Rocky Fielding

“I've won a world title and then lost it to the top boxer on the planet.”

“I respect Canelo's ability and achievements but to me he is simply another fighter I need to beat. Just another step along the road.”

“Even in the past, going out to Germany to fight for the world title I was the underdog, was getting no praise and I went in there very confident I would win and that's what happened.”

“It makes me bounce out of boxing, I put all my spare time into being a dad.”

“If I beat Canelo Alvarez at Madison Square Garden, I wake up the next day the king of New York and the new face of boxing.”

“Against Callum, I had a few problems outside the ring.”

“Champions win and defend it wherever they need to defend it.”

“I'm a good fighter, a good boxer.”

“I'm a fighter. I don't say no to fights.”

“I've done a bit of football.”

“I'm a chilled out guy from Liverpool.”

“I've been at super middleweight for a long time.”

“I perform better when I'm the underdog and everyone is against me. I thrive on that.”

“Think about all the great boxers who have fought here, starting with Muhammad Ali. And as well as all that, I believe I will be the first boxer from Liverpool to appear at the Garden.”

“When I was born, I was 10.5 pounds. My dad said I was like a little rock. It's stuck with me ever since.”

“I can really punch. Everyone knows that.”

“I've had a lot of setbacks outside the ring.”

“I've won the British title and although it would be nice to win it outright, I want to push on to the next level and if the opportunity to fight for the European or even a world title comes up, I will take it.”

“I always dreamed of winning a world title - it's a dream come true.”

“Steven Gerrard wanted to speak to me, so I went to see him and we had a sit down over my future. He's someone who had pretty much been in the public eye his whole life, and now that I was going to be in bigger fights earning better money, he took it upon himself to give me a talking to about what I should do next.”