Quotes from Daniel Jacobs

This is boxing - you can't really say what is going to happen because anything can happen in that square ring.

I don't want to be in a stable of guys that have to fight for the spotlight. I want to be with a promoter who is solely focused on me.

I think it's a true blessing and great opportunity for me to represent, not only New York boxing, but coming from Brownsville where boxing has been the essence of the neighborhood.

I'm very confident in myself and in my ability, but in boxing there's always the unknown.

On October 20, 2012 - 17 months and two days after I was diagnosed with that rare form of bone cancer - I stepped back into the ring at the Barclays Center to fight Josh Luteran. He didn't make it out of the first round. Just 1:13 in, it was over. Knockout. I was back.

I accept MMA, I appreciate MMA, I even get techniques from MMA, surprisingly, like footwork techniques and how I move. It's different and unorthodox to what boxers are normally used to.

It's always been important for me to do things in the community, it's part of my upbringing.

I remember being on my death bed, and I found out in the newspaper that the Barclays Center was opening and that they were going to have fights here and me not knowing if I would ever be able to box again, let alone perform here.

I know that the strong, black woman is the most beautiful creature in this world, so that's why I always have the utmost respect for my sisters. That's why I make sure I'm not out here disrespecting women and acting a fool.

Sergio Mora is a Rubik's Cube. You have to figure him out. He's crafty and I have the utmost respect for him.

My grandmother was very strict. She and my mom wouldn't let me hang around the streets. It wasn't my lifestyle.

I'll continue to strive for success and be the best that I can be.

With any opponent there's always a challenge and something to watch for.

My outlook on life is totally different because my life was almost taken.

For what I've overcome and am still overcoming, and accomplishing, says a lot.

You know, I'm a man, and men are proud and stubborn. We don't go running to the doctor when something's wrong. We let it play out a little bit.

I'm a ride or die Biggie fan. I've come out to 'Victory' so many times.

Canelo is not only the face of boxing, but he is probably pound-for-pound one of the best in the sport. He's one of the most recognized fighters in all our sport. I think a victory over him, a convincing victory, would definitely solidify my spot and it would be inevitable for people to know who Daniel Jacobs is.

I wouldn't say that I'm the most avoided man in boxing, but a few guys might avoid me in the middleweight division.

I would be a dumb guy to say I don't like MMA because it's not boxing. You just have to appreciate everything.

It's kind of hard for boxing, which is a violent sport, to get the respect that it deserves.

Listen, it's crazy because I almost have to work twice as hard to get the amount of attention as it is for somebody who's a little lighter than me or from a different country than me, you know?

I'm a fighter through and through. I don't fear any person and to go inside that ring with a feared mentality, why even go inside the ring?