A biography for Kell Brookhasn’t been written yet.
“I'm going to follow the greats and make history. The likes of Felix Trinidad, Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao have all moved through the weights to prove they are greats at all weights.”
“The toughest time was lying in a Tenerife hospital with no-one speaking English, next to a window with the sun beating down and my leg tied up, thinking I would never box again or even walk again. It took every bit of shine off winning the world title.”
“My opponent DeLuca is a strong, gutsy fighter who is always ready for war.”
“I know it's near the end and when it's over I want to be able to say to myself - not anyone else - that I've given it everything. At least in the last part of my career.”
“When you are the champion, you are there to be shot at. It doesn't bother me what people say.”
“I want the big money fights if I'm going to make 147 pounds.”
“Since I was 9 years old, I've been training to be a champion.”
“I'm just laid-back and cool.”
“I'm a world champion, I've beaten everyone I've been in with and I want to test myself.”
“I will fight anyone, what the fans want, where the money is.”
“Everyone in boxing knows that I am a big guy.”
“I trust the team around me to guide my career in the right direction, I just do the fighting.”
“I'm going to get better and better. You never stop learning in this game.”
“Amir Khan is a very good fighter, but he has been knocked out a few times when he has stepped up.”
“I love motocross and would love to have a go but I can't go anywhere near them in case I got injured.”
“I'm gutted, devastated that in front of my own fans I've lost my belt.”
“Dominic Ingle has seen me probably from 9 years old coming through. He was watching from the outside.”
“I saw many people talk about how I would avoid Errol Spence. They don't know me, they don't know what I'm about.”
“I've got all the attributes. I've got the sharpness. I've got everything you need to be a top fighter.”
“I did speak to a counsellor after hitting rock bottom. It really did help, talking to somebody that didn't know me and just pouring my heart out to them in a few sessions.”