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title: "7 Boxing Didn Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [I was hungry and I was looking for a way to better my life. With boxing, I didn't have to make a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tavoris-cloud/i-was-hungry-and-i-was-looking-for-a-way-to-better-my-life-with/)

[Tavoris Cloud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tavoris-cloud/)

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> [I met BJ once down in Albuquerque, it was before my fight with Andre Fili. I met him there, we did a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yair-rodriguez/i-met-bj-once-down-in-albuquerque-it-was-before-my-fight-with-andre/)

[Yair Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yair-rodriguez/)

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> [Fighting on HBO and Showtime, people had to pay money to watch them and a lot of people who love boxing, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermell-charlo/fighting-on-hbo-and-showtime-people-had-to-pay-money-to-watch-them/)

[Jermell Charlo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermell-charlo/)

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> [I did javelin, swimming, long distance running. But the reason I did these other sports was because of boxing. I didn't want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-dubois/i-did-javelin-swimming-long-distance-running-but-the-reason-i-did/)

[Daniel Dubois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-dubois/)

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> [Ben Getty knew boxing. Even if I didn't believe in myself... he knew what he was talking about. For him to believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-thurman/ben-getty-knew-boxing-even-if-i-didn-t-believe-in-myself-he-knew-what/)

[Keith Thurman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-thurman/)

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> [I lost my edge for boxing, I didn't put as much into it as I did before. I didn't run as far.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-norton/i-lost-my-edge-for-boxing-i-didn-t-put-as-much-into-it-as-i-did/)

[Ken Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-norton/)

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> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrei-arlovski/i-paid-too-much-attention-to-boxing-i-wanted-to-try-professional/)

[Andrei Arlovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrei-arlovski/)

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