Dad Quote by Tommy Morrison

I first got into boxing when I was quite young. I was about 12 when I won my first boxing match.

— Joseph Parker

My first boxing experience came at around 14. There was always confrontation in the area I grew up in. My mentality, I'll be honest,…

— Anthony Yarde

Boxing is a hard sport, I've been doing it for a long time since the age of 10.

— James DeGale

I was 11 when I started boxing. My brother was fighting before I did, and he got me into it.

— Nonito Donaire

I've been boxing since I was 4 years old.

— Shawn Porter

I used to box a bit, and once fought as an amateur welterweight.

— Alexander Hanson

I've been boxing since I was 7 years old.

— Ryan Garcia

At my first amateur fight, I was seven years old. My dad took me to go fight San Diego.

— Andy Ruiz Jr

Before me, my grandfathers, my uncles and my father were all boxers because Native Americans had to box in boarding schools. But in my…

— George Tahdooahnippah

I started boxing when I was eight. Me and my brother Rafael started boxing in amateur tournaments when I was 13. My father was…

— Juan Manuel Marquez

From the beginning, when my brother Vadim first took me to the boxing gym at 10, I was able to punch hard, and the…

— Gennady Golovkin

I didn't even know about amateur boxing, period.

— Deontay Wilder