Quotes from Gennady Golovkin

Those 'Rocky' endings are great in the movies and on the stage, but I don't think it would be too smart for me to get into that kind of fight in the ring.

When I come home, my wife is the boss.

I am very positive. I like to box. I like my life. I am happy every day.

I'm a boxer. I'm a boxer. If you're interested, just watch my boxing, not my life.

I believe in my power and boxing skills.

Boxing is a business.

Sugar Ray Robinson is my favorite boxer of all time. He is a middleweight. I saw him and liked him.

Cain Velasquez - he is a good puncher. He is very compact. He's strong. He's very smart. He's a good fighter. He's a warrior.

Middleweight is my category.

I worked hard to become of champion of the world.

There are no survivors in my fights.

I understand this business. Sometimes there's a lot of corruption. It's boxing.

Each fight has its own preparations and challenges.

I am not Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., and Canelo is no Danny Jacobs.

I never went into the mine. But I saw my father and other men coming out, day after day, their faces and bodies covered in soot. It looked very hard and dangerous.

If I can beat a proven champion like Canelo, that will take my career to a different level.

I love to fight. And I love to fight against the best.

Jacobs was a very good fighter and gave me good learning experience going 12 rounds.

This is boxing. It's not like a baseball game. The fighters say, 'I need a lot of money or I don't fight, because it's very dangerous.'

The first am fight I had, I was 10 yrs. old. I didn't count, but as far as I remember, it was approximately 350 fights. It was a lot of fights.

My brothers first brought me to boxing. I dedicate the fights to them and my father and fight for my family.

When I was a young boy, those 'Rocky' movies were my favorite, especially the wild and exciting endings. I loved those films; they inspired me to want to become a fighter.

I always watch NHL, NBA, NFL games and don't miss tennis and golf.

Boxing is serious. It's not a game. Just one punch - change life.