Liam Smith Quotes

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

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 can be the best light-middleweight in the world.

My mum will never let me be anything but grounded.

I’m one win away from being a superstar.

I remember when Joe Calzaghe fought Jeff Lacy, and there was all this hype about Lacy being some sort of unbeatable force, and Joe absolutely hammered him.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I don’t want to be chasing a big, awkward southpaw around the ring. I want a fight that people will enjoy.

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.

Once I will arrive in the ring, I’m going to make the most of this fight because this fight I will remember for the rest of my life. From my point of view, this night is going to be remembered by the British people. Not from the American people as much, but from the British fans here who will watch me beat Canelo Alvarez.

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’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.

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

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

Give me the respect I deserve.

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.

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

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

I’m a humble guy, I’m pretty down to earth.

Growing up with my brothers all boxing has stood me in good stead for nights like these. You should have seen some the fights we used to have in our front room.

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.

Thompson is a typical American: wide feet, good jab; he’ll try to have a fight.

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

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.

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

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.

I’ve been laughing with my brothers about it. Paul and Stephen both won the British title before me, but I’m going to be the first world champion in the family.

If Canelo comes too hard at me early, he’s going to be in for a long night.

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.

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

Canelo isn’t a full light-middleweight like I am, and that’s to my advantage.

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.

Canelo’s the big name, but I am the champion going in… I took this fight. I’m not in a situation where I have nothing to lose in this fight. I’ve got a title to lose.