Quotes About Boxing

No breaks and no plan B. I've just been boxing, day in and day out.

That retirement plan I had, getting out by 32, may still be the case even though at the minute it's in the back of my mind. It's important to get out at the right time.

You can't talk about Golovkin in the same breath as me. If he thinks he can beat me, he's not from planet Earth.

Becoming the heavyweight champion is not what I'm dreaming of - it's my goal. It's what I'm planning to do.

I've boxed many people in their own backyard plenty of times - in China, I boxed a Chinese girl in the final of the world championships, and I've boxed Russians before in their home nation as well.

My performance against Ruiz was a good one - there were plenty of knockdowns, excitement, and drama.

Boxing, Jiu Jitsu, some good old-fashioned wrestling and plenty of cardio. You name it, it's part of my routine.

There are plenty of strikers that have a good jab.

I tried to go to college; I just picked a trade, did a plumbing test - and failed. And then I thought, 'I may as well look at things I have a passion for and enjoy.' And I went forward with my boxing.

I'm not in the sport to make money, but that's a big plus.

The fight with Holmes was a plus. I gained so much experience.

When I see great boxers, it's like reading a wonderful poem.

Boxing is the more dangerous activity from the rugby player's and the general public's point of view, but to me rugby is far more dangerous so I would prefer my sons to box. I love my children too much and do not want to watch them getting hurt. This is in no way intended as a criticism of rugby, which I consider to be a fantastic sport.

You don't get points for leaving the chin open.

I want to be the Cassius Clay of snooker. Cassius is the greatest at boxing and that's what I mean to be at snooker.

One day we'll have championship boxing in Cleveland and people will support it.

If I hadn't gone towards boxing, I might have been one of those kids getting into trouble. A lot of my friends did. They were clever kids at school, but they just went down the wrong path.

I love the beach and rock climbing and boxing and nature, so I like to stay away from my phone as much as possible.

I boxed 15 years in a club.

I will give Cassius Clay $250,000 if he will just get into the ring with me anywhere in a combination boxing-wrestling match.

I have combinations, and I work on my combinations all the time.

When I was making a comeback we were talking to Roy Jones but he wasn't having any of it.

Boxing's in my blood, so I'll always stay involved in that, and I'll probably do a bit of TV work as well, commentary and that.

Compared to boxing, acting is more difficult. I have learnt martial arts and boxing since childhood. So, they were easier.