Quotes from Oleksandr Usyk

England is a lucky country for me, and fortune comes only with hard work.

I have nothing bad to say about Briedis. His style is a bit boring, but I respect him. Briedis is a world champion, so he has to be good.

I want to have all four cruiserweight titles in the future.

If people become kinder to each other and begin to forgive some bitterness, if they begin to love their neighbor as the Most High loves us, then I am for it.

What I do and what I love, I don't betray that. Sometimes people say you have to tolerate it. No, you have to do what you think necessary, what your heart tells you, and go where the Almighty leads you.

It doesn't matter which city, which country my opponent is from - and I am not worried about fighting in Moscow.

A fight with Tony Bellew would be a momentous occasion. He is a good boxer and a good person, and I also have the option to move into the heavyweight division.

I actually don't like boxers who talk too much.

The most that hurts is I couldn't see my kids growing up. They grow and go. Most of the time, I'm in training camps. I couldn't see that happening. This hurts me.

I do think Briedis will be the toughest opponent I have faced in my professional career. He is 23-0, he's a cruiserweight, and he can punch, and that makes anyone dangerous.

We need to put goals in front of us and move towards them.

If you put a person in a training gym made out of entire gold, it doesn't guarantee that this person will become a champion. But if you put a person in the basement, then there is a high chance that he will get out of this basement as a champion.

A lot of people don't believe in me. They think I'm too small for heavyweight. Just like a lot of people told me long ago that I shouldn't box. That I wasn't going to make it. I just knock my head and say I'm capable. I can do it.

The toughest opponent is me. A lot of times, you don't want to train. You don't want to box. Sometimes, life hits you to the point where you don't even want to live. You have to fight with that person. You have to make yourself wake up in the morning. You have to make yourself watch your weight. That's how I fight with that person.

If you want to be great in what you're doing, you really need to limit yourself, so I consider my life as the life of a monk.

The fight for the Muhammad Ali trophy is about the best fighting the best.

If you are an educated man, you respect your opponent, his team, and all those people around; then you are truly a human being.

Some people think a boxer is a gloomy guy with this heavy brow who always has to be serious. But why can't you laugh a bit, make a joke?

I need to become the undisputed heavyweight champion. As soon as I become, I will turn back and say, 'Guys, thank you very much for your participation. Thanks everyone.' I will thank the Lord, I will go to the ground and say farewell, and I will go home.

To me, it's a common thing to go somewhere and box there.

Wembley was crazy stuff. The songs, the noise... best fans ever. My hair was up all the way.

I may sound a bit crazy, but I get really excited with all the enormous hard work that I put myself through every day.

The biggest motivation for me is my desire to be the best.

I live in Ukraine with my family. I love my country, family, friends, people. I fight for them. I fight for Ukraine.