Quotations

«One fight against a guy whom [the media] has made into this little monster, once he's knocked out, they're going to say, 'Wow! [Klitschko] is the best,' ... That's why we took the fight. This one fight and he can jump over everything.»

«We get into the ring and we say, 'Welcome to big time boxing,'»

«[This dereliction of technique is not easy to explain. Steward suggests that it is actually the result of the aging process, a natural regression. At 24?] I never saw him being successful past 26, ... His style was strictly youth and instinct, based on driving through people. It never allowed for a long career. All youth and aggression, fighting with your head up front. The second you slow down, for whatever reason, you lose it. Because your face, which is 10 inches closer, isn't getting out of the way like when you were young and fast. You just can't get away with it anymore.»

«I never saw him being successful past 26. His style was strictly youth and instinct, based on driving through people. It never allowed for a long career. All youth and aggression, fighting with your head up front. The second you slow down, for whatever reason, you lose it. Because your face, which is 10 inches closer, isn't getting out of the way like when you were young and fast. You just can't get away with it anymore.»

«A lot of these kids dream are to put on that jersey and not just here. That is like a dream of anybody.»

«He'd lean over and whisper to me that this is never going to leave Detroit. He made me promise.»

«He was a pioneer in a lot of ways. His punching power for his size was phenomenal.»

«I really appreciate the fact that people have gotten together in the city of Detroit and have really supported me in this, more than I expected. People all over the world.»

«Andy is a thoroughbred. ? There are a lot of people coming to see his debut.»

«Andy is performing very well in training and his punches are very sharp during sparring. A boxer's pro debut is very important so we are focused on the job.»