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For the last years now I've had my own academy where I train Brazilian Jujitsu and Tae boxing, Muay Thai everyday.
It’s all about one split-second. Boxing is a funny thing…you blink your eyes and somebody says ‘Goodnight’ to you.
If it amuses you to hit people, you do boxing - you do taekwondo - whatever you want. But you don't play football.
The reason I like Olympic boxing is that all the best fighters come together and find out who the best fighter is.
Alvarez is the biggest name in boxing. I'm looking forward to pitting my wits against one of the best in the sport.
When I was a little kid I wanted to be an artist or a painter. But once I got into boxing, all I wanted was to box.
I wish my memory weren't so bad. They tell me it's from all the football and boxing and the concussions that I got.
I love the beach and rock climbing and boxing and nature, so I like to stay away from my phone as much as possible.
Everything in tennis is so neat and nice but boxing has sport down to its essence; it is very pure and I like that.
I tried to stay away from King. You can't do it. It's like staying away from taxes. Sooner or later, he'll get you.
And I love kick boxing. It's a lot of fun. It gives you a lot of confidence when you can kick somebody in the head.
I do get paid well as an MMA fighter, but this isn't boxing and I feel like we should get paid like this is boxing.
I just want them to keep bringing guys on and I'am going to strip them of their health. I bring pain a lot of pain.
He knows which fighters to steal, how to exploit anyone's vice, vanity or insecurity and make a profit for himself.
In no other sport is the connection between performer and observer so intimate, so frequently painful, so unresolved
Boxing is really hard because you have to be in really good shape to have all those rules and just using your hands.
I was once knocked out by a Mexican bantamweight - six of my pals were swinging him around by his heels at the time.
I do Y7 Yoga; I take a lot of Akin's Army classes, soul cycle, boot camps, tone house, SLT, boxing. I do everything.
I thought I knew how to work out before I immersed myself into boxing. I now know what an extreme workout really is.
When I went to L.A., I had trainer there, worked on Parkour and boxing to get my body used to working out every day.
You have to be super focused when you're boxing. After I've done a few rounds, I feel as if I can conquer the world.
I dare to be great. The man without imagination stands unhurt and hath no wings. This is my credo, this is my forte.
Fight prep, boxing, cardio, stretching. It's almost like dancing, you have to learn to dance and keep practicing it.
I don't fight for legacy. I don't fight for none of that, I fight for that check. I'm in the check cashing business.
There was always sibling rivalry. Tennis, football, boxing, whatever - you always want to come out on top of big sis.
I was drawn to boxing because I got beat up as a kid. I was the kid with the piano books in a New York neighbourhood.
I have never thought of a full-fledged career in Bollywood because boxing has never left my mind. But you never know.
I have a personal trainer. But I tried boxing; I tried ballet. I tried everything to see what works best for my body.
I have experience of boxing. I know what it is like to be hit. Half my life is boxing. I start fighting when I am 16.
I could feel his muscle tissues collapse under my force. It's ludicrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm.
Hopefully, some day I help some of this up-and-coming talent and promote them. Boxing is growing and is here to stay.
Just because I get in trouble or into a situation outside of boxing, don't let that make your statement on my boxing.
I wouldn't be boxing if I wasn't given the all-clear by the doctors, I wouldn't put my family or myself through that.
It's very rare in British boxing that you have two fighters who are both undefeated and who are both world champions.
Three to four times a week, I do boxing with a trainer. It's great because you get to punch things and let out stress.
Boxing is not always about standing in the middle going toe to toe. It's about poise and grace under extreme pressure.
You run for forty-five minutes, you train for an hour and a half, and the rest of the time you hang out and talk tough
I love to exercise. I'm a big hiker, and I like boxing. I mean, I love a good burger, but I keep things in moderation.
Hatton leads the wrong lifestyle to be a great fighter, and he does not have what it takes to be one of boxing's best.
I know I got it made while the masses of black people are catchin' hell, but as long as they ain't free, I ain't free.
Holmes is so ugly, his grandmother said when he started to cry the tears would stop and roll down the back of his head.
Our boxing is not like the men's. It's more thoughtful, more technical. It's not just, 'Get in there and hurt someone.'
If my son wants a boxing career, I won't stop him, but I definitely won't push him. It's bad for a kid to be pressured.
You don't appreciate things until they're gone. For me, I miss my friends; I don't miss boxing, I miss the camaraderie.
If, in 10 years, or 20 or 30 years, you sit down with your friends and talk about boxing, you need to remember my name.
The time may have come to say goodbye to Muhammad Ali, because very honestly, I don't think he can beat George Foreman.
I didn't know how to be any other way. I felt like one of those barbarian kings just coming to conquer the Roman Empire.
I've never boxed before in my life. I've had one day's training at a boxing gym, and it's an incredibly difficult sport.
Now I'm free of him and I'm light as a feather. There's no weight holding me down; I'm ready to spread my wings and fly.
I don't think boxing took more from me then I got in return. It gave me everything that I took from it. It was all fair.