Anthony Joshua Quotes

I went to America and beat Shawn Porter, a guy that was being called a 'mini Mike Tyson' and that most people were saying was going to take over from Floyd Mayweather. I went to his backyard and ripped his title off him.

I want the undisputed belt.

I want the real title. I can't express it enough that I want to fight for the real title. The interim title, from what I've seen... people get it, and then they take it away in a month. I just don't want to be that person.

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

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 don't care if I ever fight for the belt or get the belt.

If I want to fight for a 155-pound title - if I hold the 145-pound title - give me the fight.

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

He has been a world champion - great for him - but listen, whenever Lennox Lewis wants to come out of retirement, I'm here waiting for him because I'm the best British fighter to come out of these shores.

I just got into Mike Tyson. My security people kept saying, 'Haven't you seen him yet?' Well, I finally did, and he's got a real knockout punch.

I see Mike Tyson as too strong for Spinks.

I want to fight for the real belt, not the interim title.

Even when the heavyweight champion was a fighter of limited ability, he was still the heavyweight champion of the world.

Boxing has been very, very good to me.

The thing is that anybody in the heavyweight division can be champion any day just because of one punch.

It would be an honour to knock out Botha.

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

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.

I remember seeing Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson, and the old films of Sugar Ray Robinson.

I'm ready to fight anyone, top 10, top 5... I deserve a chance at the belt.

The people decide who's No. 1, the best in boxing.

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

To take the belt from the champ you need to finish him.

I want to shock the world, and I'm going to do that through boxing.

Getting the title shot was huge.