Quotes from Jermall Charlo

You have to make the right decisions and make it at the right time.

I think having even more patience in the ring is going to help step my game up even higher.

Every kid growing up who takes to boxing, their goal is to win a belt. I've been doing this since I was eight years old.

I really love fighting in Brooklyn and at Barclays Center. The fans in Brooklyn always show me a lot of love.

My brother and I like to swim. We've been doing that our whole lives. Swimming and jump rope are two of the main things we do.

Moving forward at 160 pounds, I feel like this where I should have been the whole time.

Although I do have advantages in the division, 154 pounds is getting kind of tough to make.

I'm a clean boxer. You don't have to worry about any dirty tactics.

We prayed before we left the house no matter what.

Danny Jacobs as a father, as a man - he takes care of his kids and his community and everything he has been through. I have always kind of like had a little respect for him.

We're two different people, and we're two different fighters in the ring. You can look at my tattoos and say, 'Oh that's Jermall.' Our tattoos separate and identify my brother and I.

Derevyanchenko is a come forward fighter. He's going to bring a lot of power and speed with good technical skills. He calls himself 'The Technician' but we'll see how technical he is once I start putting my jab in his face.

The faster you try to move in the water, the faster you'll move when you're out of the water.

I always look at it like favor isn't fair.

Golovkin and Alvarez are two of the most attractive fighters in boxing and they're in my division.

As long as I keep doing what I'm doing, I'll get the fights I need and get the legacy that I always dreamed of.

I'm here to fight whoever. You have to make the right decisions and do it at the right time. That's what it's all about.

I'm ready for whatever and whoever.

If I'm the best in the world and if I have the best jab in the world, why not risk a little bit of that for someone who needs it?

The key to my boxing is my lateral movement. I keep moving side to side and keep pumping my jab and right hand.

We differ in our speed. My brother always had more power than I did in the amateurs. He would punch for power and I would punch for speed. But as we turned pro and we developed with each other, we became more alike. I use a little more power now than I used to.

I'm in love with my jab. I use it to get started, then use different punches from my arsenal to finish.

I watched Floyd growing up and I never thought I'd be able to meet Floyd. I've been on some of his undercards and I've watched his skills, watched his demeanor. Floyd is one of the best fighters to ever step in the boxing ring.

I haven't fought with crystal-clear vision my whole life.