Athlete

In camp, you're supposed to get comfortable at being uncomfortable; you have to be ready for when you are being punched in the mouth.

I want to win at everything I'm doing. It doesn't matter what it is. I want to beat the person that I'm competing against.

You've got to be really hurt to stop a fight, especially to stop a championship fight.

You need new ways to keep motivating yourself, and creative ways are part of the formula.

I fought Miguel Cotto in Madison Square Garden on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day parade - it was like fighting the devil in Hell.

I don't want to lose to an average champion. I want to lose to a great champion.

Being the champion and getting a unification fight in your house gives you certain advantages.

My grandfather and my uncle took me to the gym. I was kinda wild; they thought that boxing would teach me a lesson, but I don't think in their wildest dreams they could imagine the success I would have.

For me, that is what made Leonard-Hearns stand out, because they made adjustments on each other, and it went back and forth continually. One had the advantage, then the other, then back to the first one, and so on.

Every year, you hope that boxing can provide some of the best fights possible. I think 2018 was one of the better years for boxing. A lot of good matchups were made, and a lot of tickets were sold.

It's always been a dream of mine to fight for the European title.

UFC has unbelievable fans, and boxing has unbelievable fans.

I am a welterweight, so do I want to fight Mayweather or Pacquiao? To be honest, it has not entered my head.

I'm a boxer by nature, so, obviously, the jab is always key - but it is nice to know you've got a right hand behind it.

Financially, I don't have to fight again. I've done well for myself.

I'm all about trying to accomplish more in my life as best I can, be it in the ring or outside the ring.

He's a guy I should beat pretty handily. I shouldn't have a competitive fight with Jose Miguel Cotto, in my eyes.

Jose Miguel Cotto may not have the resume of his brother, but he's a good fighter.

There was a time in Amir Khan's career when you had to fight him; you couldn't really box him. You wouldn't see Amir take beatings: if he lost, he would just get caught and stopped. It was hard to catch him clean and keep up with him in the ring because he was such a dynamic fighter.

Guys get hurt in fights. It doesn't mean you stop a fight every time somebody gets hurt.