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I have to continue to be different and stand my ground in this division until I'm done at 154 pounds.
I used to compete with my brother to see who could get the most Halloween candy, I remember doing that.
Trout moved, that's why he survived 12 rounds. If Hurd sat in front of me and took those shots, he'd be done.
I want that fight with Jarrett Hurd and I want to be the one that knocks Jarrett Hurd out and takes his belts.
Fighting here in Houston in front of my hometown crowd with all of my family and friends to support me is huge.
Any man who steps in the ring, I give them respect because we're trying to feed our family and this is how we do it.
After I lost in 2018, I told everyone that it just gave me jet fuel, and that when I come back, I'm coming back full throttle.
I don't want to be in the same weight division where it's almost looking like who's the better fighter? Who's the better twin?
We know the window of boxing don't last long. We want to try to get everything we can in this window and beat everyone we can.
I was the one that, when we were younger, I would pop off first. If somebody got into it with me and my brother, I'm jumping off first.
Fighting on HBO and Showtime, people had to pay money to watch them and a lot of people who love boxing, they didn't have those channels.
Joachim Alcine does certain things in the ring that I've seen and taken note of. There are some things I believe I can take advantage of.
Charles Hatley is a good fighter. He comes with pressure and he likes fighting. He's got a good style and he can bob and weave and be slick.
Always having that one-minute tag and always knowing that my brother was one minute older than me, it always made life much more competitive.
It's always been something like that growing up, knowing I wanted to be the best. And my brother considers himself the best, I consider myself the best.
I've been in there with, to me, some top-tier guys, and so has Trout. You can't take that away from him at all. He's fought all of the top guys, everybody.
I don't really watch movies at all. I don't even think I could name one. Maybe Texas Chainsaw Massacre? I think I've seen that, but I definitely don't have a favorite.
When I fought in the amateurs and fought New York guys, they had a different swag, a different style, and maybe they didn't take a liking to Texas fighters to begin with.
We do a lot of twisting and turning in our training. Those types of moves really help get the body moving and make sure we're staying agile, which is so important in the ring.
Changing an opponent shouldn't be a problem. It sucks to spend a lot of time preparing for someone and then it changes up, but it's boxing. That happens in boxing and you have to accept that.
I tried my best to get my brother to get signed by Golden Boy and all his higher-ups, but I don't know, I don't know what they was looking for or what they was looking into. They didn't do it.
We live and die by Lions Only because not too many people can go through the struggle of life the way my brother and I have and still be on top and make it as far as we are making it right now.
I listen to a pop genre of music to keep the rhythm flowing and sometimes I'll take it back to the old school to keep my mind calm because once you start to listen to so much craziness, it gets hectic.
We're tired of hearing the media say to put the Charlo's in there with better competition. I've heard that every fight. As long as I'm winning fights and I'm entertaining the fans, that's what I'm going to do.
I know my brother can steer his own ship. He's the captain of his own ship, and how he moves and how he do things. He's a king in his world, I'm a king in my world. We're two lions with a big mane. We've been in this world of boxing for a long time.
I train like a dog and I eat and fight like a lion and if Kell Brook thinks he's got what it takes, put his money up, tell his people to come over here, jump on a private jet... I'll even let him train in my gym, so we can make a fight in my hometown.
We have a personal chef who helps us stay on track, and we really like to keep things the same all year round. We don't want to change anything up too much if it's working. We eat clean and organic as much as we can, and try not to eat too much of anything.
You can find us fishing in Miami offshore somewhere, riding jet skis, and doing fun stuff like that. My brother likes to ski and get out in the snow. We really are nature boys, and when it comes to getting out there and being in nature, there's not too much we don't like.