Quotes from Vasyl Lomachenko

Marriaga has heart. He has the courage to get into the ring and fight. I respect that a lot.

If, in 10 years, or 20 or 30 years, you sit down with your friends and talk about boxing, you need to remember my name.

My father taught me boxing and showed me what this beautiful sport means.

I want the best and to get the most out of my short boxing career by fighting the best I can.

People understand boxing in the U.K. The fans love it.

My job is to work my best boxing in the ring.

I became a professional boxer because I want the attention and interest to come back to boxing. I want people interested in boxing. That's very important to me.

Everybody wants to see two warriors have a good fight.

I came to this sport to prove to myself and others that I am this big and loud champion.

The life of a boxing athlete is short, so I don't have time to waste or time to take tune-up fights or whatever.

I have the biggest weapons in my hands. I can go a full 12 rounds at high speed.

I moved up to 130 pounds hoping champions in this division were not cowards like those at 126 pounds. It looks like I was wrong.

People ask me about Orlando Salido. My answer is that I fight for Top Rank and will take on who they schedule for me. But I would like to welcome Salido to Lomachenko University in the ring some day.

I know I will have to prove I am the best and make history in pro boxing, but I have no doubts about it, as I did in the amateurs, and I will do it as a pro.

While growing up, my dream and my goal was to win an Olympic gold medal. I did that, and both times, they were the proudest moments in my amateur career.

Most important for me is to fight the best, where the fight means something and fans want it, people want to see it.

Linares is one of the best fighters in his weight class.

I am not like most fighters. I want to be on the list of the greatest, best boxers in history.

And since my father started training me, he always explained to me how important footwork is and how strong your legs have to be.

I need more fights to get better as a fighter. And I will keep getting better.

So far, I don't know what it means to be the champion. I'm just glad I have the belt.

I want everything, but I can say I have a lot of goals and I have a lot of wishes, but it doesn't depend on me. If everything depends on me, I am doing it. Sometimes it just depends on how everything is going to go.

Every fighter thinks about their legacy, and I'm not any different.

Being recognized as the pound-for-pound No. 1 fighter is my ultimate dream.