Deontay Wilder Quotes

Well I knew JD could go out there and knock the guy out because in training I told JD all the time that he has height, reach and size and he has the power. JD has such a right hand, his right hand is like wow, oh man it is bad.

My coach used to tell me I've got pretty heavy hands, so I try to use them at the start of the fight because it's a good time to use my power because I'm 100% in the moment.

A good boxing competition gives one the sight of fine men in their prime, trained to the ounce, showing the highest skill, pluck and endurance in carrying out their attack and defence under strict rules of fair play and good temper.

I feel I have the power and the skillset to compete in any division up to welterweight.

I'm training and preparing because nothing is predictable in boxing. I'm preparing for those rounds, and if it happens that I get a shot, whatever advantage I have, I will be ready for 12 rounds.

I feel like I'm one of the strong middleweights, physically.

The guys today are just too strong and back then they would take many hard punches to land one.

I'm very experienced in four-round fights because of my amateur career, and I've got a high work rate.

I don't believe in ring rust. I used to believe in ring rust, but I talked to my buddy Dominic Cruz, who's a bantamweight, and he basically said it's a mindset. What you do in between in your time off determines how you're going to look when you come in there.

I think everyone has knockout power. I mean, it's the heavyweight division.

My best weapon is probably my speed. I am faster than most middleweights, and I know how to use it.

There's nobody at welterweight I didn't face that I wasn't stronger than. I didn't face anybody that I didn't feel I couldn't outpower.

It's just something that God blessed me with. I've got power, so it really don't matter what weight class I'm in. I'm still going to have the same power as I had at any weight class I'm in.

I don't have any doubt in my mind: I could knock out any man in the heavyweight division.

Every fight, I train for the opponent very hard and smart.

I always trained with men, and always had to use all my power and strength to win in the gym. When I tapped men in training, I thought if I finished a man, the fight will be easy. But that's not how it works and not how I should think. A fight is completely different, and that became an issue.

From the beginning, when my brother Vadim first took me to the boxing gym at 10, I was able to punch hard, and the coach always put me with older boys because of that.

My striking isn't the prettiest, and I hit really hard.

I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing; if I hurt a guy, I normally take him out.

When I was younger, I used to wrestle, and I feel that it contributed to my athletic ability because as a wrestler you have to be an all-encompassed athlete. You need stamina, strength, endurance and mental capacity. You also have to learn how to adapt in any situation.

I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me.

Being physical is something I pride myself on.

Those guys were made for me and Muhammad because they come straight in and don't back up but you had to watch out for his punching power but if we could have neutralized that then we would have been fine.

I think if I get the training spot on, the equipment perfect and I'm in the right state of mind, I can get a result there from no competitive action.

I want to be strong, dominant. Like Wilt Chamberlain.