Quotes About Boxing

MMA has evolved. When you look at an MMA fighter's skill set, boxing has to be a big piece of it. All of them have a boxing coach now and strive to have a good stand-up game, knowing that to be a complete fighter, you have to tend to your striking skills.

If Mayweather wants to come over and fight in the UFC, then do it. It's hardcore here, though. I don't think it'll be a stroll in the park. Granted, he's the best boxer ever seen, just about.

Fighters today are much bigger, stronger and quicker and not only that but referees, judges and doctors back then were very strict and if your head got busted up the fight would be stopped.

I'm the strongest fighter that Adrien Broner will ever get into the ring with.

When I structured my career, I looked at Muhammad Ali, which is my all-time favorite and an idol of mine, and what he has done for this sport. He was a real-life hero.

I was diagnosed with dyslexia - I struggled a lot in school and didn't enjoy it. I'm not great when it comes to sitting in a classroom - I'm much more about doing things. Boxing massively helped with that frustration and anger.

My mom had struggles. My dad had struggles. He raised me as a single parent. I rebelled and almost quit amateur boxing, but my faith in God had a lot to do with me slowly getting my life together.

Eubank is tough, he's game, he's strong. He's just like his dad. But he struggles with the boxing bit.

I don't feel my opponent's power. I feel something happening when I get hit, but I don't feel power.

I don't respect any opponent when I'm in the ring.

I'm trying to keep the face of my opponent more or less not damaged but eventually to execute the plan and knock him out.

I come in the ring to feel, check, and see my opponent. Then I understand him and understand the fight.

I think Marriaga is a very good opponent for me. It's very hard when you have to find the keys to his defense. If people don't understand boxing, they don't know what he's capable to do. I understand it all.

It would be nice to crack America, but I need the opponent to do that. If Eddie Chambers is the best American heavyweight they can dig up, it's a very sad state of affairs.

It's often my opponent's plan to take me into the later rounds, but the amount of damage that has accumulated on them means they don't hear the final bell.

Wrestling is different than MMA or boxing or really any other contact sport in that you can't really draw along an opponent.

David Haye was the perfect opponent for me because he was a small heavyweight with a big name and we were about the same size.

In boxing, some fighters let the occasion get to them and they let their opponent get to them. With me, it's just another day at the office.

He's a very, very clever fighter, Manny, but you'd have to say the cleverest fighter in boxing is Mayweather. He adapts his style against whatever opponent he faces.

I had a lot of rematches in the amateurs. You don't always know what an opponent's going to do. I do find that I beat them more easily second time around.

If an opportunity comes to knock out my opponent, I'm going to take it.

Mayweather has boxing genius. But it takes one to know one, and he knew right away Pacquiao also has rare boxing IQ - an equalizing gift for setting up and taking down an opponent.

Chicanito Hernandez certainly is not an opponent in my category.

Dirrell is a very good opponent. He's very talented. He's hard to beat.