"I’m hurting anything I get in the ring with."

BoxingTalk:  Monte, congratulation on your win over Damon Reed last weekend.  What were your thoughts of the fight?

Monte Barrett:  Every fight I have is a step forward, and I had to press the fight.  Once Reed felt my power, he was running from me.  He didn’t want to mix it up, and I had to be the stalker.

BoxingTalk:  Do you feel a second round stoppage over Reed is a sign of things to come for your future opponents?

Monte Barrett: Hell yeah.  Everybody better watch out for me, especially Chris Arroela.  What happened is not just with Reed, it’s with all guys I’m going to fight.  If I don’t knock them out, I’ll beat them up really bad.  I’m focused and I’m hurting anything I get in the ring with.

BoxingTalk:   What statement do you believe you made on Saturday?

Monte Barrett:  You better watch out!

BoxingTalk:  What do you have planned next?

Monte Barrett:  I’m in stay-busy mode.  I’ll be fighting at the end of February or early March.  I don’t turn down nobody.  I’m a matchmaker’s dream.  That should be my new nickname, Monte “Matchmaker’s Dream” Barrett.

BoxingTalk:  When do you feel you will be ready for another title shot?

Monte Barrett:  In one more fight.  I’m a realist, and I feel in one more fight I’ll be ready for my showcase.  Anybody who wants to get beat up on, I’ll fight them.

BoxingTalk:  Is there a particular fighter that you would like to face to prove you are one to be reckoned with in the heavyweight division?

Monte Barrett:  Anybody who wants to fight me.  I’d love to fight Joe Mesi again.  I’ll even go to Buffalo to do it.

BoxingTalk:  What do you feel is your biggest asset to becoming the world champion?

Monte Barrett:  A different outlook.  I’m hungry, I’m focused, and I know this is a young man’s game.

BoxingTalk:  What would you like to say to your fans who will be coming out to see your next fight?

Monte Barrett:  I’m making a challenge to anyone who will fight me.  Any heavyweight who says they’re the best, here I am to prove it. Step up!

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