6 Quotes by Ray Austin

If the fans do not know me now, they will know me after Saturday. We all have to pay our dues. Some have to pay them longer than others, but we all have to pay them. I was not just excited when I first heard that I was getting this great opportunity. I was overwhelmed. I am not concerned with anything Beck might do. I am here to come to do what I do. I am going to bring the thunder and the rain. When I hit Beck on the head, he is going to feel the pain.

I want to thank HBO for putting me on the air.

I was very excited to hear about getting moved up to fight Beck,

It definitely gives me the advantage, ... Some fighters are used to fighting in the ring and wearing those gloves. I didn't fight in any ring and I didn't wear any cushy gloves. We were fighting bare fist. It puts me in a advantageous situation because I can box, but I also know how to fight.

Those fights didn't have too much affect on me, ... I knew I won regardless of the decision. That's all behind me now. I'm on a mission. My mission is to win one fight at a time and get the belt around my waist.

This is the chance of a lifetime fighting in front of my hometown fans. The world is going to find out what everyone who has seen me fight already knows.