Final Press Conference Quotes for Jermain Taylor vs. Cory Spinks. IBF 154-Champion Spinks Moves Up to Middleweight to Face WBC/WBO Champion Taylor on Saturday at FedExForum in Memphis

MEMPHIS - The final press conference prior to Saturdays showdown between World Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization middleweight champion Jermain Bad Intentions Taylor and International Boxing Federation super welterweight champion Cory The Next Generation Spinks, who is moving up to 160 pounds for this fight, took place today in the Grand Lobby of the FedExForum in Memphis.

The main event and Edison Miranda vs. Kelly Pavlik will be broadcast on HBO beginning at 10:15 p.m. ET/7:15 p.m. PT.

Why do you look and sound so confident?

Cory Spinks:  Ive finished my training and now I know Im fully prepared to face Jermain on Saturday night.  Ive come to win and I will win.  I dont know if its going to go 12 rounds or if it will end in a knockout.  My goal is to pitch a shut out.

Are you looking forward to having your dad, Neon Leon Spinks in your corner on Saturday night?

Cory Spinks:  Its a boost.  Having that guy in my corner is a blessing.  This is my time.  Im ready.  I plan to shock the world on Saturday night.

Ive had enough of these press conferences and public appearances.  Now Im just ready to fight.  Ive prepared for months and now Im ready to go.

Critics say Jermain is now facing opponents who are naturally smaller than him in you and Kassim Ouma.  How do you respond to that?

Cory Spinks:  He picked the wrong guy this time, Ill tell you that.  Im comfortable at 160 pounds.  I feel stronger and Im still fast.  Im going to do what I do.

Jermain and I are good friends.  We grew up together in the amateurs.  Its like friends who play each other in basketball.  Were boxers.  This is what we do.  Were going to try to rip each others heads off in the ring on Saturday.  Count on that.

Is there anything special you see in Jermain Taylor?

Kevin Cunningham (Cory Spinks' longtime manager and trainer):  I respect Jermains jab.  Weve trained to deal with that strength of his.  Other than that, Im not overly concerned about any of Jermain Taylors other skills in particular. You've got the bigger, stronger guy versus the slicker, quicker, faster guy.  Now lets see what happens.

Jermain Taylor:  These guys [Cory Spinks, Edison Miranda and Kelly Pavlik] are nothing but money in the bank for me.  I sit here undefeated no matter what any of the writers or other middleweights write or say.

I dont do all this talking.  It doesnt mean nothing to me.  Its not the way I was raised.  I want to look and sound like I have some sense.

When Im in the ring I dont play.  I stuttered when I was a kid so when a guy would start talkin to me, Id just knock him out.  I got some dog in me.  Im not scared of nobody.

Emanuel Steward (Jermain Taylors trainer):  Jermain is tough.  He kept his titles because he fights hard.  Hes a fighter.  Thats what I love about Jermain Taylor.

Its going to be hard for anyone to take his titles away.  How can you look good against Cory Spinks?  Hes a great fighter, fast hands.  But Jermain  will win because hes a fighter.

Don King:

Don King announced logos of two of his joint ventures will adorn the ring mat on Saturday night, My Lil Star diapers and Lloyd Prices Lawdy Miss Clawdy sweet potato desserts, which Price says comes in 16 different flavors.

We have the only sweet potato product in dessert form in the world, Price said.  We have them in cookies, pound cakes, cheesecakes, waffles, pancakes, flat bread, biscuits and more.

Theyre healthier than any dessert Ive seen because they come from potatoes and theyll be in Wal-Mart super centers beginning June 4 in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Georgia.