Vargas Quotes

But people get these crazy ideas, ... I went on my own roller-coaster ride to gain acceptance from Mexican-American fight fans. It was very difficult and frustrating. There were times when I felt like shouting, `I can be your hero too.` And there were times, like my fights against Ike Quartey and even against Fernando Vargas, when I fought more aggressively and took more risks than I should have to please those fans.

When you have guys ahead of you who get on base, I don`t care what spot you`re hitting in, you want to take advantage of that and drive them in. Juan Pierre was on base ahead of me. (Jason) Vargas was on base ahead of me. I had some opportunities.

This is going to be a great and exciting event, not only for boxing fans, but for me personally, because I get to fight alongside two of my Olympic teammates, Andre Dirrell and Devin Vargas. I`m looking forward to putting on a spectacular performance in front of my hometown crowd and then letting the fans get an up close and personal look of Andre and Devin, just like we did in Athens.