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title: "8 Took Boxing Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [I took up boxing to get in shape for filming because it's grueling - all the running, the heat, the yelling, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-yeun/i-took-up-boxing-to-get-in-shape-for-filming-because-it-s-grueling/)

[Steven Yeun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-yeun/)

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> [I grew up with an impatience with the anti-scientific. So I'm a bit miffed with our current love affair with all things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-laurie/i-grew-up-with-an-impatience-with-the-anti-scientific-so-i-m-a-bit/)

[Hugh Laurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-laurie/)

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> [I took up boxing out of sheer interest and to help my parents financially.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-kom/i-took-up-boxing-out-of-sheer-interest-and-to-help-my-parents/)

[Mary Kom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-kom/)

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> [I took up boxing as a fitness thing. I got obsessed, and I would go every day when I wasn't working. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-headey/i-took-up-boxing-as-a-fitness-thing-i-got-obsessed-and-i-would-go/)

[Lena Headey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-headey/)

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> [From the beginning, when my brother Vadim first took me to the boxing gym at 10, I was able to punch hard,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gennady-golovkin/from-the-beginning-when-my-brother-vadim-first-took-me-to-the-boxing/)

[Gennady Golovkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gennady-golovkin/)

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> [I'd love to share a ring with my hero, Manny Pacquiao. It would be my dream fight against another southpaw who I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-taylor/i-d-love-to-share-a-ring-with-my-hero-manny-pacquiao-it-would-be-my/)

[Josh Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-taylor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f22/josh-taylor-6829_age_i-d-love-to-share-a-ring-with-my-hero-ma_1920739.jpg)

> [I took boxing classes and karate when I was young.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-ramirez/i-took-boxing-classes-and-karate-when-i-was-young/)

[J. R. Ramirez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-ramirez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcf/j-r-ramirez-31092_boxing_i-took-boxing-classes-and-karate-when-i_2753613.jpg)

> [I took up boxing when I needed something to ground me a bit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bugzy-malone/i-took-up-boxing-when-i-needed-something-to-ground-me-a-bit/)

[Bugzy Malone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bugzy-malone/)

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