City Quote by Ricky Hatton

My first fight was incredible; it was surreal. I almost forgot I had to fight, I was so overcome with emotion. It was just…

— Cat Zingano

Mayweather was my first professional defeat and I took it really, really hard.

— Ricky Hatton

I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was either learn or get knocked off.

— Sugar Ray Leonard

Boxing changed my life. It's like a drug; you can't believe how great it is! Let me tell you something, you hit somebody on…

— Tony Danza

I started boxing when I was eight. I enjoyed when I could hit someone and they couldn't hit me back. It was like a…

— Emanuel Steward

I feel good about my first professional fight. I was ready for it, and it was a good win for me.

— Joseph Parker

I got to fight the greatest-of-all-time in my weight division - not once but twice. I was watching this guy when I was 16…

— Max Holloway

During the fight, if you feel something, you know it's pretty bad, because normally you don't feel anything. You get punched and elbowed in…

— Stephen Thompson

I fought every kind of boxer.

— Julio Cesar Chavez Sr

I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me.

— Sugar Ray Leonard

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

My first fight. I fought a girl that was a little bit heavier, a little bit more experienced and I was petrified because I…

— Gina Carano