Rocky Fielding Quotes

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

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

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.

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.

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.

I always want to fight for the belt. I don't really care.

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

The ultimate goal for me is to be the world champion - it's all I've wanted to do since I was a kid - so when the money that comes with it is life-changing, yes, that's nice, but get The Ring magazine belt, being considered the world champion, is something money can't buy.

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

You decide whether you want to box on, or not. And for me of course, I wasn't going to be leaving the business until becoming a world champion, and defending it numerous times.

I just have to do what I have to do. I have to defend my belt.

I grew up watching the careers of Tyson and Bowe. I always wanted to follow in their footsteps in becoming a world champion. But I've always been my own man.

For a long time, I have waited for the opportunity to fight Mr. Roy Jones. This is my personal goal and dream.

As long as it was George Groves in the opposite corner with his world title, the date was irrelevant to me. I was prepared to wait as long as it took to get that fight for the world title.

It would be nice to crack America, but I need the opponent to do that. If Eddie Chambers is the best American heavyweight they can dig up, it's a very sad state of affairs.

The biggest motivation for me is becoming a three-division world champion faster than any other boxer, male or female.

We came to 135 to snatch a belt, and I felt like I definitely wanted to do that. I'd be a two division, three-time world champion. So I thought it was a great idea to do, so we did it.

I can take over boxing with a win over Pacquiao.

A world title is important. I want to fight for a world title.

If I'm watching my favorite boxer, and he's just won the heavyweight championship of the world, and he retires, it kind of makes the guy a legend.

I am thrilled to participate in the World Boxing Super Series, the Champions League of boxing.

No matter what happens, I'll never be the greatest cruiserweight. That title belongs to Holyfield.

If a guy isn't in a position to fight for a world title, or if he's not in a place where I can intercept his road to the title, don't offer him to me. I'm not in this to just fight guys for the sake of fighting. I'm not in this to make friends with the people who work in the organization.

My first goal was to become world champion and I did that against Ricky Burns at 135. Once I conquered that, I set myself another goal and another goal.