Quotes from Shawn Porter

I always wanted to make football a career. My senior year didn't go where I needed it to go, though, and it made the decision to turn professional in boxing easier.

We train so that every fight I look great, I look sharp, I'm in shape and I'm prepared for whatever is in front of me.

I'm the kind of person with a short-term memory. I like to let things go, to let them get back to normal.

The best thing about me is I'm constantly fighting and beating the top guys in the division.

I've learned you have to pay attention and stick with the game plan.

I'm not concerned about Kell Brook. People were asking me about his power, and I don't have much to say about that other than that I haven't seen anything on film that makes him different from anybody else.

One of the guys I admire in this sport is Andre Ward... I kind of hang on to every word that Dre says. I really admire him and everything he's been through in this sport.

I knew that Errol Spence Jr. was going to be my last fight. I knew that in 2017 when he won his championship fight. But after we fought, I felt that there was something else, and that something else was Terence Crawford.

Ugas is a strong, aggressive fighter who's responsible with his defense. He's a Cuban fighter and I know he won't waver from that.

I have school planned out in my mind, and I know it's going to work. My dad wants us to wake up every morning with intent. I know he's going to cry when I graduate.

One day we'll have championship boxing in Cleveland and people will support it.

People move from Cleveland, then move back. It's something inside you. You can't explain it, but there's something inside - it's just home.

I've been competing since I was 8.

My intention is never to use my head as a weapon.

People always call me 'champ' all the time everywhere I go. I just tell them to call me 'Shawn.' There's countless champs, but only one Shawn Porter.

I tell people all the time I don't make predictions.

Honestly, if you just compare myself to Danny Garcia, I'm the better fighter.

The only thing that I know is, 'Who's the target, who's the best? Go get him.'

The good thing about having the target on my back is that I am a very hard target to hit.

My saying is to 'Ride until the wheels fall off.'

Ohio produces champions at every level.

My dad and I, we're just unique, we understand each other, we know what one another expects.

Terence Crawford has always had a short fuse. Terence would get so angry that his eyes would well up and he would tear up. People looked at him like he was soft. But they didn't understand. That's how his anger comes out.

Welterweights have what heavyweights have but they also have what flyweights have. We have speed and power. We have what it takes to keep a certain tempo but also deliver the hard shots that the heavyweights have.