I think a lot of things he said were all about showmanship & to get his name made known. The more attention he got & the more attention his fights got, the more money he would make.

Kids will say things they really don't mean just to get attention. This was sort of a big kid game IMO.

Everyone has their definition of what a hero is to them. I do not see a hero....just another person who has lived & died & people know him for what he did