Quotes from Terence Crawford

I'd take bits and pieces from a fighter, if I liked what they did, and I'd put it in my arsenal. I never wanted to fight like or be like any other fighter. I wanted a style that was unique for me.

When you fight a shorter fighter, you attack with uppercuts.

I just have to focus on what I can do and keep making a living and keeping my name up there as the best pound-for-pound fighter.

Amir Khan is a great fighter, I have a lot of respect for him.

It's always been my goal to fight the best fighters out there, and I look at Amir Khan as one of the top fighters in my division.

I had to fight those type of fights which were high risk, low reward and at the start, I never could get the fights I really wanted.

I need those meaningful fights, the fights that everyone wants to see. That would help my legacy a long way.

I want the biggest fights possible. If guys don't want to fight me, then I can't get them. But it's not on me.

I want the big fights.

I used to stay getting in fights.

This is boxing, everybody fights everybody.

I don't ever think about, 'Aw, man, my legacy. My legacy this.' No, I just want to fight the best fights out there to fight just to prove to the world that I'm the best fighter in the world.

Anyone who has seen my fights knows I'm going to put on an exciting performance and give you your money's worth.

I showed that I can fight without boxing, that I can take a punch.

I was never the person to try and be the centre of attention or to talk a lot. I was always the person who, if you say something, I'd just punch you in your face. For real.

I showed that I can not get frustrated, that I could come from behind, that I can trade, if need-be.

I just want people to respect me for my talent, the skills I have and my willingness to face anybody.

Who's on my radar? I don't have a radar. I always look at myself as a top athlete. They come after me. I don't go after them because I'm where they want to be.

As soon as I put on gloves, I knew. I felt heart and determination. It's in you, not on you. I just loved to fight and I knew that it was going to take me where I needed to go. I never had any doubt.

People will be the judge. They can rate the fights when I win.

A lot of people were wondering how I'd perform against a big, tall, rugged fighter like Jeff Horn. I think I handled it with an A-plus.

My first goal was to become world champion and I did that against Ricky Burns at 135. Once I conquered that, I set myself another goal and another goal.

I never put it to where I say, 'I'm just this big pay-per-view star,' or 'I wanna be the No. 1 pay-per-view star that got all the ratings.' No, I was just like, 'I'm gonna be a world champion. That's what I'm gonna be.'

I was undisputed. I never got my titles took. I vacated them.