--- title: "6 Knew Boxing Quotes by 5 authors" description: "Browse 6 Knew Boxing quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Knew Boxing sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fb/floyd-mayweather-jr-1949_anything_i-knew-boxing-before-i-knew-anything-els_87429.png" --- > [I knew boxing before I knew anything else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floyd-mayweather-jr/i-knew-boxing-before-i-knew-anything-else/) [Floyd Mayweather, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floyd-mayweather-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fb/floyd-mayweather-jr-1949_anything_i-knew-boxing-before-i-knew-anything-els_87429.png) > [The outgoing and spontaneous person that the world knew while I was boxing was a persona that I created to sell tickets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/the-outgoing-and-spontaneous-person-that-the-world-knew-while-i-was/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f12/muhammad-ali-386_boxing_the-outgoing-and-spontaneous-person-that_114736.jpg) > [I made the decision to turn pro, and I remember what Ali said to me: 'Get Angelo Dundee. He's the right complexion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-made-the-decision-to-turn-pro-and-i-remember-what-ali-said-to-me/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c79/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_ali_i-made-the-decision-to-turn-pro-and-i-re_221760.jpg) > [Every day as a kid, I went to the boxing gym. I knew boxing before I knew anything else. And I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floyd-mayweather-jr/every-day-as-a-kid-i-went-to-the-boxing-gym-i-knew-boxing-before-i/) [Floyd Mayweather, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floyd-mayweather-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76c/floyd-mayweather-jr-1949_boxing_every-day-as-a-kid-i-went-to-the-boxing_1295028.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a66/keith-thurman-3993_believe_ben-getty-knew-boxing-even-if-i-didn-t-b_1966186.jpg) > [I knew about boxing, as my dad could fight. He had a successful security firm in Liverpool, and I'd see him come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-bellew/i-knew-about-boxing-as-my-dad-could-fight-he-had-a-successful/) [Tony Bellew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-bellew/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f62/tony-bellew-4840_boxing_i-knew-about-boxing-as-my-dad-could-figh_2676298.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knew-boxing/#itemlist", "name": "Knew Boxing Quotes", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I knew boxing before I knew anything else.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Floyd Mayweather, Jr" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floyd-mayweather-jr/i-knew-boxing-before-i-knew-anything-else/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fb/floyd-mayweather-jr-1949_anything_i-knew-boxing-before-i-knew-anything-els_87429.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fb/floyd-mayweather-jr-1949_anything_i-knew-boxing-before-i-knew-anything-els_87429.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fb/floyd-mayweather-jr-1949_anything_i-knew-boxing-before-i-knew-anything-els_87429.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I knew boxing before I knew anything else.” — Floyd Mayweather, Jr", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The outgoing and spontaneous person that the world knew while I was boxing was a persona that I created to sell tickets and promote my career. 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