Lamon Brewster Quotes (16 Quotes)

I'm not bragging on myself but I think I can go to anywhere in the world and that my talent and with god with me, I can overcome anything.

Schmeling was a great hero and he was a great benefactor, ... But on Wednesday it comes down to who wants it most. It's not about the title. It's about the life of my family.

I am a fair fighter, and I want to fight fair. If you can beat me, hey, I'll be the first to shake your hand but don't cheat me. Don't take what I worked so hard for if you don't deserve it. It really hurt me that they tried to do that to me. I hope every boxing fan in the world sees what that referee tried to do to me and if they do I think he'll never be allowed near a boxing ring again. He has no place in the boxing game.

I want to give applause to Hamburg and the German people for being so wonderful to me during my visit. I will never forget my time here.

You earned it, baby. We both deserve to be at the top, but you won.

I felt that after the Meehan fight, which was difficult for me for a number of reasons, I had to make a statement with Golota. And I did that.

It nearly cost me my title, ... I was exhausted from throwing the punches that (should have) knocked him out. I gave my best effort to knock him out and I did that. Then, when the fight should be over, I've got to find the effort to do that all over again after he gets 70, 80 seconds rest That wasn't right and I was very concerned for my title at that point.

I was leery, skeptical, but the more I thought about it, the title says 'world' champion, ... What made Muhammad Ali great is he fought all over the world, putting his name out there, stepping out, standing strong.

It was just my willpower, my determination. I had to wait a long time,

I should get credit for two knockouts because I knocked him out twice.

I would think it would end in my favor. I just hope that people will look at those fights and then compare them to my fights and make up their mind about whether they still underestimate or doubt me.

Luan is a good fighter who landed many good shots against me. I want to be thee world champion, not just a United States champion and I proved it tonight by coming to Germany and defeating a game challenger. I always fight from will, not always from skill.

So what's the secret to Simon's un-Homer like success Fun. Having fun at what you do and if you're working with talented people like I was with the Simpson's that helps a lot. Luck helps too. I thought we were going to do only thirteen episodes of the Simpsons and look what ended up happening. ... What I did right with Lamon was that I stuck with him through thick and thin. It took Lamon a long time for things to come together so he could be where he is right now. Of all the four champions he's the most talented. Lamon's a real world champion. He'll fight anyone anywhere. Soon enough people are finally going to realize that he's the true heavyweight champion of the world. He'll probably have to beat Vitali to achieve that status. I know he'll beat Vitali and only then will Lamon get the recognition he deserves.

Andrew Golota was the only thing keeping me from the land of milk and honey, ... I've got more than just heart. I've got skills. I was an F-16, and he was a B-52 Bomber. And I shot him down.

It's an honor fighting on his birthday, because of what he did for my idol, my hero, Joe Louis,

The loss to Brewster was particularly troubling. Afterward, the Klitschko camp claimed that their fighter had been drugged. Brewster took a contrary view. Wladimir Klitschko is a great athlete, ... But Wladimir Klitschko is not a great fighter. There's a difference.