Quotes About Boxing

Old man, 40 years old against young hungry man from Great Britain!

I always bring out the best in men I fight, but Joe Frazier, I'll tell the world right now, brings out the best in me. I'm gonna tell ya, that's one helluva man, and God bless him

I want fifteen referees at this fight…because there ain't no one man who can keep up with the pace I'm gonna set except me

The way I fight, it's not me beatin' the man. I make the man whip himself.

I'm fighting Miguel Cotto on May 5th because Miss Pac Man is ducking me

Ricky Hatton ain't nothing but a fat man. I'm going to punch him in his beer belly when I see him.

In the same way I have always regarded boxing as a first-class sport to encourage in the Young Men's Christian Association.

pursy, unwieldy, half cataleptic baker of Mannheim had absolutely fought six-and-twenty rounds with an accomplished English boxer merely upon this inspiration; so greatly was natural genius exalted and sublimed by the genial presence of his murderer.

The heavyweight division needs me.

I think it's a true blessing and great opportunity for me to represent, not only New York boxing, but coming from Brownsville where boxing has been the essence of the neighborhood.

I had personal problems. I was spending 50% of my life on my family, 50% on boxing. Neither was getting anywhere. It was killing me. So I had to break away from fighting.

I have always boxed better with a bit of nerves.

There's a certain weird something. I'm always nervous when I spar. You learn it's going to hurt, but it's only going to hurt for a little bit. It brings out the animal in you to an extent. You learn what you can take.

The only thing more embellished than Floyd Mayweather's pay-per-view buys is Floyd Mayweather's net worth. But his spending habits are real.

Podcasting - it's a huge, huge thing now. 'The Fighter and the Kid' and the 'Big Brown Breakdown' reaches more people than a lot of shows on networks right now as far as television goes. It's such a loyal fan base, and I know my boxing. I'm really into it. I'm really honored to be a part of something like this. I feel like a glitch in 'The Matrix.'

You can never say never in this game, but I can't see myself boxing again. There's loads of things I want to do.

Boxing has taught me to be disciplined, to be respectful to those around me. I am able to travel the world, meet a lot of people, and make new friends.

We try to tell these guys that the end of a boxing career isn't the end of their lives: it's the beginning of a new one.

I never told my parents that I was doing boxing. They only came to know after I became state champion and my name and picture came in the newspaper.

I've known guys who've got knocked out and they get back in there too soon, next thing you know they get clipped and they're out again.

You can't go into the ring and be a nice guy.

It's a shame I have to hurt people. I'm a nice guy.

I made some adaptations, as I combined karate with my boxing game. I'm adding a couple of nice things from Shotokan to my game.

I like nice things, I love money really, don't I? But I don't love the fame side. All I care about is my world title, being in big fights and being known for that.