A biography for Leon Edwardshasn’t been written yet.
“It's not my personality to go out there and start being a weirdo; it wouldn't resonate with the fans.”
“Some time after my dad came to live to London - when I was eight or nine - he sent for me, my mum and my little brother Fabian. He then brought all three of us to Birmingham and we lived in Aston for about three years, went to Aston Manor school, then moved to Erdington. That's where I grew up, became a teenager.”
“If a guy from Birmingham can go out there and beat the so-called pound-for-pound No 1, it will do a lot for other gyms in the U.K., showing we're on the right path.”
“The only way I'd fight Darren Till is if they came back to Birmingham. We could headline that. Apart from that, he's not on my radar.”
“Hearing gunshots was normal; it did not faze me.”
“You go out there and perform, and you gain the fans' respect as you fight.”
“It would be fantastic to bring the belt back home and it will be done.”
“Obviously you've got to talk and sell fights, but I can sell fights just with truth and my personality.”
“As far as Kamaru's wrestling, what he does, he does well, but it's not a spectacular, high-paced wrestling style. He just does what he does do well. He knows how to, basically, lay on you and to beat the clock.”
“My goal is to be the best welterweight of all time.”
“I was born in Kingston, Jamaica. Looking back now, it was poverty really.”
“My aim is to get that world title, so I'm going to keep chipping away, one fight at a time. And I'll get to where I get to.”
“It's not about where you start, it's about where you finish.”
“I'm a natural welterweight and I've been a welterweight my whole career.”
“The aim for me is to get that world title.”
“I always knew I was going to fight for the world title. I was worried as far as time, when, but I always knew that I would fight for the title when the opportunity comes.”
“I'm a winner at heart, I hate to lose.”
“I believe if you prepare yourself properly, then you'll be fine.”
“I want to inspire the youth that grew up similar to where I grew up from underprivileged backgrounds. That's what I want my legacy to be.”
“I've been in situations where, I wouldn't say I feared for my life, but life-threatening situations.”