Welterweight Quotes

I know deep down I'm destined to be a world champion and maybe it's to be attained in the most prestigious division in the UFC at welterweight.

I ain't Nate Diaz. Nate Diaz is not a welterweight. He did not do well at welterweight because he was undersized, and these dudes are real gorillas in this weight class.

I could see myself going to lightweight, but I love welterweight.

I feel I have the power and the skillset to compete in any division up to welterweight.

Fighting at welterweight, I'm much more active in the gym.

But I am a big welterweight so I can see why people think that I would look to move up the weights.

I'm developing more as a welterweight and becoming a better fighter.

Goal number one is to be the welterweight champion of the world, and I'm away from my family way too often. This is a sport where we can make cash now.

2019, I'm coming for those big boys; I will go to welterweight.

There's nobody at welterweight I didn't face that I wasn't stronger than. I didn't face anybody that I didn't feel I couldn't outpower.

I could do welterweight. For the right fight, I'll do welterweight. It would have to be a meaningful fight. A world title fight, or a big meaningful fight.

Anybody in that welterweight division that think they want this, you know you don't, because I'm a problem. I'm a problem in this division.

I'm open to any welterweight on Planet Earth.

No matter what anybody says or thinks, nobody believes that I'm not the number one welterweight in Strikeforce. I think that's not even a question.

I've always thought about welterweight.

I still believe in my mind I'm the best welterweight in the world.

I used to box a bit, and once fought as an amateur welterweight.

If I have a chance to make a larger amount of money in a legacy fight against the No. 1 welterweight in history, it makes sense for me to want that fight. You have a lot of pay-per-view money coming to this company. Why shouldn't the champion partake in a piece of that pie?

I feel that my body is not made to be a natural welterweight. But my abilities and boxing skills will allow me to be successful even at 147.

Putting up a great performance against Lamont Peterson will skyrocket me. The goal is to become the No. 1 welterweight in the division, so if I keep beating these guys around me and then fight Keith Thurman, people will rate me as No. 1 because I've beat the top names, and he's been inactive.

My dad was in a hospital for months. The doctors told my dad he would never be able to walk again. My dad beat all the odds. He came back and was able to walk and start boxing again. He went to No. 1 in the world at welterweight to fight for the world title. But he never had his chance to fight for a world title.

I am a welterweight, so do I want to fight Mayweather or Pacquiao? To be honest, it has not entered my head.

There have been many great fighters like Jake LaMotta, Roberto Duran, and Ricky Hatton. Hatton was a great inside fighter.

I still have to unify my division and basically become the undefeated welterweight champion of the world. I can't lose. It is more added pressure, but it does make me work harder and keeps me more focused.