Even if I was going to be proven wrong, I was going to make those decisions by myself, to be able to learn.

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"I was killing myself to make featherweight, so I'll be much stronger against Arthur, " he said.

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So it is very helpful to me to have his support, to have his, you know, willingness to make the case for me, but I have to, you know, be viewed on my merits and make the case for myself.

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