Quotes About Boxing

But now in open division, I get to fight a lot more. I actually like that.

Everybody in the welterweight division is shooting for that Mayweather sweepstakes.

The 147-pound division is where I feel best. I didn't feel that way at 140. Now I'm free and I can eat more.

I wouldn't be boxing if I wasn't given the all-clear by the doctors, I wouldn't put my family or myself through that.

I'm here to dominate the welterweight division.

I always dreamed of winning a world title - it's a dream come true.

I would be a dumb guy to say I don't like MMA because it's not boxing. You just have to appreciate everything.

I'm looking to prove myself and earn that respect in the ring.

I trust Eddie Hearn with my son.

I see myself as a power puncher, but for some reason, I can never sell myself that I'm one of the elite.

When I have to get prepared for a fight, I leave my family. Then I live with my team. Otherwise, it will embarrass me: the children want to play.

I was embarrassing against Spinks.

I look up to my father, he's done what he's done, and I want to emulate his achievements and become as successful as he was. But I have to prove myself to the boxing community and to myself - that's the most important thing.

I've always been told that if you spar with another man, you try and emulate what a real fight is going to be like. So you go hard. It's how I've always been.

It's been a successful and enjoyable career for most of the time. I've lived the dream and done everything in boxing but sometimes it feels like I don't get the credit I deserve.

I'm here to entertain the world of boxing.

Boxing is an entertainment, I have to entertain people.

My jiu-jitsu style is definitely not the most entertaining one, so I'd rather do boxing and entertain the fans a little more.

I'm after megafights, and me fighting Haye equals megafight.

I will beat Carl Froch every night of the week and it doesn't matter if it is the best Carl Froch or the worst Carl Froch.

My question is why does every African American fighter have to be the villain?

It's kind of hard for boxing, which is a violent sport, to get the respect that it deserves.

The more you learn about the science of boxing, the more appreciation you have for man's ability to think and perform in violent situations, and that's what interests me in film.

I came out out at the age of 28 and knew I'd had one loss on points, and the only reason I had that loss was that the fight was taken too soon. I lost two and a half stone in eight weeks, which was virtually impossible, but I made it, and I still got that big cheque!