Shawn Porter

“I'm as solid as a rock.”

“I'm quick, fast, have good defense and I never rest.”

“Any fighter can be broken, it all depends on what you are doing to break that fighter. Sometimes staying away from a fighter can break a fighter. That guy can't touch you like he's used to doing.”

“I'm the kind of person with a short-term memory. I like to let things go, to let them get back to normal.”

“My mom and dad weren't married.”

“I've been competing since I was 8.”

“When it comes to resiliency and staying power, there is no one in the division better than I am.”

“When you are in the ring with me, you know what I am going to bring, and you really got to get yourself going for that.”

“There's always a number of champions in each division but when you can eliminate everyone else and grab all those belts, that's what I want to do.”

“I'm not looking past or through Andre Berto. I respect him as a man and a fighter. We are friends. But just like when I fought Keith Thurman, it's all about the business and getting that title.”

“Your legacy lasts forever, the money does not.”

“My intention is never to use my head as a weapon.”

“Being in the underdog position is literally where I come from.”

“I want the best Keith Thurman in the ring.”

“There are so many things that go on. I think you have to have the heart and the will and the drive to continue to do what you have to do no matter what.”

“Not to say that he put me through anything traumatizing, but I think just my dad has always had a short fuse. I always wanted to do my best just so I wouldn't have to deal with that.”

“Spence hasn't been in a ring with an animal like me. I have to be a dog, touch him and make him feel me. He won't be able to catch my rhythms. I pride myself on making people uncomfortable.”

“I gave this sport a great deal. From the training to the competition to the more training.”

“People move from Cleveland, then move back. It's something inside you. You can't explain it, but there's something inside - it's just home.”

“God gives everyone gifts. You have to figure out what your gift is and use it to honor Him.”