Errol Spence Jr. Quotes

I'm a champion, I have to defend this belt.

I'm not worried about trying to guarantee a fight for the belt, because that's automatic; it will happen.

Being the champion and getting a unification fight in your house gives you certain advantages.

Fighting on home soil is always a dream come true, and I'd love to unify the title here in Australia.

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'm definitely an active champion. I'm looking forward to defending my belt as many times as possible.

At times like that it's difficult to remember what's at stake, that history is in the making. As a player you feel so cut off sometimes, it can be tough... Which is why it is an enormous advantage to play at home.

I don't fear Holmes, but I think he's a good fighter. He has a lot of pride. But I wouldn't be fighting him if I feared him. It's going to be a tough fight. People say with all the hoopla out there, I won't be able to handle it. I believe the pressure's on him. I'm just going to do my thing.

There's a lot of guys in my weight class that are talking - they're chirping. Everybody wants the title. Everybody wants to fight me; everybody thinks they can beat me. People are talking because they think I can't fight.

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.

There's a lot of ways to win a belt, but taking it from a champion is very important to me.

I'd like to fight and get close to that title shot - that's all I'm interested in. My whole purpose is to fight for the world title.

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 am like every single fighter - going into the ring, I have in my mind, 'Finish the bout before all the rounds are over, and to get the victory before that.'

I want the belt. I'm focused on the belt, I'm focused on the world championship belt.

Listen, I'm the champ, and I'm not going to pick and choose who I fight.

I want to fight the top champions, I want to fight for titles.

At home is where you have to be stronger and get more points and make the other team feel uncomfortable.

At the end of the day, I am going for all the belts, so I am going to have to go through all of them. And I would live to fight the U.K. guys - even in the U.K.

Getting the title shot was huge.

I don't care about the Strikeforce belt.

To come to somebody's hometown and beat them on a split decision, that's saying something.

Who else is willing to fight Woodley at six weeks' notice? Nobody. That's why it's come to me. But I will dethrone the champion and start a new era. I'll be an active champion, so they can all get in line.

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

A rematch is one of those things that will always be there when you remove a champion, and it's something you definitely need to give them - that chance for a rematch. That's the only way to do it.