Final Quotes From Brewster – Liakhovic Boxing Showdown

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Lamon Brewster (33-2, 29 KOs) will make the fourth defense of his WBO title when he takes on once-beaten Sergei “The White Wolf” Liakhovich (22-1, 14 KOs) Saturday, April 1, 2006, on Showtime Championship Boxing (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). The 12-round world title fight will be promoted by Don King Productions and take place at the Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio. This will be the first heavyweight world championship bout to take place in the city since 1983. The Showtime telecast will be presented as part of a Showtime Free Preview Weekend (March 31-April 3) when the network will open its signal to 45 millionTV households nationwide.

“Relentless” Lamon Brewster –
“My form of fighting is formless. It is like water. By being formless, I have my mind open to a lot of things. It allows me to not be surprised in the ring. How I fight depends on how I feel when the bell rings. Right now, there are a lot of smoke screens from different heavyweight fighters about what they can do. James Toney has the talent, but not the conditioning. Hasim Rahman has the conditioning and heart, but not the skills of a Toney. Chris Byrd is a proven heavyweight.”

“I did not fight to my potential against Kali Meehan. He is my friend. I did not go all out and it almost cost me my title. I definitely held back. That is why I made a statement against Andrew Golota. My faith in God led me to Buddy McGirt. He made me realize that I have a left hand that would make my right hand jealous.”

“When (former trainer) Bill Slayton died, I was like a puppy without its mother. Other trainers put a cap on what I could do. McGirt helps bring out the best in me. I want the WBC heavyweight title no matter who is holding it. If Wladimir Klitschko gets past Byrd, and that is a distinct possibility, I want to fight him for personal reasons.”

“I am not playing checkers. I am playing chess. I am going to put other fighters on that clock. I am Bobby Fischer, baby. It is shameful that we live in a day and time that people do not know who the heavyweight champion is. You can take any dog and put him in the ring against a pit bull. The pit bull is always going to win. You cannot go toe-to-toe with a pit bull. That is what Andrew Golota tried to do. I do not have a degree. I come from the school of hard knocks. I cannot work a nine-to-five job. I have to fight to provide for my family.”

Buddy McGirt –
“Once Brewster realizes how good he really is, the heavyweight division is in serious trouble. He still has a way to go. When Brewster gets his rhythm, I can just sit back and enjoy this fight.”

Sergei “The White Wolf” Liakhovich
“I have many weapons. I have a real good right hand. What I use depends on the situation. We looked at three of Brewster’s fights. He fights the same way all of the time. I like how Toney fights, but I do not think he gave his best for the Rahman fight. Mike Tyson and I train at the same gym in Arizona. I saw him, but never spoke to him.”

Kenny Weldon (Liakhovich’s trainer)
“We will do whatever is necessary to beat Brewster’s hook. If we beat his hook, we beat Brewster. Brewster pulls his head first, than throws the hook. He is going to hit you with the hook 90 percent of the time.”