Vasyl Lomachenko Quotes

I want to be the first champion of the 125-pound division.

I'm the former lightweight champion. I want to fight one of the top guys. I don't want to fight a guy who isn't ranked.

I'm fighting for the Commonwealth title on Saturday and I believe I'll be ready for a world title shot in the next 18 months.

I want to be the light heavyweight champion of the world.

What I want is to leave this sport as champion. I want to be the only featherweight champion. That's when I'll leave the sport.

It's never been Badou Jack or James DeGale that I want to fight, it's the World title that I want; it doesn't matter to me who it is.

If I wanted to fight for the title, I would fight at around 240.

I'm looking to fight for a world title by the end of 2019.

Everybody at middleweight has been working hard to be a champion.

I'm open to any welterweight on Planet Earth.

Some people win 10, 15, and don't fight for the belt.

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.

I turned pro as a 20-year-old, won a world title a year later, and remained a world champion ever since.

The fight for the Muhammad Ali trophy is about the best fighting the best.

On my way to winning the title, it was great for me, but once I won the title, it was tough for me to get fights.

I want to be the middleweight champion.

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.

Sometimes when a champ wins, there's a debate about who should be next for him or her.

When you are challenging for the world title, you've got to go into the lion's den to try and rip that belt away from the champion.

I do think I'm the best lightweight in the world.

The heavyweight division needs me.

I thought I was ready for a title shot after I beat Shogun.

I have been fighting and winning all the fights in my division. I think I deserve a title shot.

I get to fight a tough dude like Koscheck, and then a title shot if I win? It's great.

I want to fight all the toughest guys in the world. I'm not trying to duck anybody or scared of anybody. I want to fight everybody.