I'm trying to keep the face of my opponent more or less not damaged but eventually to execute the plan and knock him out.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The fight will last as long as I allow it to last, and then I will knock him out.
People say of every opponent, 'When are you going to knock him out?' But I'm not like Mike Tyson, who came flying out of his corner. I'm much more composed. A guy is supposed to be durable, but then I start finding my range, and, well, it comes together. Boom.
Any good attacker will always beat a defender who's face-marking you.
I reckon you have to put a presence in front of your opponent - a bit of confidence and attitude - and then you can change what their next move may be.
The most important thing in an argument, next to being right, is to leave an escape hatch for your opponent, so that he can gracefully swing over to your side without too much apparent loss of face.
My father taught me, in boxing, that when you - particularly when you get hit in the face for the first time - you're going to panic. That instead of panicking, just accept it. Stay calm. And any time anybody hits you, they always leave themselves open to be hit.
When you find your opponent's weak spot, hammer it.
Every fighter wants to... take the least amount of damage possible.
Never interrupt your opponent when he's destroying himself.
I try to cancel out every possibility of losing the fight, and this runs through my head all day long. I'm seeing myself become smashed in the face, cut, or being submitted or being knocked out in so many different ways all day long.