I'm never out there looking for the KO. If it's there, I'll take it.
— Mikey Garcia
I trust my brother and my dad. They know my capabilities and my skills. If they tell me to do something, they know best.
I fight for my name. For my dad's last name to be recognized in the history books of boxing.
It came like a natural thing for me, and I liked it. That's how my amateur career started. But again, no interest in a future in boxing. I just thought it was like a little pastime, something to do.
I think Adrien Broner was at his best. If he wasn't, I would have knocked him out. He was very motivated, he changed camps and made weight with no issues.
I want to give my fans great fights to remember me by.
I've been dropped. You get up, and you win the fight.
I'm fighting champion after champion. Those are the fights that will excite me the most and motivate me the most.
I would love to fight anybody at the welterweight limit with a belt.
I can do a lot of things that other fighters can't.
I never had a dream to be a boxer.
I want people to look back at my career and say, 'That guy never backed down from anyone.'
I will never forget seeing my parents coming home from the strawberry fields, looking through their bags to see if they had any leftover Doritos bags he'd buy.
I have a blue 2010 Dodge Challenger SRT, the first car I ever bought. I didn't want it to just be a regular Challenger. I wanted it to be different. So I sent it out to Richard Petty's garage in North Carolina, completely tricked it out - a one-of-a-kind built for me and we changed the name of it from 'Challenger' to 'Champion.'
I'm very confident in my skills and my abilities. I know what I can do.
You don't win a fight by the size and the weight.
I have a good fan base in Texas. It's almost like a second home.
I like to wear cowboy gear once in a while. Whenever the occasion comes. In the ring, we used to wear a poncho and the hat.
I'm not an 'opponent.' I don't believe I should be treated as an opponent.
I know what I'm capable of. My dad, my brother, know what I'm capable of. They've seen me in the ring sparring. They know me better than anyone else.
My dad had a third-grade education in Mexico. Third grade. My mom had a fifth-grade education. They were raised in a poor home... They got married and they had their family, but there's hardly any future.
All of the great fighters have had losses but are still considered among the greatest ever. The undefeated record is not as important to me as facing the toughest challenges out there.
I want to add to my legacy because, in the end, that's going to be the most valuable for my career.
If I look forward to bigger fights, than the biggest fight for me is Manny Pacquiao.
Robert Easter Jr. is a tough fighter who I have to take very seriously and I do, and that's why we did a nine-week training camp and got the great sparring, got the right training, the right diet, everything.
I feel that my body is not made to be a natural welterweight. But my abilities and boxing skills will allow me to be successful even at 147.
Growing up in Oxnard you're a Cowboys fan, bro. I remember when I was like six, seven years old my cousin gave me a sweatshirt that said 'Cowboys' on it and ever since then I said I'm going to support the Cowboys.
I don't take easy fights.
Every fighter has a different agenda. Every promoter has a different agenda for their fighter. Every manager has a different agenda. So things change all the time.
My parents' story is a great example of the American dream. Their struggles, their hard work for a better family... it inspires - that no matter how bad it might seem, you can always move past that and better yourself.
I want to do things not many have done.
We fight smart, fight intelligent, pick our shots, be very smart about how we place our feet. That's how we win.
I will become a five-division champion.
I don't believe in the catch weight.
When I walk into the arena, I get excited and emotional, when I see the fans rise and start cheering. But then I get into the ring and it's all business for me.
Errol Spence, I really want that fight because everyone says it's too much, too risky. That's exactly why I want to do it. That's a guy who could put me on top as far as best fighter in the world.
I want to be great. I want to prove to everybody that I am great.
I don't think being undefeated is going to determine my greatness.
I'm always the favorite heading into fights. My accomplishments don't get credit because I'm supposed to win.
If I did a multiple-fight deal, I could probably get more money but it's not always about the money.
I could easily be defending my title against top contenders in the Top 10, but if they haven't been champions or their record's not perfect, it doesn't really excite me. It doesn't motivate me. But that's why I'm facing guys like Dejan Zlaticanin, Sergey Lipinets, undefeated champions.
I was fighting at 125 pounds when I was 15 years old... then became a champion at 126 pounds at 25 years old.
One loss is not the end of my career.
I never dreamt to be headlining a pay-per-view card. That was never a goal.
A lot of fighters are counted out after a loss, and it's really what you do afterward that offers an explanation to your career.
At one time, when I was first starting, when I was first champion, I wanted to be undisputed champion so I could hold all the belts and no one else could say they were champion. Then you realize the boxing business, the politics, get involved and it's not very likely you can accomplish all that.
I bought a Lamborghini, SV Aventador, one of 600. Modified. There's other 'Lambos' out there, but that one I have is unique.
I've always wanted to do things different, always wanted to be the person who stands out from the pack.
I believe I'm better than everybody when it comes to footwork, timing, reflexes, defense, you name it.
There's always doubters, that's part of the game.
