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Quotes About Boxing

Whether it's Marcos Maidana, Shawn Porter, Amir Khan or Kell Brook, there are a lot of fights out there that I think would be very interesting for me, my career and the sport of boxing outside of Floyd Mayweather.
~ Keith Thurman
I deserve this rematch. I want to thank Floyd Mayweather for giving me this opportunity.
~ Marcos Maidana
Of course, we would love to fight Floyd.
~ Jermell Charlo
I watched Floyd growing up and I never thought I'd be able to meet Floyd. I've been on some of his undercards and I've watched his skills, watched his demeanor. Floyd is one of the best fighters to ever step in the boxing ring.
~ Jermall Charlo
Obviously I would fight Floyd, sure. Well, with him, with Manny or with whomever. That's why I am a fighter.
~ Marcos Maidana
I'm surprised I got the rematch, since Floyd has only done it one other time in his career.
~ Marcos Maidana
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
~ I'm always focused.
I was a big fan of Naseem Hamed, and followed him. Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry and I know him well.
~ Jimmy White
Groves is a fool. Groves is a fake. I will never let him belittle me like he's done with Carl Froch.
~ James DeGale
I can definitely box on the front foot as well as the back foot. I don't think that's really an issue.
~ Katie Taylor
I have watched and tracked Zeuge since he won the World Title against Giovanni De Carolis. He's a good fighter with decent foot work in particular.
~ Rocky Fielding
Dementia pugilistica was discovered in 1928... And we still have boxing. Football will continue.
~ Chris Borland
I thought I had the potential to be a better fighter than I'd ever be a football player. Besides, it was something my father always wanted me to do. He told me since I was a little kid I was a born fighter.
~ Tommy Morrison
My mother used to box, and I followed her footsteps into training. She loves fighting.
~ Amanda Nunes
Froch is like a train who just comes forward but Groves will move about, fake and feign and his good footwork is a big part of his game.
~ Chris Eubank Jr.
When I was fighting, there was no boxing in Saudi Arabia because it was forbidden.
~ Naseem Hamed
I will fight 'GGG,' and I will beat 'GGG,' but I will not be forced into the ring by artificial deadlines.
~ Canelo Alvarez
My goal first and foremost when I walk into that boxing ring is to get home safe to my missus and three children, because they're all in life that need me, and they really do need me.
~ Tony Bellew
Some of the fighters I've boxed, I've forgot their names.
~ Dereck Chisora
I used to box a bit, and once fought as an amateur welterweight.
~ Alexander Hanson
I fought the best; I've never been afraid of anyone.
~ Canelo Alvarez
I never fought in my life outside of a ring.
~ Wladimir Klitschko
No one is the same after I fought them - Hearns, Duran, Leonard. All of them.
~ Marvin Hagler
I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me.
~ Sugar Ray Leonard