He came to fight, ... He didn't come to run or look for a gift from the judges.

Understand that I'm at my best when it comes to proving a point, not only to show that I'm a better fighter and a better athlete at 40½ years old, but I'm at my best when I know I've got to beat the system again.

I felt a sense of urgency, ... I wasn't sure if I was winning or not.

Everything rides on Dec. 3. This fight is important because that's where Bernard Hopkins will show that anyone who went through the minefield again with him is in trouble. I've beaten everyone who got into the ring with me a second time, and some of them I sent into retirement. I have to deal with the clouds and the storm. You think you got me down and I rise up.

That's the only thing that I say to myself that I need to work on.

I got my butt kicked.