Derek Brunson Quotes

I am happy to defend my title. It was a good performance from Chisora. I don't want to make excuses - it was not easy - but I saw every punch from Chisora. I am upset because I wanted to finish the fight before 12 rounds.

You have to punch hard for knockouts, and to beat me, you have to knock me out.

David Tua was an elite and world class heavyweight, I believe David Tua would have knocked Joseph Parker out in a handful of rounds.

I think with every heavyweight, there's a style that makes for a different fight with different fighters.

That's my goal for every fight, is to hit them as hard as I can.

I will beat Andre Ward. I will knock out Andre Ward. He's a pound-for-pound king, but I will beat him.

The thing is that anybody in the heavyweight division can be champion any day just because of one punch.

Why would I stand there and trade punches and try to knock out George Foreman?

That's boxing - one punch can win a fight.

I'm confident a good Liam Smith beats a good John Thompson.

It doesn't matter how much experience Jayson Velez has, whether he fought for a world title or not. I'm going to see how he fights, and I'll know what to do.

I will look for the knockout because that's the way I fight.

I doubt Dereck Chisora can knock me out.

In a boxing match, the fighters absorb some vicious blows because they’re ready for them. And usually, the knockout punch is the one they didn’t see coming.

Miocic has that knockout punch. I was completely dizzy a few moments when we fought.

Melvin Guillard went to a split decision with me, he left the third round in a wheelchair. He did not walk to the back - he left in a wheelchair.

I ended up moving up to lightweight, which I didn't want, and fought a really tough guy, Will Brooks, and beat him like nothing.

Do I beat a fully fledged, fully fit Tyson Fury? Probably not. But do I beat a Tyson Fury that's been out of the ring for two years? Yes.

At the end of the day, when you're dealing with heavyweights who can punch, anything is possible. When you've got a big heavyweight who has knockout power, anything's possible.

My punching power passes any other heavyweight.

I'll fight Wladimir Klitschko and knock him out if he comes back; I'll definitely knock him out.

I will beat Carl Froch every night of the week and it doesn't matter if it is the best Carl Froch or the worst Carl Froch.

I think I should I have beaten Ricky Hatton. I never thought he was so great, I really think I have the style to beat him. I never thought he was that good, you know.

I'll go for the knockout, and if we have to go 12 rounds, then I'll trust the judges to do their best work, and I will get the victory if I deserve it.

I want to fight at middleweight.