Top 35 Rocky Fielding Quotes

Think about all the great boxers who have fought here, starting with Muhammad Ali. And as well as all that, I believe I will be the first boxer from Liverpool to appear at the Garden.

If I beat Canelo Alvarez at Madison Square Garden, I wake up the next day the king of New York and the new face of boxing.

I never shied away from the challenge. I dared to be great and lived the dream, but hats off to Canelo. He’s an elite fighter, does everything well. He’s strong. He kept going forward. The body shots caught me and took my wind.

I respect Canelo’s ability and achievements but to me he is simply another fighter I need to beat. Just another step along the road.

That’s my aim. To fight for a world title and become a world champion.

I perform better when I’m the underdog and everyone is against me. I thrive on that.

DeGale’s name has been mentioned to me and I’d fight him in a heartbeat.

I don’t shy away from any fight.

I’ve been at super middleweight for a long time.

I would definitely be interested in a rematch with Callum Smith.

When I come in throwing shots from different angles and with both hands, I’ve been knocking people clean out.

All the big fights in the past they would say ‘Rocky won’t do this or that’ and I pulled it off.

Unbelievable to me when I was first told Canelo would fight me in the Garden.

It makes me bounce out of boxing, I put all my spare time into being a dad.

I always dreamed of winning a world title – it’s a dream come true.

I went to Madison Square Garden and saw a basketball game. I said, ‘Imagine fighting here.’

I’m not going to shout at the cameras. I just work hard and fight and that is all I can do and all I can be.

It’s nice to be recognized in the street.

I’ve done a bit of football.

Where I’ve come from and my background, to fight at Madison Square Garden against the biggest name in boxing is unbelievable.

Me and Bellew, we started off in the same amateur gym together.

I’ve done it the hard way and taken every opportunity I’ve been given and said yes to every fighter that’s been put in front of me.

My younger brother’s a redhead!

I have watched and tracked Zeuge since he won the World Title against Giovanni De Carolis. He’s a good fighter with decent foot work in particular.

I go to sleep at night, wake up the next day and get straight back to the gym.

I’m a fighter; if you want to be the best you’ve got to fight the best.

I’ve won the British title and although it would be nice to win it outright, I want to push on to the next level and if the opportunity to fight for the European or even a world title comes up, I will take it.

Against Callum, I had a few problems outside the ring.

If you suffer a setback but recover from it you become all the stronger as person and a fighter.

I’m here at Madison Square Garden as world champion and have a world champion’s mentality, the pressures on to defend my belt – this is what champions do.

Champions win and defend it wherever they need to defend it.

I just say to anyone in life or in sport, don’t let defeat bother you and don’t let no one say you can’t. Stay focused and stay positive and keep working hard.

When I’m in the ring and we’re getting it on and people are screaming my name, it’ll push me more.

Canelo is an elite fighter, and I never shied away from a challenge.

I can really punch. Everyone knows that.