It is up to the people and boxing fans to give me the respect I deserve once I have finished my career. I personally do not think about my legacy.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
See, I respect boxing because it has given me so much and that's why I will never allow anyone to mistreat the sport of boxing if I can help it.
Boxing is a sport, but it's also entertainment. I wanted to transcend the sport and be considered just not as a fighter, or a champion, but someone very special.
I think it's fair to say I've always been a boxing fan.
I think that every boxer should understand he's on the pedestal for a short span. It's best that you use boxing and don't let boxing use you. Use boxing to sell, because people are selling you through your boxing career, so you have to learn to sell yourself, and you'll never starve.
Boxing is the embodiment of who I am, but beyond that, this is a journey of the self, and my obsession to get the most from this short life.
Boxing's not a career for anyone: it doesn't last long enough to be a career.
Although I think of myself as the greatest heavyweight, I do respect the legends of the past for what they did. But they are not my heroes.
I've been a boxing fan ever since I was a kid.
I want to be remembered as a great athlete. As a boxing champion.
Legacy does matter to me, and I want to leave a good one in MMA.
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