Other places he would like to fight:
Yeah, all around the world. I mean like I said I'm a world champion, and I'm gonna give the whole world an
opportunity to see me.
On Hasim being his next fight:
He's knocked out alot of people to get here, and he was the number one mandatory. Hasim Rahman has never seen
another boxer like me.
On how many rounds he thinks the fight will last:
Four or five rounds. He's getting knocked out.
On preparing for the fight:
My preparations been really good. I'm very happy about that. I've got to thank Emanuel Steward, because he's
a great trainer. The trainer of champions. He knows exactly what I need. He knows certain areas I need to be sharp
in. He knows what I need to do. He's helped me do that as well.
On Emanuel Steward training other fighters right now:
Like I said he's the trainer of champions. He knows how to divide his time, and he divides it very well.
On what else he plans to do in South Africa:
I want to get out there and talk to the kids. Like I said this is an
opportunity for them to see a world champion and you know I'm not just gonna be in my hotel hangin out. I'm gonna
give the people an opportunity to see me. Especially train. I know that Hasim is over there trying to steal my
thunder, but when I come it's a different story. I'm coming with my thunder and lightning.
On Nelson Mandela:
Great person. I would say to anybody that I speak to, and you just get a genuine person, loving. A person
that loves life, loves his people, and he spreads good karma.
On how ready he feels for this fight:
I get up to fight everytime I fight usually. You know I'm sleeping in the changing room. All I need is a couple
minutes to open my eyes.
On the Holyfield-Ruiz fight:
I thought it was a great fight. You know definitely, maybe a fight I should have went to just to catch the
excitement, because it was definitely exciting.
On how long he's been training in Vegas:
Five weeks.
On if he thinks Holyfield should retire:
That's a question only that can be answered by Evander Holyfield. He should know when to pack it in. I can't
say you know, I think you should pack it in. He needs to know that.
On fighting Ruiz in the future:
There's definitely an opportunity for me to do that. Definitely a fight down the line.
On his interest in watching Tyson fight and if he attend:
As it gets closer I'll decide. Well I stopped going to Mike's fights, because I just look at them as traveling
circus acts.
On if he thinks Izon can win the fight against Tyson:
Definitely. Izon's a tough competitor. If Tyson gets caught sleeping he can definitely lose the fight.
On fighting Tyson and adding him to one of his career fights:
I have a lot of notches on my belt and I would love a Tyson notch.
On if he feels it would be important to fight Tyson:
It would be important. Definitely. This era, my era, it would be disappointing not only me, but just for the
public not to be able to see that fight. But Hasim Rahman is the man I'm really going to be knocking out, so I'm
glad he's over there early.
On how hard it will be for him to get in the ring with Hasim on April 21 in South Africa:
It's not hard for me, because I'm a natural competitor. It's funny because everyone always says every fight
I take, and I treat the same way. Because I'm taking it easy. I'm glad you guys can look at it like that, but that's
not how I think. My mentality is a lot different when I'm looking at each fighter I've boxed. I'm going out there
to win, not to lose.
On acting:
It's not something I'm not gonna get into a 100% right now. The main focus to me is my boxing, and if it interupts
my boxing than I'm not gonna take it.
On if he enjoyed working with Julia Roberts for the upcoming movie "Oceans 11":
Absolutely, she's got great lips.
On Oscar Del La Hoya saying Emanuel Steward isn't a good trainer:
I find that very impossible. I don't understand why he would really say that, because I don't believe that.
After Manny left I didn't notice an improvement. I notice a declinement in his boxing.
On Oscar's fight against Arturo Gatti:
I think Oscar's fight against Gatti was great. I think he showed some great speed and combinations. He went
out there trying to knock him out, and he succeeded. A great five punch combination.
On Oscar's comments towards Bob Arum:
I'm not caught up to speed on that.
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