Emanuel Steward Quotes

We get into the ring and we say, 'Welcome to big time boxing,' - Emanuel Steward

This fight will propel him [to the top of the class]... By the end of the year, he and his brother will be the best two heavyweights. He will jump over everybody. This fight will do everything. - Emanuel Steward

That's the way Peter fights. He gets in close and he hits you in the back of the head and the shoulders. That's his style. You're relaxed when you're in close because you figure you can't get hurt. And that's when he hits you with those punches, when you're vulnerable. - Emanuel Steward

That fight with Brewster, I understand exactly what happened. I won't go into it but even if Wladimir had scored a fourth round knockout, which he was one punch away from doing, Wladimir would still have been in (serious distress) because of what he told me after the very first round. We had serious problems after the first, second round which had nothing to do with Brewster. - Emanuel Steward

People are going to have to start giving him credit. He is the best heavyweight out there. Wladimir has established himself as the premier heavyweight in the division. I don't see anything out there on the horizon, even in the amateurs. I think he can dominate until he retires. - Emanuel Steward

Oscar is one of the most naturally-gifted fighters I've ever seen. When Oscar fights on his toes, he reminds me of Sugar Ray Robinson. What they have in common is, Ray punched best from his toes, and Oscar punches best from his toes. It's the opposite of what you'd expect and I don't understand it completely, but it has to do with rhythm. When Oscar stands flat-footed, he loses his punching-power. - Emanuel Steward

One fight against a guy whom [the media] has made into this little monster, once he's knocked out, they're going to say, 'Wow! [Klitschko] is the best,' ... That's why we took the fight. This one fight and he can jump over everything. - Emanuel Steward

It's a whole new world for him... He had always been the star, not his brother. The pubic has totally forgotten him because of those two losses. It's like that's the only two fights he had. - Emanuel Steward

It's a mess. It's like it was 20 years ago before Mike Tyson cleaned things up. There really hasn't been a dominant heavyweight to come along since Lennox Lewis. - Emanuel Steward

I wish the fight was last week. He's that prepared. I'm more confident than when Lennox Lewis fought Mike Tyson. - Emanuel Steward

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