Boys Quote by Evander Holyfield

I lost my first professional fight, but came back and won fights until I fought for the world title.

— Glover Teixeira

In a way, I'm fighting because of my mom. She wanted me to find something in my life.

— Shannon Briggs

My success as a young athlete contributed to major disagreements between my parents and my mom had to make the ultimate decision to leave.

— Nyjah Huston

My mum hates the fact that I fight. My sisters hate it, too, but they understand that boxing gave me a way out. It…

— Dillian Whyte

I lost my mother and my brother when I was 15 in two separate car accidents. I was doing well at school. I was…

— Manu Bennett

My mother ran away from my father after 16 years of being married to him. She was 16 when she hooked up with him.…

— Malik Yoba

I didn't come from a household where my mother dragged me outside and said, "You'd better fight." My mother wouldn't let me fight. I…

— Mike Tyson

I've been fighting since I was a child, fighting to get out of my circumstances.

— Mark Hunt

I lost my mom when I was young.

— Ad-Rock

I've lost fights and come back.

— Corey Anderson

My mom had struggles. My dad had struggles. He raised me as a single parent. I rebelled and almost quit amateur boxing, but my…

— Andre Ward

I punched my mother out once.

— Charles Manson