Quotes About Boxing

If the money's right, I'm happy to bust up the other side of his face... No problem.

I am fighting royalty. I have gypsy kings on both sides of the family.

Boxing traditionally was received very well and accepted on both sides.

My career got sidetracked after fighting Holmes.

A sight game is that I am hurt, but I aim to make you believe I am not even hurt, and with this confidence appearing on my face, I don't panic, otherwise your opponent will know that you are hurt. That's the whole art game in boxing.

I could do what a lot of people are doing and that's sign the best Nicaraguan fighters and then sell them to Don King, but there's no way I'll do that.

The bad press came because they thought I should fight more. I couldn't get the fights because if I would sign to fight one of King's guys I would be signed to him. I chose not to do that. In hindsight, that might have been a mistake.

I tried my best to get my brother to get signed by Golden Boy and all his higher-ups, but I don't know, I don't know what they was looking for or what they was looking into. They didn't do it.

As a general rule, the only way people pay $7,500 a table for club fights is when a significant portion of the proceeds is earmarked for charity.

The simplest thing is - Dillian Whyte can't hurt me.

The first week at August's was a consolation, a pure relief. The world will give you that once in a while, a brief timeout; the boxing bell rings and you go to your corner, where somebody dabs mercy on your beat-up life.

My Daddy liked physical fitness and wanted me to be a prizefighter.

It's an individual sport so you get in the ring on your own and then when you retire you tend to spend the rest of your life on your own.

In '82, I was a little too young, I was a little inexperienced, and I was more concerned with going the distance in the fight than going out and taking Holmes out.

I definitely was a big puncher early on in my career, and I used to load up with my left hand. Then, towards the end of my career, I had hand problems and needed injections in my hands for the pain.

I don't want there to be a time where I'm 'too old' to box on, or where an injury retires me in or out of the ring.

During my career, there were times we were inseparable, and I can honestly say that if it were not for Brendan Ingle, I would not have achieved all I did in the sport of boxing.

All I want is to keep boxing for Great Britain and inspire others.

The reality of growing up is we changed schools so many times, my brother was my best friend. We have a five-year age gap, and my brother inspired me. He started boxing, and I just want to show that I could do things better than him.

Even though I am a woman boxer, I am not just inspiring women; I hope I am inspiring boys as well.

I want to exit from this sport with my head intact.

Most of my fights are intelligent.

Camacho's a very fast and intelligent fighter but I don't think he can handle the pressure I will put on him.

I took up boxing out of sheer interest and to help my parents financially.