I have a blue 2010 Dodge Challenger SRT, the first car I ever bought. I didn't want it to just be a regular Challenger. I wanted it to be different. So I sent it out to Richard Petty's garage in North Carolina, completely tricked it out - a one-of-a-kind built for me and we changed the name of it from 'Challenger' to 'Champion.'
Mikey Garcia
I've been dropped. You get up, and you win the fight.
If I look forward to bigger fights, than the biggest fight for me is Manny Pacquiao.
My kids are four years apart. They're constantly fighting, hitting each other, grabbing the toy away from the other.
All of the great fighters have had losses but are still considered among the greatest ever. The undefeated record is not as important to me as facing the toughest challenges out there.
I'm not afraid to step up and take challenges.
I don't think being undefeated is going to determine my greatness.
I'm not an 'opponent.' I don't believe I should be treated as an opponent.
I could easily be defending my title against top contenders in the Top 10, but if they haven't been champions or their record's not perfect, it doesn't really excite me. It doesn't motivate me. But that's why I'm facing guys like Dejan Zlaticanin, Sergey Lipinets, undefeated champions.
I want to get bigger and better fights, where people can recognize me as one of the better fighters in the world.
I'm here to let everyone know I'm taking bigger fights and I'm not afraid on taking the bigger challenges.
I want to give my fans great fights to remember me by.
When I walk into the arena, I get excited and emotional, when I see the fans rise and start cheering. But then I get into the ring and it's all business for me.
I fight for my name. For my dad's last name to be recognized in the history books of boxing.
I'm here to take control of my career and take it to where I believe it should be.
I think Adrien Broner was at his best. If he wasn't, I would have knocked him out. He was very motivated, he changed camps and made weight with no issues.
I don't feel the need to do anything other than what I've been doing, beating my opponents, getting some knockouts, keeping the fans coming. I don't need to do anything other than that.
I don't take easy fights.
I'm always the favorite heading into fights. My accomplishments don't get credit because I'm supposed to win.
I feel that my body is not made to be a natural welterweight. But my abilities and boxing skills will allow me to be successful even at 147.
I made it a goal of mine to fight the biggest challenges, so that people can appreciate who I am as a fighter.
If I want to pad the record, just fight pretenders, get a quick paycheck and keep moving on and racking up wins, that's not something I want to be known for.
Robert Easter Jr. is a tough fighter who I have to take very seriously and I do, and that's why we did a nine-week training camp and got the great sparring, got the right training, the right diet, everything.
I've been on cruise control with my opponents, even though I fought some very good champions, undefeated champions.
I don't have a number set that I'm chasing, but I do believe I'll be a champion at 140, and again at 147.
I think I showed I'm resilient, I'm strong, I can go the distance against a bigger man and still box effectively.
It would be a great thing for my legacy to get in the ring with an all-time great.
I've always said I have very good timing. It is underestimated when you are outside the ring but once you get inside the ring with me, I'm a step ahead.
My dad had his dream of being a champion boxing trainer. He accomplished that.
You work hard. You have a dream. You don't give up.
I'm about big challenges, big obstacles, and just to show everybody that I'm the best.
No other fighter's doing what I'm doing, no other fighter is daring to do what I'm doing.
I make the fight look easy and people haven't seen the best.
I thought I fought a really good Orlando Salido. I never let him get into his fight. I knew what I needed to do against him and I think that was the difference. I was able to control the fight.
As a champion, you always want challenges.
I'll take any lightweight.
I'm available to fight anybody.
To cement your name, you've got to go after the biggest fights.
I feel that's what a real champion needs to be doing, dare to take on the best fights possible.
My performances are getting people's attention, that's what I'm looking for.
I'm small for 140.
I'm definitely interested in facing Linares.
I traditionally like to be patient, calm and look for openings - try to box for a few rounds until I figure out what the best thing in the ring will be for me.
I know that at the end of my career I'll get the credit I deserve.
It's not OK for somebody to push a fighter into a corner and strong-arm him to accept whatever the promoter wants.
You should not be taking advantage of anybody.
As the fighter, you're the one getting in the ring, you're the one risking injuries, you're the one risking your life - not only on the day of the fight, but in training camp. You're getting punched, you're training, you're sparring. You have to make sure that it's worth the risk - the compensation, the terms, the fights that you want.
It's your career. Why should you let someone else be in control of what you do? You're the one taking all the risk. The promoter is not the one getting in the ring, the manager is not the one getting in the ring, the trainer doesn't even get in the ring.
Boxing is for the poor man. A lot of people don't know what's going on, but I've been able to see it first-hand, and if I can speak out on the behalf of fighters going through problems, I will, because... it's important to create awareness. Everyone should speak up. Because if people are aware, maybe there can be change.
I've been able to not only be a fighter, but a thinking fighter, where I can use my insight into the business and politics of the sport to make my decisions.
