Dereck Chisora Quotes

Dereck Chisora

Profession : Boxer

Birth : December 29, 1983

I grew up in Zimbabwe and we didn't have much. My dad worked away for the whole week as an engineer, came back on Friday with his pay and gave the rent money to my mum. He'd put aside money for food and stuff and he'd keep the rest. That's how Africans lived, but there was enough to go around.

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An elephant is the king of the jungle for the simple reason a lion is only brave when there is loads of them.

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Bisexuality started a long, long time ago. You just have to support it. There's nothing wrong with it. We all bleed the same, we're all going one way in the end - six feet down. I support the gays 24/7.

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If you don't have your gameplan right, as a big man against a little man, you are in trouble.

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I'm a big believer in cash but I'd never buy a property with cash.

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Believe me, I'm more afraid of my mother than any opponent in the ring.

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There's nothing wrong with being gay or lesbian. If my cousin was gay I'd support him. If my sister was a lesbian I'd support her.

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No cares about the Muhammad Ali trophy.

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I did probation for three years.

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I don't have a gun, I've never owned one and never will.

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I know one day I will be the world heavyweight champion and that Britain will be proud of me.

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Most guys are defeated before they step into the ring with the Klitschkos. They start shaking with fear in their boots.

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The psychology of the Klitschkos is to be nice to you before the fight and then destroy you in the ring. With them it's just business.

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Fighting behind closed doors is like going back to be an amateur, or your early days as a professional. Up and coming fighters can do it but for your bigger guys like Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and me, I don't think we can do that.

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Every time I have lost, I have rebuilt myself.

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Del Boy' is no more, I am not playing, I am not cutting corners or looking for the short cuts, I have realised I need to live the life of a professional if I am to achieve what I know I am capable of.

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If you run you are a chicken.

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I'm not the best fighter but I'm the craziest fighter.

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Every time I go to the judges, I never get it.

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The title game is too hard.

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