To portray not only a boxer but a boxer like Roberto Duran, I needed to understand all the difficulties and the pressures of the sport itself.
In the 1930s, in boxing, to be the heavyweight champion of the world was really, really big, people wanted to see the toughest guys. But what I've figured out now, in the '50s, '60s, boxing started to become more entertainment than sport.
I just love boxing. I'm in love with the sport.
I'm a boxing fan. I've seen Kell Brook fight. I'm not one of those boxers who says he doesn't watch other guys fight or follow the sport. I do.
Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now because we don't have people who have the capability to not only train fighters but also train and create decent respectable citizens of the world.
With me, boxing's a beautiful sport.
I don't need any more motivation. I'm fighting Canelo Alvarez. If that can't get me motivated, then I'm in the wrong sport.
This is what boxing always needs - two young, undefeated fighters willing to risk their '0.'
I never ran with my dad. He was old-school. He had a whole different idea of training. He ran in steel-toed boots! But, of course, he's proud of me and proud of the boxer that I became.
There are good life skills to be had in the sport. It is a big positive to see young kids coming to the gym, training hard, looking up to the likes of David Tua, Shane Cameron, and possibly myself.
Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for the sport.
The heavyweight boxing needs Shannon Briggs and boxing needs Shannon Briggs.
Everything I have in this world, I owe to the sport of boxing, and I won't ever forget that.
Pacquiao has generated a lot of positive press for our sport, and that is something no one can complain about.
It was boxing, but I also feel it was my drive and ambition that kept me away from the stupidness, and my calculation.
I'm not here to judge Mike Tyson. I'm not here to judge nobody. I'm not here to monitor no other fighters. I respect him for what he did in the sport of boxing. He was an entertainer.
Those kinds of fights when a warrior meets a warrior is something that should definitely take place in boxing.
