Top 102 Quotes & Sayings by Jermell Charlo

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American boxer Jermell Charlo.
Last updated on April 16, 2025.
Jermell Charlo

Jermell DeAvante Charlo is an American professional boxer. He is currently the undisputed light middleweight world champion, having held the WBC title since 2019, the WBA (Super), IBF and Ring magazine titles since September 2020, and the WBO title since May 2022. His identical twin brother, Jermall Charlo, is also a professional boxer and an undefeated world champion. As of May 2022, he is ranked as the world's tenth best active boxer, pound for pound, by The Ring and the TBRB. He is also ranked as the world's best active light middleweight by the TBRB, BoxRec, The Ring and ESPN.

I've been able to define who I am and my brother is able to do his thing.
It's Lions Only forever.
I don't want to be in the same weight division where it's almost looking like who's the better fighter? Who's the better twin? — © Jermell Charlo
I don't want to be in the same weight division where it's almost looking like who's the better fighter? Who's the better twin?
Everybody's dream is to win fights, get rich and win titles.
Fight night is when you see all our excitement and all our hard work pouring out.
Every fight is a fight for my life. And I step in the ring and make sure that I fight with that on the back of my mind.
I love Los Angeles. I live here and I love training here.
I'm one of a kind even though I am a twin.
I beat Olympians.
I've fought a lot of prospects.
I don't want nobody getting on my brother. So that's how I take it. If I got to be the one that goes first, oh, well, let it be.
I just want to be remembered as one of the toughest champions with his own attitude.
The fans are able to see us, seeing what life is like for the Charlos.
Charles Hatley is a good fighter. He comes with pressure and he likes fighting. He's got a good style and he can bob and weave and be slick. — © Jermell Charlo
Charles Hatley is a good fighter. He comes with pressure and he likes fighting. He's got a good style and he can bob and weave and be slick.
Big shout-out to Ronnie Shields, he's a great coach.
I'm down for making history.
I want that fight with Jarrett Hurd and I want to be the one that knocks Jarrett Hurd out and takes his belts.
I grew up in the amateurs.
We trying to bring back the old-school boxing.
I've been in there with, to me, some top-tier guys, and so has Trout. You can't take that away from him at all. He's fought all of the top guys, everybody.
Every fight in my life is important because the man standing across from me is there to beat me.
I never had a walk in the park in my career.
After I lost in 2018, I told everyone that it just gave me jet fuel, and that when I come back, I'm coming back full throttle.
I don't even play video games because I don't like losing.
Knowing my brother is also fighting gives me more energy.
Listen, I'm a gentleman at the end of the day.
I know that I can't take anyone lightly.
2020 is going to be real. It's going to get loud.
Trout moved, that's why he survived 12 rounds. If Hurd sat in front of me and took those shots, he'd be done.
I have the old-school mentality.
I always pray for my opponent to have safe care and make it to the fight healthy.
Any man who steps in the ring, I give them respect because we're trying to feed our family and this is how we do it.
I know that I have explosive power in both hands.
I'm loving training.
Tony Harrison is not on my level.
I'm 6 feet tall, I'm strong, I'm thick.
I was the one that, when we were younger, I would pop off first. If somebody got into it with me and my brother, I'm jumping off first.
I know my brother can steer his own ship. He's the captain of his own ship, and how he moves and how he do things. He's a king in his world, I'm a king in my world. We're two lions with a big mane. We've been in this world of boxing for a long time.
The sport is rough. It does wear and tear on the body. — © Jermell Charlo
The sport is rough. It does wear and tear on the body.
We're just here to fight, we're just here to give God the glory, get a victory and keep it moving.
We all crazy. I respect any man that gets in the ring.
I'm going to show everyone why Jermell Charlo is a threat to the whole 154-pound division.
Hurd puts on entertaining fights, I put on entertaining fights. Let's bang it out, let's rumble.
Being a household name throughout boxing, that matters to me.
Always having that one-minute tag and always knowing that my brother was one minute older than me, it always made life much more competitive.
I'm proud of what my brother has done. His success motivates me. He's a world champion.
I know I've had an attitude that can explode, but I'm trying my best to not step out of bounds.
I'm growing and learning that the knockout just comes.
My plan is to show everyone that Tony Harrison is not on my level. — © Jermell Charlo
My plan is to show everyone that Tony Harrison is not on my level.
The 'Charlo Show' is going to keep going.
Trout is no journeyman. He's a former world champion, someone who has a name and he comes to fight.
We know the window of boxing don't last long. We want to try to get everything we can in this window and beat everyone we can.
Me and my brother talk the talk, and we walk the walk.
When I fought Jorge Cota, that's a prelim of what's to be expected from me in the future.
This is what boxing always needs - two young, undefeated fighters willing to risk their '0.'
You can't halfway disrespect me ever in my life and think we are going to be OK later.
It's always been something like that growing up, knowing I wanted to be the best. And my brother considers himself the best, I consider myself the best.
I'm very humbled to know that everything happens for a reason.
Dreams do come true.
Of course, we would love to fight Floyd.
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