Top 44 Liam Smith Quotes

I don’t need any more motivation. I’m fighting Canelo Alvarez. If that can’t get me motivated, then I’m in the wrong sport.

I’m not just coming here for a payday. I’m not an old guy at the end of my career looking for a payday. I’ve got a title to keep.

Before British title fights, I’ve played football on a Saturday before; it’s silly as it is.

I didn’t become world champion to fight Jimmy Kelly.

Give me the respect I deserve.

I’m still a mummy’s boy!

People said I didn’t deserve to be World Champion, but I think I’ve proved it.

I’m not going to say I’m not ready for a fighter like Canelo Alvarez.

I need that fear factor in training; otherwise, I might get beat by someone I should never lose against, all because I couldn’t get up in the morning.

I don’t want to say ‘grateful.’ I don’t want to sound like I’m just coming for the opportunity and to say I boxed in front of this many people at AT&T Stadium. I’m coming there to win and bring the title back home.

I made my debut on October 10, 2008, so it’ll be seven years to the day that I could become world champion. That’s a massive night to be crowned.

I’m so proud, and it feels brilliant to be a world champion.

I don’t want to emulate anyone.

I’m not stupid. I know on paper I’m the B-side of this fight. Canelo’s the big name.

Now Mayweather has retired, Alavrez is the biggest name in boxing, and I’m looking forward to pitting my wits against him.

It’s always Canelo, and it’s Mexican Independence Day, so I know that. But I am the champion, and just looking back on that, that is one reason why I hope they’ll respect that I’m champion and be fair.

I’m one win away from being a superstar.

When I was 17 or 18, I realised I could do something with boxing.

The ones doing that, counting me out, are going to look silly.

I’m expecting the best John Thompson. I’d be a fool to expect anything less.

I don’t care who’s in front of me; nobody is going to stop me from winning the world title.

I can be the best light-middleweight in the world.

People say I’m not world level, but I haven’t fought at that class yet, so you can’t say that until I have.

My mum says part of the reason we moved house, it was a rough area at the time, was down to that – they wanted to help me.

If you put a camera on the wall, you would laugh at some of the fights me and my brothers had.

I will look for the knockout because that’s the way I fight.

I’ve been wanting to spar Miguel Cotto over in L.A., and that will be priceless, going over there, getting some rounds with such a world class fighter.

If you ask anyone who my mum’s blue-eyed boy is, they will say it is me.

I’m world champion, so if I’m not ready for another fighter at 154, I don’t deserve to be world champion. That’s the way I look at it and what I firmly believe.

Everyone breeds success off each other.

From my point of view, I am the underdog going into this fight. I’m not saying I’m not. But I’m the underdog because I haven’t fought at that level yet against anyone of Canelo’s level.

I’ve been in the States and fought before. When I’m in that changing room, I’ll feel as if I’ve been in that situation before. Obviously I’m going to have to deal on the biggest stage, and it’s the Dallas Cowboys Stadium, but it doesn’t faze me.

As soon as I get in a rhythm, I’m very hard to stop.

I won’t watch that Amir fight from now until I fight Alvarez. I’m not a blown up 147 or a Miguel Cotto. I’m a big 154 lb., and I’m coming of age and coming to win.

He’s fighting for the world title, so we’re prepared for the best John Thompson.

Without being disrespectful to Jimmy Kelly, I’d rather fight Shane Mosley than Jimmy Kelly.

A lot of things come down to your roots and how you’re brought up.

Kirkland and Khan are chinny fighters. I am not like that.

I’m confident a good Liam Smith beats a good John Thompson.

I’m getting criticism on social media, saying, ‘Ah, you ducked Shane Mosley.’ I’ve never ducked anyone in my life. They need to look into it a bit more.

I’ll go for the knockout, and if we have to go 12 rounds, then I’ll trust the judges to do their best work, and I will get the victory if I deserve it.

We used tea towels for gloves until we got proper ones and were always breaking our mum’s ornaments. She’d come home and find us all sat in our boxer shorts, out of breath and our skin red raw. She hated it.

Canelo’s going to have his moments. I’m not saying he’s not. But I’m going to have my moments. It will come down to who can finish off their moments and finish the fight the best.

I wanted to fight guys like Shane Moseley, Miguel Cotto, and Alvarez.