fights everybody, you'll know who the best guy is. Until then, it's everybody's opinion. |
I know what kind of talent Wladimir will have and I respect that a lot. Yes, he has a great jab. He has a great arsenal of punches. But I come to fight and not shy away from anyone. I go in and give it my all and put on a good show. |
I need to be active, ... I'm off 11 months, that's what you get. |
I never expected to be champion and be at one of the lowest times of my career. I still love the sport of boxing but I don't care for the business part of it. |
I never hit him, not the way he hit me. |
I never hit him, not the way he hit me. If I had to do it again I would go in there with a different strategy, but Wladimir will be hard to beat. |
I tell you one thing, if you are with Don King and you're in his dog house, you don't get to fight, |
I think I am more confident now in my ability to fight bigger, taller guys. I just want to show I am the best out there. I am going to beat him. |
I think more than anything it has been mentally draining, |