Hughes: ‘Strength will overcome technique’
I like the fact that he’s a little older than me, the 36-year-old Hughes said of his 43-year-old opponent. I’m…
I like the fact that he’s a little older than me, the 36-year-old Hughes said of his 43-year-old opponent. I’m feeling my age and I’m sure hoping he’s feeling his age. I like that.
I’ve had a lot of changes in my life the last five years. I became a Christian. I got married five years ago. Three-and-a-half years ago, I watched my daughter be born. Three months ago, I watched another daughter be born. When you see that in real life, and you’re around kids all day – I’m around my kids, because I love my kids and I love nothing more than being around them – I’m not the same fighter. I can’t possibly be.”
It used to be, when I walked into the ring, that person across the ring was lucky I didn’t rip his arm off and start beating him with it. That’s the way I felt. I’m just not that aggressive any more where I want to tear somebody’s head off. I’m 36 years old now. I would say I’ve turned into a more technical fighter than a nasty fighter.
There’s a lot less pressure when you go to someone else’s home town and everyone is expecting him to win and I’m just the opponent walking in. I am really looking forward to being kind of the underdog in the environment of the fight.
In a way, I expect I might be a better fighter because I’m relaxed and I’m happy with my life and where I am and there’s not a lot that’s worrying me.