Quotes from Jermall Charlo

I'm a lot more comfortable knowing that like the body frame, like these 160-pounders, I'm still a lot bigger than those guys. I'm stronger, I'm faster.

Leading up to this fight Julian Williams talked, and I held it in. I did what I had to do to become the champion of the world and I deserve my respect. He disrespected me all the way up to the fight. I said I don't want your congratulations, I want your apology. I don't care what they say, I knocked him out.

I'm in no rush to be the one of the greats. I am one of the greats. I consider myself to be one of the greats of my division.

We really be grinding and training every day.

Canelo has done a great job of being a champion so I have to take my hat off to Canelo. GGG has done so, as well.

All my life I've always wanted to be a world champion.

I worked my whole life to become a world champion.

I'm a grown man, a professional, and a world champion.

The idea of being a two-time world champion is a big goal for me.

Carlos Molina is a great fighter. He's a world champion. I give him all the credit for even just choosing me to fight him and giving me the opportunity. I'm going to be well-prepared, well-disciplined in the ring when it's time to go.

Jermell and I made a similar agreement to each other that we will take to whatever division we grow into and hold titles there.

George Foreman is back and he's in the middleweight division. That's the way I feel about fighting in my hometown.

Houston deserves a champion, and I want them to know they have one in Jermall Charlo.

I love y'all, Houston.

Me and my brother are both hungry. We want the fans and everyone to know that we're the best in the world.

Centeno is a tough fighter. He'll be a hard test for someone who isn't at my level. I'm not taking anything away from him, but he's just another fighter that's in my way.

The Toyota Center is a great place for us to fight, with us being from Houston. We love Los Angeles, too. The fans are always great. Anywhere they put us, we'll make it work. Brooklyn is definitely one of our favorite places to fight, though.

Centeno needs a fight like me on his resume, so I have to be on my A-game to shut his gameplan down.

I'm best at my jab and counter movement.

I'm working with Al Haymon, who is the best in boxing and he manages my career, and every time I fight he tells me, 'Look, you're only getting better and better, smarter and smarter, keep trying and one day we're going to get that big shot.' And sure enough, it happened.

I want to prove I'm the best junior middleweight in the world.

I'm going to keep fighting everyone they put in front of me. I'm going to knock them out one-by-one until Canelo or Golovkin have to face me.

I'm actually more focused on beating Heiland than I've probably been even in fighting Trout.

Korobov is a different kind of fighter than Willie Monroe, but I am prepared to fight against any style.