Kevin McBride’s New York City Press Conference Quotes
McBride: “I’m coming
here (NYC) to win. I’m a big heavyweight and I proved myself
against (Mike) Tyson. A lot of people said Kevin McBride
wouldn’t beat him and I did. Talk is cheap and I have to do
it October 6. You’re supposed to be as good as your last
fight, but I’ve changed my whole team, totally. Before the
Tyson fight I benched 260-pounds; now I can do 460, and I
feel strong. But I have to prove it in the ring October 6,
on my own. I have a great team behind me now.
“I wanted to fight in
the Olympics and I accomplished that. I fought my idol, Mike
Tyson, and it was a great night beating a legend. Years
before in my first pro fight I fought a draw – it should
have been a win – and afterwards I told my father I wanted
to fight Tyson someday. He said if I believed in myself and
worked hard I would. It was the greatest night of my life.
And I met Muhammad Ali, who shook my hand and said, ‘I’m the
greatest, you’re the latest.’ I was supposed to get a world
title fight but I didn’t get good advice or have structure.
I took one fight that I barely won and I lost my last fight.
Mike Mollo didn’t beat me; I beat me. Now, Jerry Quinn is
100-percent behind me with our new team.
“I’m looking forward
to October 6th. I’m a man of action more than words. This is
the toughest game in the world; unforgiving but it’s going
to be an explosion. Andrew Golota is going to need all the
Polish there; I’m going to have a lot of Irish there for me.
I appreciate all of the Irish supporting me and they’ll
witness a fairytale story that’s real. I’ve dreamed of
fighting in Madison Square Garden and on October 6th I’m
going to knockout Andrew Golota. It ain’t going the
distance.”
