Boxing Quotes · Page 40

Boxing is always serious. Nothing comical or funny about boxing.

— Juan Manuel Marquez

In boxing you never know who you're going to face in ring.

— Manny Pacquiao

Talk of fighting Tyson is a little premature. I'm an addict and an alcoholic

— Michael Dokes

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

— Daniel Jacobs

Before boxing I was a car salesman but I was horrible at it and had to make a living elsewhere.

— Michael Buffer

There's always a chance you will see something new in a fight. Especially in boxing.

— Bernard Hopkins

I want to make my mark in boxing history and to do this you have to fight the best.

— Dmitry Bivol

I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing; if I hurt a guy, I normally take him out.

— Sugar Ray Leonard

Before I became a Christian I didn't care, about anything, even boxing. I was living a life full of hurt anyway.

— Nigel Benn

Even though I had been boxing, I had no idea I could beat somebody in the ring. And I had no idea…

— Cara Castronuova

I was once knocked out by a Mexican bantamweight - six of my pals were swinging him around by his heels at…

— Randall Cobb

I do see myself being that big star. I do believe I have the skills and ability to be that big star.…

— Gervonta Davis

On a personal level, I probably wouldn't want my boys to box professionally. But I do encourage them to get into boxing…

— Joe Calzaghe

You're always just one punch away from getting hurt. But look, if it's going to happen, it's going to happen. I think…

— Amir Khan

During my time on 'Question of Sport', we had a lot of boxing greats - such as George Foreman, Marvin Hagler and…

— Ally McCoist

This is boxing. It's not like a baseball game. The fighters say, 'I need a lot of money or I don't fight,…

— Gennady Golovkin

I love boxing. I really respect the guys and admire the guys who do it. But, I'm very, very happy with my…

— Holt McCallany

I do consider the human capacity for violence is the central issue of the social contract. In boxing we have a peculiarly…

— Katherine Dunn

For me, boxing was a way of me exercising my frustration, anger, sense of injustice, but also a way of owning my…

— Zoe Buckman

There's money to be made in the casino business, but there is an oversight board to make sure there is no corruption.…

— Teddy Atlas

Strangely, although they may seem worlds apart, boxing and tennis have a certain kinship. Two individuals head-to-head, probing for weakness and attacking…

— Bud Collins

I can't say that I ever worried much about what people thought or said of me. I like to be liked, and…

— Freddie Welsh

I developed physically and mentally to take such a big step in my life and in my profession, which is boxing, knowing…

— Orlando Cruz

If you envy me whatever modicom of success that I enjoy, you must also envy me my time, my labour, my finance,…

— Don King

I have a dream fight - boxing fight - and I am for sure gonna fight a boxing fight.

— Cris Cyborg

Boxing is a lot of preparation and then improvising, so there are parallels to being an actor.

— Seth Numrich

I saw on HBO they were advertising a boxing match "It's a fight to the finish". That's a good place to end.

— Mitch Hedberg

It is a matter of pride to get boxing gloves from Stallone himself.

— Sajid Nadiadwala

Boxing, mixed martial arts and tennis are the hardest sports to train for.

— Andy Murray

There's a lot of politics in boxing and it's destroying the game.

— Kell Brook

The trouble with boxing is that too often it ends in sadness.

— Barry McGuigan

I know it's politically incorrect but I enjoy things like the kick boxing and cock fighting.

— Wilbur Smith

I enjoy boxing, it's a good release. I do that to push myself physically.

— Wayne Bridge

I used to work out for eight hours a day, which includes running, boxing and martial arts.

— Puneet Issar

Don King is the best snake oil salesman I ever met. The absolute best.

— Mickey Duff

I'd say the most memorable thing for me was my dedication and motivation in how I got so involved in boxing.

— Alexis Arguello

It's hard to know what's gay in life. Boxing. That's two men fighting over a belt.

— Demetri Martin

Sugar Ray Leonard's retirements last about as long as Elizabeth Taylor's marriages.

— Bob Arum

I fight for my name. For my dad's last name to be recognized in the history books of boxing.

— Mikey Garcia

Boxing is going to have to catch up with the kind of things UFC is doing. They're getting left behind.

— Conor McGregor