Andy Ruiz Jr.

A lot of people say I'm not Mexican because I don't speak a lot of Spanish or am there a lot, but the United States is where it's at. Mexico's in my blood, in my DNA. It's in my kids' DNA. ”

I was a bad kid. I was a bad and good kid in and out of the boxing gym. ”

My dad put me in boxing because I was this hyperactive kid always breaking stuff. ”

When I was a boy, my parents would buy me a new toy and I would destroy it. Oh man, I would destroy it. I don't know why I would do such a thing. I was a little rough when I was a little kid. ”

Styles make fights. ”

I'm ready for Anthony Joshua. Hopefully he's overlooking me, thinking I'll be a piece of cake. It's a whole different ballgame when they're in the ring with me. Once they see the speed and accuracy I have, I know I will shock him a lot. ”

People that I fight, they can tell you that I'm different and I'm hard to get to. ”

It's a natural blessing. Thanks to God. He gave me this ability of being chubby but still being fast and being able to hit hard. ”

I'm not scared of Joseph Parker or any other fighter. ”

A lot of fighters underestimate me. And what do you know? They end up being on the canvas. ”