Quotes About Boxing

The mere fact that a boxer covers his face never means that he is much afraid of his opponent. A good punch will give a better explanation for his action!

Racism still exists in the sport of boxing.

All of the sports have a safety net, but boxing is the only sport that has none. So when the fighter is through, he is through. While he was fighting his management was very excited for him, but now that he is done, that management team is moving on.

Ali was a legend of our sport. For me as a kid, he inspired me to represent myself like a champion in and out of the ring.

Boxing is sport. Is good. Not just for bad guy.

You can't overlook anybody in this sport.

I was a huge boxing fan, but it's a sport where the guys punch each other in the head. I thought maybe I shouldn't be a fan of that anymore. Maybe I shouldn't allow myself to cheer a sport where the head injuries are a big part of it.

Pacquiao has generated a lot of positive press for our sport, and that is something no one can complain about.

Anybody who knows me knows that I don't just love this sport, I am in love with it. I am really in love with this sport. I am obsessed with boxing. I eat, breathe and sleep it. You know, I do it all; this is my life. This is not a hobby for me. This is a lifestyle for me, and I address it accordingly. I take it very, very seriously.

Boxing is life or death for me. I do not look at this as just a sport, this is my livelihood. If I don't win, I don't get to go home, because I'm not going to have a home.

I will be that guy to change this sport, especially in the heavyweight division. A lot of people have lost interest. I'm the right man for the job... I want to make it bigger and better than it ever have been before.

Having a belt is cool, but I'm trying to do more in the sport.

Boxing was not the sport that I thought is was due to all the politics.

In fifty years of covering the sport, of course Muhammad Ali is by far the dominant figure.

Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for the sport.

This is no ordinary nine to five day job and I have a 24/7 in terms of my boxing and my career as a professional sportsman.

There's a lot of fighters that pop up out of the blue that you never heard of. They just don't have the management or the promotion team or the spotlight, you know, to be seen. That's the ones you've gotta watch out for.

Sergio Martinez is doing his job and I'm trying to do my part, and we want to be able to get some spotlight in Argentina.

In Colorado Springs there's nothing to do but look at the mountains and box.

People talk about world title offers, but boxing is not a sprint, it's a marathon.

I like watching athletics and I like watching boxing. Probably the sprints, I like watching sprinting.

Once I am in the square circle, I am in my home.

Madison Square Gardens is the Mecca of boxing.

This is boxing - you can't really say what is going to happen because anything can happen in that square ring.