Wrestling Quotes by Mikey Garcia

51 Wrestling quotes by Mikey Garcia

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Mikey Garcia talks about fighting like a chess game. He says he studies the business, politics, and timing of a match, staying patient and calm to find the right opening. He also notes that how you respond after a loss can shape a career.

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I'm available to fight anybody.

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Errol Spence is a fighter. He wants to hurt you.

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I will become a five-division champion.

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Pay-per-view is bit of a gamble.

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I don't take easy fights.

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I'm never out there looking for the KO. If it's there, I'll take it.

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I can do a lot of things that other fighters can't.

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To cement your name, you've got to go after the biggest fights.

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Why take the pay-per-view gamble? I don't need to do that.

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I feel I have the power and the skillset to compete in any division up to welterweight.

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I fight for my name. For my dad's last name to be recognized in the history books of boxing.

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I want to fight the top champions, I want to fight for titles.

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I want to give my fans great fights to remember me by.

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I traditionally like to be patient, calm and look for openings - try to box for a few rounds until I figure…

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I don't have a number set that I'm chasing, but I do believe I'll be a champion at 140, and again at 147.

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I've always said I have very good timing. It is underestimated when you are outside the ring but once you get inside…

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I've been able to not only be a fighter, but a thinking fighter, where I can use my insight into the business…

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When I walk into the arena, I get excited and emotional, when I see the fans rise and start cheering. But then…

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It's not OK for somebody to push a fighter into a corner and strong-arm him to accept whatever the promoter wants.

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It came like a natural thing for me, and I liked it. That's how my amateur career started. But again, no interest…

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I want to get bigger and better fights, where people can recognize me as one of the better fighters in the world.

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Boxing is for the poor man. A lot of people don't know what's going on, but I've been able to see it…

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It's your career. Why should you let someone else be in control of what you do? You're the one taking all the…

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Robert Easter Jr. is a tough fighter who I have to take very seriously and I do, and that's why we did…

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At one time, when I was first starting, when I was first champion, I wanted to be undisputed champion so I could…

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As the fighter, you're the one getting in the ring, you're the one risking injuries, you're the one risking your life -…

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I could easily be defending my title against top contenders in the Top 10, but if they haven't been champions or their…

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I make the fight look easy and people haven't seen the best.

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No other fighter's doing what I'm doing, no other fighter is daring to do what I'm doing.

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If I look forward to bigger fights, than the biggest fight for me is Manny Pacquiao.

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I feel that's what a real champion needs to be doing, dare to take on the best fights possible.

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My dad had his dream of being a champion boxing trainer. He accomplished that.

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I think a fight with Errol Spence is easier to make than Lomachenko because of promotional reasons.

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I never dreamt to be headlining a pay-per-view card. That was never a goal.

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I would love to fight anybody at the welterweight limit with a belt.

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It would be a great thing for my legacy to get in the ring with an all-time great.

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Errol Spence, I really want that fight because everyone says it's too much, too risky. That's exactly why I want to do…

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I'm always the favorite heading into fights. My accomplishments don't get credit because I'm supposed to win.

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If I did a multiple-fight deal, I could probably get more money but it's not always about the money.

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Every fighter has a different agenda. Every promoter has a different agenda for their fighter. Every manager has a different agenda. So…

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My dad had a third-grade education in Mexico. Third grade. My mom had a fifth-grade education. They were raised in a poor home... They…

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No other fighter's doing what I'm doing, no other fighter is daring to do what I'm doing.

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I think Adrien Broner was at his best. If he wasn't, I would have knocked him out. He was very motivated, he changed camps…

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I can do a lot of things that other fighters can't.

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I've always wanted to do things different, always wanted to be the person who stands out from the pack.

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I was fighting at 125 pounds when I was 15 years old... then became a champion at 126 pounds at 25 years old.

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I really believe in myself. That's why I keep challenging myself.

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I bought a Lamborghini, SV Aventador, one of 600. Modified. There's other 'Lambos' out there, but that one I have is unique.

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I've always said I have very good timing. It is underestimated when you are outside the ring but once you get inside the ring…

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I have a blue 2010 Dodge Challenger SRT, the first car I ever bought. I didn't want it to just be a regular Challenger.…

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I traditionally like to be patient, calm and look for openings - try to box for a few rounds until I figure out what…

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A lot of fighters are counted out after a loss, and it's really what you do afterward that offers an explanation to your career.

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I'm never out there looking for the KO. If it's there, I'll take it.

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