Quotes from Marcos Maidana

I've crossed paths with lions. I keep going forward and leave it in God's hands.

My dad is a gaucho. He wakes in the middle of the night and rides a horse for a living.

I feel much, much better now that I've been working with Robert Garcia.

I never let what anybody outside the ring says bother me.

Broner is a very good puncher. He's a very good boxer, very good puncher.

We knew that Erik Morales was a great warrior and he was going to give a great fight. I never thought it was going to be an easy fight. I was expecting a war and that is exactly what happened.

I think Floyd got pressured by the press and I think that he knows the first fight was close so he's giving me the rematch. And I have to take full advantage.

I know a lot of people don't count me in as a factor in the welterweight division, but they have the right to think that way. I only want my chance to prove what I can do in the ring.

When I defeated Soto Karass, I asked for a fight against Paul Malignaggi. A few months went by, and I saw that Golden Boy Promotions wanted to do a fight between Malignaggi and Shane Mosley. The truth is that it made me angry, but that's the way things are sometimes in the world of boxing.

I've already proved that I don't care if the man I have in front of me is the best pound-for-pound champion.

I'm fighting and beating great fighters.

I want to be one of the elite fighters in the world.

I want to be one of the elite fighters in the division.

I didn't really watch any fighters because we didn't have a TV. Of course, I knew about Carlos Monzon because he is such a huge icon in my province and in my state, but I can honestly say I don't get any instincts from other fighters.

I hit very hard and every time I land a punch I hurt my opponent.

If I hit Khan, he's going down. If the punch is in the right place, he won't get up. I can knock him out with one right hand.

It's very difficult to land a punch against Mayweather. But when I land a punch I'm going to hit him and not let him go. I will go after him.

I deserve this rematch. I want to thank Floyd Mayweather for giving me this opportunity.

Obviously I would fight Floyd, sure. Well, with him, with Manny or with whomever. That's why I am a fighter.

I'm surprised I got the rematch, since Floyd has only done it one other time in his career.

I thought at times that I was too aggressive in the first fight and I was able to let Mayweather move around a little bit too much. I will be much more careful in the ring for the rematch. I won't load up so much, but instead fight fresher and with more distance.

I've been an underdog my whole life. I was the underdog against Adrien Broner and Victor Ortiz, and you saw what happened. I won.

I know by relaxing, I can land more.

I have great memories of growing up on a farm when I was young. I still ride horses, and I would love to own my own piece of land one day.