Sure many people will be shocked when I win, but not me. Chris Algieri More Quotes by Chris Algieri More Quotes From Chris Algieri I am no busier than I have ever been - I have always been a busy guy. Chris Algieri busier guy busy I am a guy that does a million other things in addition to boxing. I have a lot of other stuff that I have been into my entire career and I have put all of that on hold now I am doing more stuff involving the actual promotion of the fight like doing interviews and making appearances. Chris Algieri boxing careers fighting Medical School is the next step in my career. There is no doubt about that. My mind is still hungry and I want to continue my education. Chris Algieri careers doubt school We need to get more people watching boxing. I love this sport and anything we can do to help it is great. Chris Algieri boxing sports people The more attention that is drawn to any of the fighters, especially in a positive way, is good for the sport. Chris Algieri attention sports way I am not going to change just to promote a fight. My stance is to not go back-and-forth and I am not fighting Freddie [Roach]. That's not the man I have to box with so I am not going to go back-and-forth firing darts at each other. Chris Algieri roaches fighting men Boxing on Long Island - there is history there. It's been a while since Buddy McGirt and Gerry Cooney, but you know, we are in kind of a resurgence now. We are putting our show there constantly - Star Boxing shows at the Paramount have drawn big crowds over the years and there is a lot of up and coming talent there now. You see more and more gyms with competitive professional fighters. Chris Algieri stars islands years When I was a kid, I did martial arts because boxing wasn't really available on Long Island. I think now kids are able to begin boxing earlier. So it's great and whatever can promote the sport on a whole is a good thing. And if we can do it on Long Island, where I am from, it's a beautiful thing. Chris Algieri beautiful sports art Let me touch on [Ruslan] Provodnikov's style. He is a lot better than people think. Every fight he has lost has been a very close fight. He really brought it and he is a great champion. On top of being an exciting fighter the guy is good. Chris Algieri fighting people thinking [Ruslan Provodnikov] s a fantastic fighter but in terms of his style and Manny's [ Pacquiao] they are completely different and the preparations for each are completely different but that is no different for me because I am always fighting guys with different styles. Chris Algieri preparation guy fighting I knew my time would come I just had to stay focused and disciplined and if you work hard good things happen. I am right where I am supposed to be. Chris Algieri stay-focused good-things hard-work [Ruslan] Provodnikov has a totally different style than Manny Pacquiao and that's what training camp is all about and that's why I stay in shape year round, so I can work on strategy in camp instead of getting in shape. Chris Algieri training style years I have had to fight every single style coming up on my way to get here I wasn't fed anyone in any point of my career. I fought every style you could think of - righty, lefty, tall, short, power-puncher, fast guys, counter guys, so for me it is the norm - training for guys with different styles. Chris Algieri careers fighting thinking I have not been one of those champions that have been fed perfect guys to make me look great. Chris Algieri champion perfect-guy looks I box but I have never heard anyone say that I was a boring fighter or that they didn't really like watching my style. Chris Algieri fighter style boring I had some very fit people. I worked with a lot of athletes helping them, especially combat athletes, MMA fighters,[Dennis] Bermudez, [Chris] Weidman, and guys on the lower levels - boxers and MMA fighters. Chris Algieri mma athlete people I was a full time student either at Stony Brook or NYU getting my masters degree. After I graduated with my masters I was working as a nutritionist and a personal trainer. So I have always had other business or other things going on while training for a fight. Chris Algieri nyu training fighting It was great to be around [Tony Walters] - he was like a father figure to me especially in my athletic background. That is a person I will never forget and share in all of my victories since I left there until I am done. Chris Algieri athletic victory father Tony [Walters] was one of the first international world-class athlete I had ever dealt with and I was lucky enough to have him as a coach and he taught me a lot about the mental aspects of training and competition. Chris Algieri competition athlete class Stony Brook is a great school scholastically and I enjoyed my time there. It taught me a lot about life and about the future that I am living now. It is an honor to have graduated from there and to be recognized as an alumnus. Chris Algieri taught honor school
