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" 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. "
Liam Smith
Remember
Being
Hype
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" I'm confident a good Liam Smith beats a good John Thompson. "
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" I'm not stupid. I know on paper I'm the B-side of this fight. Canelo's the big name. "
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" Alvarez is the biggest name in boxing. I'm looking forward to pitting my wits against one of the best in the sport. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Once I will arrive in the ring, I'm going to make the most of this fight because this fight I will remember for the rest of my life. From my point of view, this night is going to be remembered by the British people. Not from the American people as much, but from the British fans here who will watch me beat Canelo Alvarez. "
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" When I was 17 or 18, I realised I could do something with boxing. "
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" He's fighting for the world title, so we're prepared for the best John Thompson. "
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Fighting
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" Give me the respect I deserve. "
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Deserve
Give
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" A lot of things come down to your roots and how you're brought up. "
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Your
You
" Everyone breeds success off each other. "
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Everyone
Breeds
" I don't want to be chasing a big, awkward southpaw around the ring. I want a fight that people will enjoy. "
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People
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" Without being disrespectful to Jimmy Kelly, I'd rather fight Shane Mosley than Jimmy Kelly. "
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Disrespectful
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" I'm so proud, and it feels brilliant to be a world champion. "
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Brilliant
World
" If you ask my promoters and managers, they will say I've never knocked back an opponent in my life. "
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Never
My Life
Life
" If Canelo comes too hard at me early, he's going to be in for a long night. "
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Early
Hard
Long
" 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. "
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Grateful
Home
Opportunity
" 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. "
Liam Smith
Situation
Name
I Am
" 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. "
Liam Smith
Good
Growing
Growing Up
" I'm a humble guy, I'm pretty down to earth. "
Liam Smith
Pretty
Humble
Guy
" 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. "
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Fighting
Time
Weekend
" 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. "
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Going
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Will
" 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. "
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Finish
Best
Fight
" I'm still a mummy's boy! "
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Boy
Still
Mummy
" 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. "
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Fear
Training
Need
" My mum will never let me be anything but grounded. "
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Grounded
Will
Never
" I'm expecting the best John Thompson. I'd be a fool to expect anything less. "
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Anything
Expecting
Best
" Canelo isn't a full light-middleweight like I am, and that's to my advantage. "
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I Am
Advantage
Am