Quotes from Demetrius Andrade

That's where my amateur background helps. You step on a scale, you fight whoever they tell you to fight.

You put anyone with me, they're getting a run for their money. I'm willing to show and prove it and fight whoever.

Willie Nelson is a true champion. He pushed me to the limit where I had to figure out what punches to throw. But I put the pieces of the puzzle together and got the knockout, baby.

Not a lot of people want to step up and fight me, so thanks to Fox for that. I appreciate that. He's going to help make me a superstar, so thank you, Alantez Fox.

We don't control Canelo or Golden Boy.

All great legends and all Hall of Fame fighters have their storylines.

If someone wants to come and say hi and respect the work that I've done, I'm happy to meet them.

I'm a good fighter. You can't keep me hidden for too long.

When I first started boxing, I said that I'd fight in The Olympics, become world champion, and retire undefeated.

I played a little football but it was nothing like boxing. One on one. Me vs. you. You win, you win. I lose, I lose. It was for me to build the character inside to be like, how do I get better at this without relying on anybody else?

A belt doesn't identify me.

I know there's always room for improvement.

Sulecki was a tough guy. He wasn't taking no for an answer. He came to fight, though, and I did what I had to do, and that's look pretty. Tall, black, handsome.

Don't get me wrong, Anthony Joshua is Anthony Joshua, but he's not as skillful and as talented as me, you know? I'm just speaking facts.

Tony Harrison is definitely not Demetrius Andrade. Yes, he's probably a prospect and doing good things but everybody sounds good, everybody's a prospect until you get in there with somebody that knows how to fight.

I don't slack in my punches.

My name ain't Liam Smith, my name ain't Rocky Fielding, my name ain't Amir Khan, James Kirkland - it's Demetrius Andrade and it ain't no easy walk in the park.

For Canelo to call me boring, I mean, is he serious with that? I mean, I'm boring but Rocky Fielding is really exciting. Yeah, sure Canelo. Liam Smith was so exciting. Everybody couldn't wait for that.

GGG is known for his knockouts. I knock out people, too, but I'm a better boxer than him.

Canelo, let's get it on. I've been beating these guys. Where's Canelo? Where's Triple G?

I'm kind of tired of chasing people, calling out everybody because I always do that. All I can do right now is be the guy to beat everybody else, so there's no more people that they can go and try to run and make fights and situations happen for them that we're allowing.

I'm going to knock out the Charlo twins.

Listen, man, everybody has their own journey, obstacles, and some people get built through promotional companies to be a star, but really haven't fought the best guys out there. And then you have guys that really earned their spot and that happens to be me.

Fighting at Madison Square Garden, where so many great fighters have fought is a true honor, and something I have dreamt about my entire life.