Billy Joe Saunders Quotes

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.

The Commonwealth is one of three belts I want to win before going for a world title.

The life of a boxer is about fighting for world titles.

As far as moving to 130, I got tired of waiting for the other champions, none of whom wanted to fight me. I'm hopeful that with the move to 130 lbs. will come better fights, particularly against the other champions, so we can make our dream of becoming undisputed champion.

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 I was young, I used to dream about seeing myself with the world title, with the WBC belt.

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

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

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 have been dreaming about the heavyweight title it seems since I was born.

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 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'm down to fight anybody that's going to move me up and help my career and get me closer to that title shot.

Getting the title shot was huge.

In the UFC, nothing is guaranteed. Anything can happen when it comes to getting a title shot.

My first world title fight, it surprisingly came so fast, but we knew it would come sooner or later.

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

When I say I am going to win a world title, I mean it; when I say I'll fight the best, I mean it; I say I'll fight Joe Calzaghe because I wanted to. When he vacated, I lost sleep over that. It had nothing to do with money or the belt. He was renowned as the best super-middleweight in the world and that is what I want to be.

I had to fight Donald Cerrone, Anthony Pettis, Gil Melendez, Rafael Dos Anjos. I had to fight these guys in order to prove myself in order to get a title shot.

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

But after defeating Carlos Condit, I've shown I deserve to have a title shot.

When I won the title against Jean Pascal it also won me fight of the year.