There's no question that the winner of the fight establishes himself as the hottest and most important heavyweight in the world, ... It's by far the most meaningful and intriguing heavyweight matchup of the year to date. It's going to have huge implications on the heavyweight division and boxing in general.

This isn't a 'Let's take him out for a spin and see how he is' fight.

Creating the Corpus Christi Boxing Hall of Fame was something we have discussed with Lester and have wanted to do for a long time, ... But because of time restraints with television, we just haven't had time in the ring to properly honor all the fighters at an event. With this event being non-televised, it allows us the necessary time to honor them appropriately. We at Main Events are proud to be a part of honoring their great careers.

It's a very significant heavyweight fight of the year. It's the best pure match up of heavyweights all year.

He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning regardless of what time it is. (on the spartan training regimen of heavyweight Andrew Golota)

He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning regardless of what time it is. (on the spartan training regimen of heavyweight Andrew Golota, 1996.)