Keith Thurman Quotes

Anyone that steps into the ring with me is facing a real welterweight.

I only want to fight real champions; I want to fight real opponents, so that I can climb the latter.

There are certain fighters that if they want to remain relevant they will have to get through me.

I'm in love with boxing. It fell into my lap and I have been in love with it ever since.

When a 140 pounder that moves up fights a 140 pounder moved up and they move up it's a catch weight.

When it comes to boxing I find a way to clear my mind. When it comes to boxing you have to fight. Clear your mind and fight. You can't really think of outside things when you're in the ring.

Zaveck is a tough guy. He has never been knocked down and I love putting people to sleep. Knowing that he has never been knocked down is a true test for me

I tell people all the time, nobody wants to be hit. You have to trick a man, to hit a man.

I'm confident that I can steal rounds by getting inside and throwing punches.

It was my dream as a kid was to make history.

When I say I'm a true welterweight I'm talking about every fighter that has ever moved into the welterweight division.

My boxing inspiration is to one day become world champion, to go as far as I can go and see where it takes me.

There's a lot of great fights to make.

I look up to Bernard Hopkins as a fighter. I'm honored to be his co-main event and to be able to give a great performance.