I like watching athletics and I like watching boxing. Probably the sprints, I like watching sprinting. — Jimi Manuwa Athletics Copy Share Image
My earliest sporting memory is probably going judo when I was about 6 or 7 years old. My dad and my brother… — Jimi Manuwa Brother Copy Share Image
The most important thing is to stay fresh - physically and mentally - and to also avoid injury of course. — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
But when you're cheating against your fellow athletes, that's something I can't forgive. — Jimi Manuwa Athletes Copy Share Image
To me a fight is a fight, it's not a contest or a martial arts competition, it's a fight. — Jimi Manuwa Art Copy Share Image
I can't think of any heavyweights that would match up well with me. They're all too big. — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
I had lots of fun; I was in the boy scouts, I went camping. I just used to mess around like a… — Jimi Manuwa Boy scout Copy Share Image
It's been frustrating. Since I've broken into the top five, I've seen the politics of fighters dodging fights, cherry picking fights and… — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
There's no such thing as a lucky punch. You throw to hurt someone and if you hurt someone, job done. — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
I think everyone knows that I keep myself to myself and I don't get involved in trash talk or anything else. — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
Whatever the crowd is - cheering, booing or whatever - it's not anything I bother to think about. — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
I can definitely get the belt. It's something I always wake up believing every time I train. — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
I'm not bothered about where I'm ranked in the world. I'm just worried about fighting the best people in the world and… — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
It's always great fighting in front of familiar faces and not having to travel and deal with jet-lag and all of that… — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
Mixed martial arts has small windows of opportunity and there's always new faces coming through, so it's easy to forget you. — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
From my three loses in my entire career I've always learned from them and came back stronger. — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
David Haye was the perfect opponent for me because he was a small heavyweight with a big name and we were about… — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
Fighting isn't an ordinary career, so you have to allow your body time to recover in between training sessions. — Jimi Manuwa Body Copy Share Image
I listen to my body and if I need to rest then I rest, but at the same time I'm not lazy. — Jimi Manuwa Body Copy Share Image
I'm an explosive fighter so I've always got to have that strength, but you've got to mix it with endurance. — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
