Marcos Maidana is days away from the fight of his life. He’s ready for the opportunity, to shock the world, hand Floyd Mayweather his first loss, and enter the ring fighting with Argentinean pride.
Right here, you can find a huge quotes roundup from Maidana, as well as a special video interview with El Chino.
Marcos Maidana Quotes Round-Up
“I am a champion and I am ready to fight for my title. Most importantly, I am preparing to beat Mayweather. The last thing that I’m worried about is my title. I want to just train and beat Mayweather.
“This is the most important part of my career. The fight with Adrien Broner gave me a lot of exposure, but this fight itself is the biggest fight of my career and it would be a tremendous upset and that’s what I’m training for, to upset the world and to do it for my country. It would be huge for my country.
“It doesn’t bother me at all [what people say],” said Maidana. “What motivates me is that if I win, I’m going to beat the best in the world and that’s what motivates me. I’m going to go out to win it. If others haven’t been able to do it, I’m training to do it. I’m training to be the first one to do it.
“With Broner, everybody thought I had to knock him out and I beat him with a decision. I am preparing myself to go 12 rounds if it’s necessary [for Mayweather]. I’m preparing to hurt him every time I throw punches and if a knockout comes, then great, but I am preparing myself to win after 12 rounds.
“I already beat Broner the way I did and I think I can do the same with Mayweather.
“I know I not only carry the weight of my Argentine people into the ring with me, but also the pride and glory of Hispanics around the world.
“It would mean everything to me to be able to do something that no one has done in this sport before. I know it will bring great pride to Argentina.”
