He has more sneakers than he knows what to do with, and says some pairs cost upwards of $7000.
Meet Stephen “Cool Boy” Fulton, the hard-hitting scrapper from the mean boxing gyms and even meaner streets of Philadelphia.
After escaping a life of crime, drugs and gunshots, the former two-weight world champion fights on the Tim Tszyu-Errol Spence undercard, where he promises to shatter Aussie hero Liam Wilson’s hopes of fighting for another world title.
Speaking to Code Sports on Wednesday morning, Fulton, 32, just laughs when asked about his clothing collection that is rumoured to be worth a tidy seven figure sum.
“I have a lot of clothes,” he says in the understatement of the century.
“I have so many items, bags, clothes, everything.
“I have sneakers that are (US) $5000 a piece.
“I can’t even wear everything. I have clothes that are still in bags with tags.
“I buy things and it will sit for a year before I think what to do with it, but they all come in handy.”
Fulton can’t even narrow it down when asked what his favourite pair of shoes is.
“I have too many, man, I can’t name just one,” he says. “I can’t even say how many pairs I have.”
Over 100?
He laughs again.
“Easily.”
Behind the designer brands and boxes of unworn sneakers, though, is a super-skilful fighter who has already conquered the boxing world.
He has had two world title stints at super-bantamweight and featherweight, and has been in the ring with the likes of Naoya Inoue and Brandon Figueroa.
Fulton was fighting long before the fame and fortune from boxing though.
Growing up in Philadelphia, some of Fulton’s friends sold drugs and others were gunned down on the streets.
His dad kept him off the corners and put him into the boxing gym, and he tells Code that those experiences turned him into the fighter he is today.
“It had its ups and downs and roughness,” he says of his childhood with more understatement.
“But I’m here, and look what I’ve accomplished.
“Everyone has ups and downs, but what I’ve learned is it’s about how you view things, how you take them and accept it.
“It made me the man I am today. It makes me humble and appreciate all these things.
“It makes me grateful for this life.”
The Philadelphia fighter says he has heard of Wilson’s power, but isn’t concerned.
He plans on derailing ‘Mr Damage’s plans for another world title run and lock in a shot at the WBA world title.
“Long story short, you speak about his big left hook and that he’s a power puncher,” he says. “In Philly, we don’t give a f**k about none of that.
“We’re gonna fight.
“A fight’s a fight, and I’m gonna dog him out.”