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Quotes About Heavyweight

In boxing, Mike Tyson fascinates me. The attitude and confidence that he could not be beaten when he was heavyweight champion of the world was interesting. He came across as very mild-mannered, and much of what he said made sense.
~ Andrew Flintoff
There are not many heavyweight fighters to come by, so having so many sparring partners is a big luxury a lot of other fighters don't have.
~ Alistair Overeem
Speed is something that, in the heavyweight division, we don't have a lot of.
~ Francis Ngannou
I will move up to heavyweight and show them all how good I am.
~ Oleksandr Usyk
Personally, I think I might end up fighting heavyweight in the future. I can just see myself keep growing. I'll be 24, 25, growing 2, 3, 4 more inches, and putting on a lot of muscle. I can absolutely see it.
~ Sage Northcutt
The heavyweight division is the division that historically always drives boxing. It's the flagship. That's because even if a guy is a big underdog, one punch turns everything around.
~ Michael Buffer
I will be that guy to change this sport, especially in the heavyweight division. A lot of people have lost interest. I'm the right man for the job... I want to make it bigger and better than it ever have been before.
~ Deontay Wilder
I've been many times to Dubai and the U.A.E., and I have friends that live there. It would be exciting to stage world heavyweight championship fights in the Arab world. It's something Muhammad Ali achieved when he fought in Zaire or the Philippines. It's absolutely exciting to fight in countries where you have never fought.
~ Wladimir Klitschko
The heavyweight division needs me.
~ Tommy Morrison
Fedor is the greatest, no doubt. For me, in a matter of admiration, he is the greatest of all time. He is a heavyweight who beat everybody. He certainly was 'The Baddest Man on the Planet.'
~ Junior dos Santos
The Latino people in the U.S. and the Mexicans in Mexico need a UFC champion. We have a rich tradition in boxing, and to not have a Mexican heavyweight champion is unheard of. We need it. I'm glad I'm able to be in a position to give them that champion they so desperately want.
~ Cain Velasquez
Everyone wants to see the heavyweight division unified. It'll happen.
~ Tommy Morrison
My dreams are to unify the world light-heavyweight titles like Roy Jones did and then at cruiserweight before then possibly the heavyweight division.
~ Anthony Yarde
I put on notice that I'm a serious and for sure you need to take me serious in the heavyweight division.
~ Greg Hardy
In the old days, when Muhammad Ali was fighting Ken Norton, Joe Frazier and George Foreman, there was a lot of excitement in the heavyweight division, I have to admit it.
~ Wladimir Klitschko
The only difference between me and Anthony Joshua is that he's made more money. He's a heavyweight and thats the blue ribbon division but that's the only difference.
~ James DeGale
Cain has proven himself as the best heavyweight of all time, and it would be hard to strip him.
~ Luke Rockhold
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.
~ David Haye
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.
~ Jimi Manuwa
I don't care if it's someone cutting down from heavyweight, or moving up from middleweight to light heavyweight. It's just another opponent, and I have to do a great job.
~ Jan Blachowicz
I am interested in the heavyweight division, and I'll tell you why: Many experts say that I shouldn't go up in weight, that I'm too small for it. My size does not allow me to be victorious in this division.
~ Oleksandr Usyk
Every fight is do or die for me. I've come too far to start over. I'm on a destiny trip right now. I'm racing towards that heavyweight world championship.
~ Antonio Tarver
Every time I hear the name Joe Louis my nose starts to bleed.
~ Unknown