Amateur Quote by Marcos Maidana

I look at a lot of my fights and I'm like, 'man, that was too greedy.' I can even look back on my fights,…

— Derek Brunson

My family actually owns an MMA promotion company, so it's kind of a family deal. It's called Fight Sports Entertainment, and they throw amateur…

— Jonathan Lipnicki

“Who have we here? some amateur in fights! an inquisitive, wonder- seeking non-combatant, who has volunteered to serve his king, and perhaps draw a…

— James Fenimore Cooper

I had 14 amateur fights, and I went out there and knocked a lot of them out. Trainingwise, we would pretty much just spar.

— Sean O'Malley

I had no idea if I could fight when I first started. My first four amateur fights, I had never even been punched in…

— Justin Gaethje

I grew up in a gym in Miami, the one where Muhammad Ali trained. I had 142 amateur fights and lost three.

— Mickey Rourke

Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five

— Sugar Ray Leonard

Counting amateur fights, I have over a thousand bouts.

— Jake LaMotta

I have been blowing past the majority of my opponents, so people get the impression of me as an attacking, body punching, and brawler…

— Ricky Hatton

In my pro and amateur fights I've always mentioned Mexico.

— Andy Ruiz Jr

Guys with fathers involved get started younger than those who didn't have fathers taking them to the gym every day from when they were…

— Teddy Atlas

I've had 12 amateur fights, 18 professional fights and I've come to Russia, not just to Russia but to Chelyabinsk, home of Sergey Kovalev…

— Anthony Yarde