Quotes About Boxing

I always joke that I want to be able to retire from boxing and still be able to look into the mirror without seeing scars all over my face. I love my sport, but I would rather not have to spend hours doing my makeup to cover up the memories once I retire.

I thought after that fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, if this was supposed to be fight of the decade, then people must be missing me a lot more.

The mission I set out on in the beginning - to become heavyweight champion of the world, undisputed, lineal champion - you could say that mission is complete.

I know there is trouble in boxing. People say it is no longer good. But I cannot take responsibility. I am not a missionary for boxing.

Well, of course a boxing match is hard because boxing isn't set for you to do good. You have to force your will upon someone, but dancing you don't have to force your will. It should be a lot easier because if I make a mistake I don't get hit.

I made a lot of mistakes out of the ring, but I never made any in it.

Boxing has been around for a while and there's a lot of great examples of what to do and what not to do. You can look at those examples and learn from other people's mistakes without having to go through it the hard way.

I was a left hooker, and I loved hooking. I also really liked to jab and mix it up right away.

All I get on my Twitter is 'Please fight Groves again' and 'Why won't Froch take the fight?' and 'Get in the mix... ' But it's just so hard to do that. I wish it were easy.

But wrestling used to be the same as boxing or mixed martial arts. It used to be about conflict, having a fight, who's going to win.

When you think that in the '50s there was wrestling and boxing - that was it. There wasn't mixed martial arts at all; there wasn't even karate in the United States.

I'm a big hiker, and I like boxing. I mean, I love a good burger, but I keep things in moderation.

I love to exercise. I'm a big hiker, and I like boxing. I mean, I love a good burger, but I keep things in moderation.

Boxing has been my life, and it is my life. I've enjoyed every moment of it.

Korobov is a different kind of fighter than Willie Monroe, but I am prepared to fight against any style.

Willie Monroe is one of those fighters that will get me to the level I need to for all those great fights. And believe me, we'll get them.

Once you come to America, you're fighting top fighters. They're not going to let you get away with the guys you're fighting in England: you're going to have to fight constant monsters.

I've had two fights within a month and I can't ask for more than that.

I wasn't in shape at all before I decided to do boxing. I wasn't an athlete. Before boxing, I would go to the gym for a month and stop.

We're not going to do monthly pay-per-view just to do pay-per-views. We're going to build up to big fights more like the boxing model, and when the time is right, we'll do the big, big fights.

Watching boxer Dingko Singh's performance at the Asian Games, Bangkok, where he won gold, was the defining moment. I was 15 and enjoyed sports more than anything else. Singh's performance changed my life and inspired me to follow boxing.

Boxing has been the most difficult thing I've ever done. The biggest challenge in my life. I was a boxer. That was hard. Everything else is pretty easy.

I'm fighting champion after champion. Those are the fights that will excite me the most and motivate me the most.

Whitaker cannot be and will not be the best because he has lost. His style is bad and he doesn't motivate people.