I got into boxing because I wanted to fight Tyson.

When I was a little kid I wanted to be an artist or a painter. But once I got into boxing, all I wanted…

— Emanuel Steward

Boxing purists, quite naturally, question Tyson's appetite for victory. Mills Lane should have stopped the fight before Tyson took a second helping.

— Fred Mitchell

I first got into boxing when I was quite young. I was about 12 when I won my first boxing match.

— Joseph Parker

I would love to fight Tyson Fury. I would travel to England and knock him out.

— James Toney

When I was growing up, I always wanted to do well in boxing. I wanted to look after my parents, and I wanted to…

— Joseph Parker

When I entered the sport of boxing I wanted to be one of the best and be undefeated. And I was able to attain…

— Laila Ali

I paid too much attention to boxing. I wanted to try professional boxing. That's why I didn't focus on wrestling and jiu-jitsu, and it…

— Andrei Arlovski

Shit happens in the sport of boxing. You wanted to see a KO, that's what I gave you.

— Floyd Mayweather

I got the who's who in the boxing world; I've been training with the Lomachenkos, the Terrence Crawfords.

— T.J. Dillashaw

I got into boxing for two reasons. One was that my father was a boxer. Secondly when I was young, all healthy men in…

— Brian London

We all think we've got one more boxing match in us, and that, probably, will be the downfall of Floyd Mayweather, George Foreman, Manny…

— George Foreman

I was someone who no one would want to be. But when I got to go to the boxing gym, even at a young…

— Caleb Plant

I could have ended up in a gang or in prison because Harlesden is real rough and I was always a naughty boy. That's…

— James DeGale

I never said I was a Tyson, Bowe or Ali. I said I'm Shannon Briggs, the latest, not the 'greatest.'

— Shannon Briggs

I grew up watching the careers of Tyson and Bowe. I always wanted to follow in their footsteps in becoming a world champion. But…

— Shannon Briggs