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" I wanted to fight guys like Shane Moseley, Miguel Cotto, and Alvarez. "

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" I'm so proud, and it feels brilliant to be a world champion. "

" I didn't become world champion to fight Jimmy Kelly. "

" I don't care who's in front of me; nobody is going to stop me from winning the world title. "

" I'm not going to say I'm not ready for a fighter like Canelo Alvarez. "

" Now Mayweather has retired, Alavrez is the biggest name in boxing, and I'm looking forward to pitting my wits against him. "

Looking Forward

" 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. "

" I've been in the States and fought before. When I'm in that changing room, I'll feel as if I've been in that situation before. Obviously I'm going to have to deal on the biggest stage, and it's the Dallas Cowboys Stadium, but it doesn't faze me. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" A lot of things come down to your roots and how you're brought up. "

" 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. "

" Give me the respect I deserve. "

" If you ask my promoters and managers, they will say I've never knocked back an opponent in my life. "

" Canelo isn't a full light-middleweight like I am, and that's to my advantage. "

" If Canelo comes too hard at me early, he's going to be in for a long night. "

" 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. "

" I'm a humble guy, I'm pretty down to earth. "

" 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. "

" Everyone breeds success off each other. "

" 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. "

" If you put a camera on the wall, you would laugh at some of the fights me and my brothers had. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Without being disrespectful to Jimmy Kelly, I'd rather fight Shane Mosley than Jimmy Kelly. "

" 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. "

" When I was 17 or 18, I realised I could do something with boxing. "

" My mum will never let me be anything but grounded. "

" 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. "

" 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. "