DEONTAY WILDER<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\u201cI am the best. I am the toughest heavyweight in the division. I am the man in the division. I don\u2019t care what anybody else has going on. You\u2019ve got to come through me.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I knock him out, I want my due respect. I\u2019m the only American heavyweight champion of the world and I am the man. Nobody is stronger physically, mentally and spiritually. They are all scared of me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m the heavyweight in the division with real knockout power. I put grown men down easily. On November 4, Ortiz is going down. After that, you already know who is next. I\u2019m ready to unify.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf he\u2019s the boogeyman, I can\u2019t wait to shine a light on him because the boogeyman is only effective at night. And we\u2019re in New York so you already know what happened to King Kong in New York.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe game plan is the same as usual. We\u2019re going to use my attributes. I\u2019m going to set him up until the time comes. Ortiz has a great set of skills and I like his aggressive style. That\u2019s one of the reasons I chose him. I wanted to beat him to prove that I am the man.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt definitely won\u2019t go the distance. Right now, I\u2019m thinking about three rounds but come November 4th, it might be in the first round.\u201d<\/p>\n
LUIS ORTIZ<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m ready to go and excited for the fight. I want to get to November 4 so I can do what I have to do.<\/p>\n
\u201cWilder does a lot of talking. He\u2019s nervous and keeps forgetting the date of the fight. I think he took this fight because he has no choice and no one else to fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think Wilder is going to run in this fight. He should be careful what he says before the fight, because I think he\u2019s going to run from me.<\/p>\n
\u201cWilder should sign his death sentence. I\u2019m very different than anybody else that he\u2019s fought. I punch harder than anybody else. I\u2019m going to teach him not to mess with Cubans.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome skeptics are talking about my age, but look at Mayweather. I still have my speed and my quickness.\u201d<\/p>\n
JAY DEAN, Wilder\u2019s Co-Manager and Trainer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\u201cEverything in camp has been going well. Last time we were here in New York we had a great crowd and it was a wonderful event. This will be an even bigger challenge. This is the fight the fans wanted and this is the fight we wanted.<\/p>\n
\u201cDeontay has always wanted the biggest challenges. We won the belt in [Bermane] Stiverne\u2019s hometown and we were ready to go to Russia to defend the belt. These are two guys in the division no one wants to fight, but they\u2019ve decided to fight each other.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a great opportunity for Deontay to show who he is and where he is. It\u2019s going to be well worth everyone\u2019s time to be there at Barclays Center.\u201d<\/p>\n
LOU DIBELLA, President of DiBella Entertainment<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\u201cThere is nothing like a great heavyweight championship fight and on November 4th, a great champion is going to fight a great contender. This is a terrific fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis fight is happening because Deontay Wilder wants the world to know that he is afraid of no one, and that he\u2019s prepared to fight anyone and he\u2019s the best heavyweight in the world today. I could not be prouder of him for making this fight happen.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the toughest fight that Deontay Wilder could engage in right now. This is the most difficult opponent he possibly could fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cLuis Ortiz is the boogeyman of this division. You haven\u2019t heard anyone scream about fighting Luis Ortiz. A lot of people were shocked when they heard that Deontay Wilder wants to fight him. He not only wants to fight him, but he insisted upon it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis isn\u2019t a 43-year-old champion on his last legs in Luis Ortiz. This is a hungry beast that wants to beat Deontay Wilder. But Deontay is a champion. He\u2019s not doing this for the money. A lot of people would think this is a dumb economic move. This is a legacy move. This is a move to prove who is the best. We\u2019re not afraid of Anthony Joshua. If he was available on November 4th and wanted to fight, we\u2019d fight him then.\u201d<\/p>\n
STEPHEN ESPINOZA, Executive VP & GM, SHOWTIME Sports<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\u201cThis has been a really strong year for SHOWTIME Boxing. This will be our 23rd live boxing event on SHOWTIME this year. And they\u2019ve been important, meaningful fights. Not just a big name against a nobody. In fact, 16 times this year on SHOWTIME we\u2019ve featured and unbeaten fighter taking on another unbeaten fighter. We know on SHOWTIME that you\u2019re seeing the best fighting the best. No other network is as dedicated to delivering the highest quality fights. So without question, it\u2019s been a great year. But we may have saved the best for last here.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have two of the top heavyweights in the world. Both undefeated with a combined record of 65-0, 60 knockouts. This is the best fight that can be made in the heavyweight division. There is no question about that. This will be the eighth heavyweight title fight we\u2019ve featured in the last two years. The only way to get to one unified champion in the heavyweight division is to have the best fight the best, and that is what is happening here on Nov. 4, and we can\u2019t wait.\u201d<\/p>\n