I’m looking forward to the fighting with no headgear – I’m jealous. I kind of want to go back to the Olympics to experience no headgear. – Deontay Wilder
Going to Russia is going to be nothing for me. I’m going to treat it like it’s the U.S. because, at the end of the day, it’s one man, one ring. – Deontay Wilder
I was raised by both parents up to 17. We had a good family. We had a middle class family, good teaching and good surroundings, raised by the church, where I went every week whether I wanted to or not. – Deontay Wilder
There comes a time when you have to put forth the action and actually see whether you’re really just talking to promote yourself, just to sell yourself, or to build your confidence or build confidence around you… or are you the real deal? – Deontay Wilder
I don’t just rely on my right hand when I’m in the ring. That’s the least thing I think about. I think about the preparation I’ve trained for, and I try to execute. And guys can’t stand up to the power. I’ve been blessed with that, and it’s something that can’t be taught. – Deontay Wilder
I am going to get world-wide recognition from whoever wants it, and whoever wants to challenge me. – Deontay Wilder
I’m definitely an active champion. I’m looking forward to defending my belt as many times as possible. – Deontay Wilder
I don’t care what you have done before or what you are capable of: if you come up against a guy like me, you are in trouble. – Deontay Wilder
I think Joshua has been doing a good job winning his fights and beating the guys in front of him. You got to congratulate him for his success. – Deontay Wilder
When you have a fighter willing to do that, when he is seriously hurt and in pain but still fights, you’ve got a dangerous man on your hands. – Deontay Wilder
I could put everything I got in the bank on my abilities and skill and will, and what I’m capable of doing in the ring. – Deontay Wilder
It don’t matter if I got a broke hand, got a torn muscle: I’m going to fight like heavyweight champions do. – Deontay Wilder
At the end of the day, I am going for all the belts, so I am going to have to go through all of them. And I would live to fight the U.K. guys – even in the U.K. – Deontay Wilder
This is no game. You get up in there, and you take some punches. You risk your life, and then let me see you talk then. That’s why I don’t respect people who criticize fighters. – Deontay Wilder
I want to defend and put my title on the line as much as possible. If the top in the division are ready to try to come and take my belt – and the key word is ‘try’ – I’m ready to give them that opportunity. – Deontay Wilder
Fury made a name for himself in America, and as a fighter, you have to establish yourself there, first and foremost, to be known worldwide. – Deontay Wilder
I always picture my grandkids looking at their grandfather and saying, ‘My grandfather was the last or the first to do something.’ There’s nothing like setting goals and watching yourself get there, accomplishing that goal and putting your name to a part of history. – Deontay Wilder
I don’t have any doubt in my mind: I could knock out any man in the heavyweight division. – Deontay Wilder
I will be that guy to change this sport, especially in the heavyweight division. A lot of people have lost interest. I’m the right man for the job… I want to make it bigger and better than it ever have been before. – Deontay Wilder
