Shawn Porter Quotes

Shawn Porter

Profession : Boxer

Birth : October 27, 1987

I think, for me coming into the game, the way that I came into the sport and the business being ran the way that it was ran for me, I was always told who I would fight, and there was never really ever a fountain of guys to pick from.

Shawn Porter

Terence Crawford has always had a short fuse. Terence would get so angry that his eyes would well up and he would tear up. People looked at him like he was soft. But they didn't understand. That's how his anger comes out.

Shawn Porter

My intention is never to use my head as a weapon.

Shawn Porter

When I don't win, I can't hang my head. I can't make excuses.

Shawn Porter

There's always a number of champions in each division but when you can eliminate everyone else and grab all those belts, that's what I want to do.

Shawn Porter

I want the best Keith Thurman in the ring.

Shawn Porter

I feel very familiar with Granados at this point. One night I watched about three or four of his fights and some interviews and really got to put him in my mind. He's an aggressive fighter who's not easily hurt or fazed by what's going on in the ring.

Shawn Porter

Losing is never part of my thought process.

Shawn Porter

I'm definitely confident I can beat Timothy Bradley. It would be a great night of fireworks. We are both competitive, fast and strong. I work extremely hard and I would be ready for everything.

Shawn Porter

I'm not underestimating him but I'm confident in my ability. I know I can beat somebody like Timothy Bradley, who is a great fighter.

Shawn Porter

Being in the underdog position is literally where I come from.

Shawn Porter

Northeast Ohio is always an underdog.

Shawn Porter

Everybody works where I come from. We always do the best we can.

Shawn Porter

When I say the fight between me and Terence Crawford is going to be great, it's gonna be great. When I say I have what it takes to beat him, don't sleep on that, believe that.

Shawn Porter

I've always been taught to be hungry, be aggressive, and not to allow someone to get comfortable in the ring, and that's going to always be my mentality against whoever it is I'm going to be fighting.

Shawn Porter

The good thing about having the target on my back is that I am a very hard target to hit.

Shawn Porter

I'm not concerned about Kell Brook. People were asking me about his power, and I don't have much to say about that other than that I haven't seen anything on film that makes him different from anybody else.

Shawn Porter

I enjoy people talking about me.

Shawn Porter

I'm very confident in my ability.

Shawn Porter

I've grown a lot in this sport. I've seen a lot. I've experienced a lot.

Shawn Porter