I tell people all the time, nobody wants to be hit. You have to trick a man, to hit a man.

I only want to fight real champions I want to fight real opponents, so that I can climb the latter.

When it comes to boxing I find a way to clear my mind. When it comes to boxing you have to fight. Clear your mind and fight. You can't really think of outside things when you're in the ring.

I look up to Bernard Hopkins as a fighter. I'm honored to be his co-main event and to be able to give a great performance.

I'm confident that I can steal rounds by getting inside and throwing punches.

When a 140 pounder that moves up fights a 140 pounder moved up and they move up it's a catch weight.

Zaveck is a tough guy. He has never been knocked down and I love putting people to sleep. Knowing that he has never been knocked down is a true test for me

What I try to do is find a weakness in my opponent. A way that I can hit you. One good, clean shot. Try to time it. If I can get it and the shot is there, if I find that shot in the first round and they go down, they go down. I'm prepared for anything, not just to get first round knockouts. If they're there, I'm not gonna resist to take them.

When I say I'm a true welterweight I'm talking about every fighter that has ever moved into the welterweight division.

Anyone that steps into the ring with me is facing a real welterweight.

There's a lot of great fights to make.

I'm in love with boxing. It fell into my lap and I have been in love with it ever since.

It was my dream as a kid was to make history.

My boxing inspiration is to one day become world champion, to go as far as I can go and see where it takes me.