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I'm still a mummy's boy!
Give me the respect I deserve.
I don't want to emulate anyone.
Everyone breeds success off each other.
I'm one win away from being a superstar.
I'm a humble guy, I'm pretty down to earth.
My mum will never let me be anything but grounded.
I didn't become world champion to fight Jimmy Kelly.
As soon as I get in a rhythm, I'm very hard to stop.
Kirkland and Khan are chinny fighters. I am not like that.
I'm confident a good Liam Smith beats a good John Thompson.
I'm so proud, and it feels brilliant to be a world champion.
The ones doing that, counting me out, are going to look silly.
When I was 17 or 18, I realised I could do something with boxing.
A lot of things come down to your roots and how you're brought up.
I wanted to fight guys like Shane Moseley, Miguel Cotto, and Alvarez.
If you ask anyone who my mum's blue-eyed boy is, they will say it is me.
I'm expecting the best John Thompson. I'd be a fool to expect anything less.
People said I didn't deserve to be World Champion, but I think I've proved it.
Thompson is a typical American: wide feet, good jab; he'll try to have a fight.
He's fighting for the world title, so we're prepared for the best John Thompson.
I'm not stupid. I know on paper I'm the B-side of this fight. Canelo's the big name.
Without being disrespectful to Jimmy Kelly, I'd rather fight Shane Mosley than Jimmy Kelly.
I don't care who's in front of me; nobody is going to stop me from winning the world title.
Before British title fights, I've played football on a Saturday before; it's silly as it is.
If you ask my promoters and managers, they will say I've never knocked back an opponent in my life.
I've seen Thompson before, as I keep my eye on everyone in the division, as I might one day fight them.
I don't want to be chasing a big, awkward southpaw around the ring. I want a fight that people will enjoy.
People say I'm not world level, but I haven't fought at that class yet, so you can't say that until I have.
Alvarez is the biggest name in boxing. I'm looking forward to pitting my wits against one of the best in the sport.
My mum says part of the reason we moved house, it was a rough area at the time, was down to that - they wanted to help me.
When I was fighting at a weekend, I would be in when my friends were out. I never had time to go out and go off the rails.
Now Mayweather has retired, Alavrez is the biggest name in boxing, and I'm looking forward to pitting my wits against him.
I'm not just coming here for a payday. I'm not an old guy at the end of my career looking for a payday. I've got a title to keep.
I made my debut on October 10, 2008, so it'll be seven years to the day that I could become world champion. That's a massive night to be crowned.
I need that fear factor in training; otherwise, I might get beat by someone I should never lose against, all because I couldn't get up in the morning.
I've been wanting to spar Miguel Cotto over in L.A., and that will be priceless, going over there, getting some rounds with such a world class fighter.
I'll go for the knockout, and if we have to go 12 rounds, then I'll trust the judges to do their best work, and I will get the victory if I deserve it.
I'm getting criticism on social media, saying, 'Ah, you ducked Shane Mosley.' I've never ducked anyone in my life. They need to look into it a bit more.
I remember when Joe Calzaghe fought Jeff Lacy, and there was all this hype about Lacy being some sort of unbeatable force, and Joe absolutely hammered him.
I'm world champion, so if I'm not ready for another fighter at 154, I don't deserve to be world champion. That's the way I look at it and what I firmly believe.
Growing up with my brothers all boxing has stood me in good stead for nights like these. You should have seen some the fights we used to have in our front room.
I've been laughing with my brothers about it. Paul and Stephen both won the British title before me, but I'm going to be the first world champion in the family.
I won't watch that Amir fight from now until I fight Alvarez. I'm not a blown up 147 or a Miguel Cotto. I'm a big 154 lb., and I'm coming of age and coming to win.
Canelo's the big name, but I am the champion going in... I took this fight. I'm not in a situation where I have nothing to lose in this fight. I've got a title to lose.
Canelo's going to have his moments. I'm not saying he's not. But I'm going to have my moments. It will come down to who can finish off their moments and finish the fight the best.
From my point of view, I am the underdog going into this fight. I'm not saying I'm not. But I'm the underdog because I haven't fought at that level yet against anyone of Canelo's level.
It's always Canelo, and it's Mexican Independence Day, so I know that. But I am the champion, and just looking back on that, that is one reason why I hope they'll respect that I'm champion and be fair.
We used tea towels for gloves until we got proper ones and were always breaking our mum's ornaments. She'd come home and find us all sat in our boxer shorts, out of breath and our skin red raw. She hated it.
I don't want to say 'grateful.' I don't want to sound like I'm just coming for the opportunity and to say I boxed in front of this many people at AT&T Stadium. I'm coming there to win and bring the title back home.