I watched Ali, studied Ali, and I studied Sugar Ray Robinson. I watched them display showmanship. I watched them use pizzazz, personality, and charisma. I took things from them and borrowed things from them because boxing is entertainment.
Boxing isn't just about brute strength; it's about skill and outwitting your opponent.
I learned a lot from the Holmes fight. I learned about styles and the pressure. I'm more prepared now.
I do best when guys come at me. Stylistically, the Ricky Hatton fight is the best fight for me.
Usyk is less of a puncher than Lomachenko but comes with just as high a work rate, so Usyk has to take some to give some to be exciting, whereas Lomachenko has genuine power, and he can stop fighters with that power.
As everyone in boxing knows, styles makes fights.
Range control is a big part of Floyd Mayweather's arsenal.
There's always great things that champions do. It can be inside fighting, this person uses his range well, this person has a great right hand - anytime you fight a champion, there's multiple things that they do well, and you have to try to take those strengths away.
Dos Santos just has really good movement. He's really quick with his hands. He throws good combinations, and he has a lot of power. Combining all of that, it makes it really tough for somebody to fight with him.
I could also lose to lesser fighters than David Haye, based on the fact that styles make fights.
Boxing is not always about standing in the middle going toe to toe. It's about poise and grace under extreme pressure.
All that is worth seeing in good boxing can best be witnessed in a contest with soft gloves. Every value is called out: quickness, force, precision, foresight, readiness, pluck, and endurance. With these, the rowdy and 'rough' are not satisfied.
One thing for sure is that I am not going to attempt to knock Barrera out. My boxing ability and my speed are the attributes that will get me the win.
Two big punchers, you've got to keep your chin down, keep your defense up, don't be careless or open, box sensibly, control the centre of the ring and when he lets his punches go, believe me he's gonna know all about it.
I have to take my time, use my punches, and use the ring.
Style-wise, I'm not ideal to fight, but I'm not taking anything away from 'Canelo' Alvarez, he's a special fighter and he's one of the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world for a reason.
I think Marriaga is a very good opponent for me. It's very hard when you have to find the keys to his defense. If people don't understand boxing, they don't know what he's capable to do. I understand it all.
Speed is something that, in the heavyweight division, we don't have a lot of.
Mayweather waits for you to make a mistake. He plays a similar game to me.
I got speed and power. I got two things. And I've all the other aspects of boxing.
Mayweather has been hit the least out of every world champion in history and that is the art of the sport; to hit and not get hit.
