No physical activity is so vain as boxing. A man gets into the ring to attract admiration. In no sport, therefore, can… — Norman Mailer Copy Share Image
I like to compete in everything - I like to compete in jiu-jitsu, I like to compete in wrestling and Muay Thai,… — Cris Cyborg Copy Share Image
Boxing is very one dimensional. You can hit to the head, you can hit to the body. As soon as two guys… — Dana White Copy Share Image
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao was one of the worst boxing matches I've ever seen, but millions of people watched it because… — Daniel Bryan Copy Share Image
One of my friends once saw another guy's (criminal) record and said, 'Look, this guy is a born troublemaker, just a loser.'… — Mike Tyson Copy Share Image
I was good at motocross. I was real competitive - getting top-threes in a field of 40 - and had one full… — Josh Taylor Copy Share Image
I write movies, so - I look at boxing, and I commentated on it, as if I were telling you the story… — Ferdie Pacheco Copy Share Image
“How's that training coming along, Griff? Good old Max says you're a natural." Turner frowned. Any time a white man asked you… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
I would love to be the undisputed welterweight champion of the world - that's always been the big dream - but outside… — Keith Thurman Copy Share Image
That's right, Mitt Romney took on Evander Holyfield in a boxing match for charity, and it was a pretty one-sided fight. But… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
Gene Tunney called Gibbons 'the perfect boxer.' Gene said he learned more about the technique of boxing and punching from watching Mike… — George Aaron Barton Copy Share Image
Boxing is not like any other sport, you have to weigh up the risk and reward. Things like playing football, tennis, you… — Carl Froch Copy Share Image
“I ain’t never had me a single round in a professional, boxin’ ring. I’m whatcha call a street fighter, a knuckle brawler.… — Todd Nelsen Copy Share Image
I hit people, I've hit everybody. I had a tough time hitting him, and when I did hit him, it didn't have… — Al Iaquinta Copy Share Image
What am I gonna do to be successful and provide for my family? I was like, I want to play basketball, I… — Adrien Broner Copy Share Image
I got into boxing for two reasons. One was that my father was a boxer. Secondly when I was young, all healthy… — Brian London Copy Share Image
When you saw me in the boxing ring fighting, it wasn't just so I could beat my opponent. My fighting had a… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
There are various psychological advantages you can take into boxing match. One is getting your opponent to fight with emotion and anger… — George Groves Copy Share Image
Most of my fans are too sensitive. I’m a cruel and cold and hard person. I’ve been abused in every way you… — Mike Tyson Copy Share Image
You going to call me arrogant for believing in myself? Come on! It's a competitive sport. Rappin' is the closest thing to… — Astro Copy Share Image
My goal in boxing was to be Southern Area champion, might have a shot at the British, might own my own terraced… — Nigel Benn Copy Share Image
He didn't have no respect as a professional fighter should, no class. I was going to make him pay with his health… — Mike Tyson Copy Share Image
I don't abuse my body, I've been off 10 months, I still train and I'm always thinking about boxing, so I felt… — Andre Ward Copy Share Image
[Cus D'Amato] told me, 'You're the type of guy who has to be hurt to learn.' I'm pissed off today because he… — Mike Tyson Copy Share Image
I've got it! I've got it! It'll make front-page headlines around the world. You can have me kidnapped, and then a couple… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
I see a fitness coach three times a week and I do a lot of boxing, a bit of running when my… — Caroline Quentin Copy Share Image
My mum hates the fact that I fight. My sisters hate it, too, but they understand that boxing gave me a way… — Dillian Whyte Copy Share Image
Boxing's in my genes. I come from a fighting background. My dad and both my uncles were good boxers. I'm blessed with… — Floyd Mayweather, Jr Copy Share Image
In boxing, some fighters let the occasion get to them and they let their opponent get to them. With me, it's just… — Kell Brook Copy Share Image
I think, for the UFC, Jon Jones is the GOAT for me. He's just sick! Boxing, you have your Canelos and your… — Leon Edwards Copy Share Image
It's different when you become a professional, because you also have to become a businessman, and that takes something away from it — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Boxing changed my life. It's like a drug; you can't believe how great it is! Let me tell you something, you hit… — Tony Danza Copy Share Image
The real problem today is the ineffective and inconsistent oversight of professional boxing, which has led to continuing scandals, controversies, unethical practices,… — Charles W Pickering Copy Share Image
I love Muhammad Ali and Jake LaMotta. I've always watched those old classic boxing matches. I like the way they fought. They… — Jeremy Stephens Copy Share Image
The integration of a headgear in professional boxing would do so much to make it safer for young men. They could go… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
“Now, whoever has courage and a strong and collected spirit in his breast, let him come forward, lace on the gloves and… — Virgil Copy Share Image
One name that did come to mind that I did mention before I fought Alvarez was Anthony Pettis. I think that's an… — Mike Perry Copy Share Image
People who don't understand fighting think you need to hate somebody to beat them. But I keep hate and anger out of… — Chris Eubank Jr Copy Share Image
The training on Christmas Day, the games on Boxing Day and the 28th - that's what footballers love. They love to play… — Scott McTominay Copy Share Image
Boxing's one of the most difficult jobs in the world, so nothing but respect for these guys who literally put their lives… — Bugzy Malone Copy Share Image
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