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Any fight that Floyd Mayweather is in is going to be entertaining, regardless. People come to see an icon, a living legend, a superstar.
What I learned from boxing and what everyone can take in real life is to follow directions, follow order. Don't give nobody a hard time.
Boxing is a buzz, but I went into it to make a living. I wasn't going to go into the ring and get punched in the head for the fun of it.
People who know Keith Thurman know I'm one of the most exciting welterweights in the division - I don't think anything has changed that.
Everyone wouldn't just accept that I wanted to be a fighter - because I wasn't someone that they envisioned could or would be a fighter.
[Cus D'Amato] told me, 'You're the type of guy who has to be hurt to learn.' I'm pissed off today because he was right about everything.
This is my career. I have children to raise. I have to retaliate. Evander Holyfield butted me. Look at me. My kids will be scared of me.
March 16th, Mike Tyson [vs.] Razor Ruddock, Razor Ruddock dies. If he doesn't die, it doesn't count. If he's not dead, it doesn't count.
I want to rip out his heart and feed it to Lennox Lewis. I want to kill people. I want to rip their stomachs out and eat their children.
Spirituality is recognizing the divine light that is within us all. It doesn't belong to any particular religion; it belongs to everyone
Champions are not generated from the championship. Champion is generated from something they have in them, desires, dreams, and visions.
Even today, if my title hadn't been given back to me and I was in such poverty where I had to go and find a job, I would have done that.
Things are getting much better, but I always wondered when I went to church on Sundays. I've always been one to... I'm not just a boxer.
I used to tease Joe Louis by reminding him that I was the greatest of all time. But Joe Louis was the greatest heavyweight fighter ever.
Boxing has been in my blood since I can remember. It comes naturally to me, and I've enjoyed it ever since I started, at the age of six.
Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than to receive.
When my supporters start making noise, Wlad [Klitschko] won't know what has hit him. He'll never have experienced an atmosphere like it.
While my father sang, Pedroza stared at me. By that time my eye pupils were staring at him, too, like a terrier that's got hold of a fox.
...cook him up with some barbecued dog...cook that yellow chump. I'll make that mother f**ker make me a sushi roll and cook me some rice.
You've got to have a villain and they'll always make me a villain. I'm used to it - it makes me work harder and it makes me fight harder.
Filling a need is not merely good business; it's a basic attitude towards life. If you see a need, do whatever you can to meet that need.
Before a fight between Riddick Bowe and Hector Gonzales: Generally when there's a lot of smoke . . . there's just a whole lot more smoke.
You know what a champion is? A champion is someone who's ready when the gong rings - not just before, not just after - but when it rings.
There's one thing I don't ever think about: losing ... Instead, I think about how I'm going to win, and how I can do it the quickest way.
I hate politicians. I hate politics. But if I start to go into politics, I think I believe that I can serve more, I can help more people.
I had to persevere because this was my life. This championship, this was the stuff I dreamt of all my life, and I wasn't gonna be denied.
That equals to being a fool, having fame and no fortune. A lot of guys out there have fame doing this and doing that, but they are broke.
Box gap is not a thing. If you need to back up to a mirror and bend over to find out how you look, you are playing to the wrong audience.
Anywhere I go, there is always an incredible crowd that follows me. In Rome, as I land at the airport, even the men kiss me. I love Rome.
You can't take no Chinese man and give him no Puerto Rican woman and talking like they're in love and emotionally in love and physically.
Boxers don't tend to come from Cambridge or Oxford. Sometimes the things we say don't come out well. We are not known for our vocabulary.
It's an individual sport so you get in the ring on your own and then when you retire you tend to spend the rest of your life on your own.
Every day, it was the same: school, homework, farm work, training. Getting hurt or dying might've been better than the life I was living.
Chavez will hit the canvas. He will be sitting in his corner, or with the doctor or referee stopping the fight. There's no other outcome.
I came from nothing and achieved humungous fame and fortune. But I worked hard. I had discipline and determination. I had that ice in me.
I watched Muhammad Ali, how when he would speak, how it was such a thing of beauty. It sounded so wonderful. And I wanted to be like him.
I made mistakes, but I'm luckier than most. I've got a successful business, lots of fans who think a lot of me and a family who loves me.
Do I beat a fully fledged, fully fit Tyson Fury? Probably not. But do I beat a Tyson Fury that's been out of the ring for two years? Yes.
I know every fight could be my last fight, and if that happens, that's not just a health issue, but I'll be knocked off that king's stool.
I've been in the ring. I've fought in a title fight. I know what it is like to lose a fight. I know everything a fighter has been through.
I still know I'm a true champion, I'm a great fighter, some of the best fighters of all time have a loss, or more than a couple of losses.
When at a young age you learn to face your fears, that makes the difference between people being champions and people not being champions.
Everyone has freedom to say whatever they want to say. I think it takes a stronger person to hold their tongue as opposed to speaking out.
Every day, getting up early in the morning before much traffic, my wife takes me 10 miles from home, drops me off, and I have to get back.
My dad lived by example. I lived by watching him. I watched all the great things he did and said. I try to walk that talk for my children.
I don't see where Tyson Fury has boxed anybody of Wladimir's [ Klitschko] calibre to be able to get in the ring with Wladimir and do well.
I never compare myself to anybody. I don't look at my accomplishments compared to anyone. I'm happy with what I've accomplished in boxing.
For punches I never really choose, I take whatever opportunity is given to me. If it's a left, I'll take it. If it's a right I'll take it.
I'm known for my strength and it helped that from a young age I was carrying around crates of beer or carpets and heavy rolls of underlay.
Everyone knows my story and lots of people have been disappointed in my deterioration as a man. But they can see I'm trying to get better.