Best Boxing Quotes

"Boxing saved me and pulled me out of a very, very dark place. It gave me purpose."

"Pick up the boxing gloves to find that confidence, find that purpose but also to fight back against bullying, and more so, specifically cyberbullying."

"This is the greatest atmosphere you have ever witnessed in a boxing ring."

"Truly one of the best boxing events that has ever been put on in the history of the sport."

"Because it's historical, it's going to be a fantastic boxing festival. This is going to be something extra special."

"It's going to be fireworks from the opening round."

"We don't have a Muhammad Ali anymore in boxing; our great athletes have so many other options."

"This will be the greatest atmosphere you have ever witnessed in a boxing ring."

"It's going to be explosive; you have to take someone's soul, you have to take their spirit."

"Even if you get knocked down, as long as you can still get back up, you should do so because the moment a boxer stays down, their career is over."

"True courage, both in boxers and non-boxers, is commendable and something to be admired."

"Ryan Garcia is a superstar. He hasn't won his first major world title but listen, this guy has the following."

"The world hasn't seen the best of Devin Haney. Every fight I get, I'm getting better and better."

"Boxing teaches you first and foremost self-respect and respect for others."

"Boxing doesn't just need great fighters; it needs great ambassadors."

"The real skill in boxing comes from being able to see the openings, knowing when to throw the shot."

"Before Ali's fight with George Foreman in 1974, he said the iconic, 'Floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee. His hands can't hit what his eyes can't see.'"

"Healthy heart, healthy circulation, good mind - I love boxing for those reasons."

"Boxing can be the greatest strength of a community to bring people together."

"I'm here to do a job and enjoy myself, and I hope that the boxing fans around the world are going to enjoy this fight as much as I am." - Tyson Fury

"Gratitude, you're gonna have a lot to be thankful for."

"More than the greatest boxer of all time, he was the idol whose every move in and out of the ring showed what black pride really meant."

"Never has the boxing world been so unanimous in its affection, and never was it so richly deserved."

"An MMA fighter making his boxing debut arguably could have beaten the best heavyweight boxer in the world."

"An MMA champion in his boxing debut made The Undefeated number one heavyweight boxer resort to cheating."

"The real fight to make at this point, in my opinion, is aanu versus Fury, the rematch."

"Congratulations, Eva, you've become the youngest World Boxing Champion. How do you feel right now?"

"I just can't believe what Jake Paul's thinking. He's fighting a heavyweight great, and I think he can get hurt badly."

"Of course, Tyson. I don't think Jake can knock out Tyson, no way."

"Emma's dream was to be a boxer. All her life she was told that she couldn't be a boxer because she was a girl."

"It made me who I am today; it prepared me for the brutality of the sport of boxing."

"Boxing isn't a nice sport. We're not going in there to be nice; we're going in there to take each other's heads off."

"Me winning this fight doesn't just allow you to become the greatest in this era of boxing. I believe this fight is going to make the whole history of boxing forever respect me."

"Boxing is my life. Boxing made me the person I am today. Boxing is my life. That's why I love it so much."

"You take your punches and roll with it. This is boxing, you know. Hey, sometimes you win some, you lose some. It is what it is."

"I'm proud of myself. He ain't knocked me out. He knocked all the other guys out."

"It's not good, but it's okay. You're living the American dream because I became a boxer. Doesn't get better than that."

"Dear soul, you're just a kid from Guadalajara, like so many of us are, a kid from our streets with nothing to lose, a kid who became something, the undisputed champion of the world."

"You're still that kid from Guadalajara, the kid that became a king."

"It's not about money for Canelo at this point, it's about legacy."

"Anthony Joshua proved that he's the best heavyweight in the world."

"This is the heavyweight division. To see him get up and still do this is impressive. That uppercut was impressive; it was damn right marvelous in my opinion."

"That fight is a reason why boxing will always have my heart as my favorite sport. That was absolutely fantastic."

"Joe Rogan said that God is revolutionizing movement and footwork in the heavyweight division."

"He might be one of the all-time greatest humans. Just an impactful, powerful human being who happened to be a great boxer."

"The Ali-Frazier trilogy still represents the gold standard in heavyweight trilogies."

"What a truly amazing prizefight! An instant classic, indeed!"

"This was easily one of the most mesmerizing heavyweight encounters I’ve ever witnessed live in more than 35 years as a boxing fan."

"I've always said with boxing, because of the dangers of the sport, I've always said, 'Get in, get rich, get out.'"

"I stay in martial arts more than boxing. I did kickboxing, judo, karate. I'm into combat sports."

"Eric Gomez, President of Golden Boy: 'This is a fun scrap.'"

"This kid is fun to watch and he's only three fights in."

"That's going to take him to different places because when the fight fans can relate to you in that way, that's what made Chavez special."

"This kind of fight makes you itch, like you want to fight again."

"I'm actually Mexican... my grandma... she's been making trunks for probably over 30 years."

"We should be the leaders of boxing and show the world that we want to make the great fights for the fans. That's the bottom line."

"Boxing is a unique sport where anybody, there's no barriers to enter."

"The big fights are not getting made...we have to come together, that's the bottom line."

"It really is a pleasure that we can kind of break bread and just make sure that we have the best fights for the fans."

"Being a champion is more than just being able to throw punches."

"AJ is now in a place in his mind where the biggest tests bring out the best in him."

"He got a compound down in Puerto Rico... he brought all them boxing people around him and he's really preparing."

"I remember there was this fight taking place... Muhammad Ali and he was fighting this new young brutal George Foreman. They called it the Rumble in the Jungle."

"Boxing is a poor man's game at chess... it's about having the confidence, and when the chips are down, it's about saying to yourself, 'I can go a little further, always a little further.'"

"Undefeated boxing heavyweight champion and lifelong WWE fan."

"I hate people say, 'Well, it's the Floyd era.' Floyd fought everybody. He didn't duck nobody."

"Tune in July 29th, you will see something special because they're both not taking a step back. They will be fighting to the finish to make history happen."

"There are certain moments in your fandom in boxing that you remember exactly where you were."

"It's the rare super fight in this era where it's not about the build-up... it's about the guarantee that come Fight Night these two are going to deliver."

"God don't make mistakes. And God only made one thing perfect, and that's my boxing record."

"Floyd Mayweather Jr. is so skilled at boxing, he even earned himself the nickname 'Money.'"

"Mike Tyson may have earned as much as 400 million dollars throughout his career."

"Don't forget this Saturday night, the 28th of October, live on Dr Sports, we will be featuring The Battle of the Baddest: Tyson Fury, the current WBC heavyweight champion of the world, takes on the former UFC champion of the world, Francis Ngannou, in a crossover fight being labeled the battle of the baddest."

"Muhammad Ali's my hero, pal. You're gonna get the lights out."

"Don't forget you're a boxer, you're a world-class boxer. In fact, I shouldn't even be giving you advice; I should be taking advice from you."

"I believe that the winner of this fight will be the new face of boxing."

"This fight is just an old-school fight, two best fighters in the weight class, two best fighters in the world fighting each other."

"First time undisputed, it was away, and you got two old school fighters who are really gonna go in there and give it their all."

"I feel like this fight will boil down to grit, determination, focus."

"People who win world titles, they get better after they win the world title because they just get more confidence."

"Of course, it's always about the win... I can't say I'm the best guy in my era when there's still one guy at the at Mount Rushmore sitting beside me."

"Being a smaller guy never made me think 'Oh man, this guy is too big.' It's cool. The bigger they are, the harder they fall."

"It'd be great for the sport of boxing... then it will show a level of respect that doesn't have to be aligned with disrespect or be entertaining."

"First Mexican heavyweight ever. That's kind of surprising."

"Boxing can deliver so many things for the youth culture, not just wanting to become a professional boxer but discipline, respect, the regimental lifestyle."

"Floyd Mayweather was watching him spar and gave him some words of wisdom."

"That says a lot, to be able to get some pointers from Floyd 'Money' Mayweather."

"Mike Tyson...could still kill you with one shot."

"Manny Pacquiao is the last standing icon when it comes to pro fighting, fighting for real."

"This is beautiful. It's great for boxing, and it's the biggest fight in the damn sport."

"Boxing saved my life, I would probably be dead or in jail."

"I never saw myself as a boxer. I never saw myself training. I never pictured myself doing any of that. That was something that my older brothers were doing and that's their life, not me."

"This is the happiest I've been with my football club since we won the league."

"His career was Ali and Joe Frazier, then Holyfield and he thought at one point that he was going to be fighting Mike Tyson."

"Tyson Fury had to deal with real and unexpected adversity."

"I think Fury proved that he's the best heavyweight on the planet."

"Pound for pound... I'll prefer to watch MMA over boxing just because it appeals to me a little bit more."

"Your winner by unanimous decision, he is still undefeated!"

"Are you looking to cause some chaos in the boxing world on Friday? I hope so."

"Combinations play a vital role, with each fighter having 42 punches to choose from."

"We've got the biggest fight of the 21st century taking place... we're going to find out who the best heavyweight in the world is."

"It's not personal... it's strictly business for both Fighters."

"Are we going to see more of the Fury that we saw in the second Wilder rematch?"

"Thank you, thank you Seven and Jojo. It's gonna be a great fight, IBF super featherweight championship of the world."

"It's entertainment you know boxing is entertainment and you know this is a form of entertainment."

"I think even when you watch you know higher skilled boxing you still want to be entertained."

"The only thing you ain't done in boxing is lose." - SOG

"Every fighter's tried to beat Floyd and they haven't, so maybe it's going to take another MMA guy to do it."

"I'VE NEVER SEEN A SPECTACLE LIKE IT FOR BOXING."

"This fight is the most anticipated since Mayweather-Pacquiao."

"You can't get Undisputed Champions unless the best are fighting the best."

"A lot of people like there's so many aspects to boxing that people don't understand."

"That's repetitive concussions you know and that's one of the worst things about boxing."

"It brought life back to boxing and it needed it."

"They're heavyweights, baby, nothing like tonight."

"There's an opportunity with that, and I think it's true. In the line is the top of the list, to fight Tyson Fury."

"The fight will be fought on Tyson's terms." - Frank Warren

"All's Tyson needed was a straight Road, 40 year old, it's just getting his mind right, giving him a straight road to run on and he'll do it." - Big John Fury

"For my money Tyson too big too strong too intelligent and too many kills in his box."

"Boxing sometimes needs a leg up, and Jake Paul is that leg up."

"Victory number one in his professional career, a shutout on the scorecards, just like we thought. Look, Brooklyn is in the house!"

"Don't forget, there's a lot of big boxing fights happening just before this fight and just after, and they're all going to be outshined."

"Mayweather is a far more complete fighter, far better fighter."

"Mayweather consistently throughout his career throws over 100 punches a round."

"I guarantee you I'm gonna knock Caleb Plant out before round six."

"Joe Frazier probably had the greatest left hook in the history of the heavyweight division."

"I believe that I have the power and I have the height of a heavyweight... if I focus on a heavyweight, make a nice preparation, I know that I can get there."

"You can't hit what you can't see, and you know I'm not the best at what I do because I'm easy to hit. I'm the best at what I do because I'm the most elusive world champion in history. And that's facts." - Tyson Fury

"I'm coming for everything good, and also you should. And if you beat me, you become the lineal World Heavyweight Champion." - Tyson Fury

"The victory will be mine in Riyadh on October 28th. The victory will be mine." - Francis Ngannou

"If it lands as I've said, you've got the hardest punch in the world. If it does land completely clean on Tyson Fury, goodnight." - Francis Ngannou

"I'm going there to fight, hit, and not get hit. I think that's the rules of boxing, and that's why I'm very aware of that, and that's why I'm taking this very serious." - Francis Ngannou

"I've been successful for 15 years in a row, 34 contests, and two-time undefeated Champions." - Tyson Fury

"I'm the baddest man on the planet." - Tyson Fury

"He wants to stay close and make this a good boxing match where he can showcase his boxing skills but do that from the inside."

"True black liberation is kind of just means that we just get to control our own destiny."

"I'm even better with my right, so why wouldn't we just trade jab for jab in the southpaw stance?"

"He's stolen his punches totally different, corrected mistakes, even defensively. He's learned that."

"He came out there, did what he wanted to, landed hard punches, got the KO quickly."

"Footwork is everything. If your feet aren't underneath you, you can get hit. You're probably gonna go down."

"The energy and adrenaline on nights like this... only boxing can provide."

"This is exactly the kind of fight that reflects the best this sport has to offer."

"Boxing is not dead, the youngest are coming, and this is the start."

"How many guys are fighting the creme de La Creme at 15-0 at 14-0 at 16-0 in boxing and now here's a kid who's 24 who said I'm not even going to take an extra payday because I don't want to do anything to mess this up."

"When was the last time in boxing, outside of somebody who's Rising for being a knockout Force, where you looked at him and say right now, he might actually be the best fighter in the world?"

"Concepcion said he is now fulfilling his lifelong dream to be a pro fighter 32 years old and the moment is upon Eduardo Concepcion."

"For your winner by KO Eduardo Concepcion defeats Gabe Brown."

"Everybody's putting effort into their right hooks. 99% of people are not putting any time or effort into their jabs."

"Wow I am impressed with Greenwood's ability to take these punches"

"That was a very good head movement from Lopez right there and then fired back at the right time as well."

"This is boxing versus MMA. It's a boxer versus an MMA fighter in a middle ground."

"The winner takes their crown as one of the pound for pound best in the sport of boxing."

"He talked about countering from the pocket, hitting and not getting hit."

"Forget that Jake Paul is a YouTube guy and watch him fight, the kid can fight 100%."

"Buster had worked his way into the top 10 heavyweight rankings by 1986."

"James 'Buster' Douglas, undisputed heavyweight champion of the world."

"You almost need to put Fury down a couple of times to beat him."

"He's in control of the mental battle, and that's what's always been really impressive about Fury for me."

"The fight was almost Fight of the Year contender. Yard would not stop coming on, it was wild."

"As skilled as he is, I don't think better beef gets bullied like that."

"Marvelous Marvin Hagler got his first opportunity to compete for the middleweight world championship."

"Marvelous Marvin Hagler had just become the new undisputed WBA/WBC middleweight champion of the world."

"Marvelous Marvin Hagler was still the undisputed middleweight world champion."

"At the conclusion of 12 rounds Sugar Ray Leonard was awarded a 12 round split decision, making him a three division world champion."

"Marquez put an exclamation point on the rivalry by scoring that epic 6th round knockout!"

"At the end of the day, it was an amazing rivalry where the big winner was us boxing fans."

"AJ or Usick? It's gonna be an interesting fight."

"It's a blessing because I have the ability to knock a single man out with one punch."

"I'm next in the line for the heavyweight championship of the world."

"This is it, big time, Bo baby. I want to chop that tree down, and that's what I'm planning to do."

"Bring it on, bring it on, bring it on, I'm ready, I'm motivated for this fight."

"Muhammad Ali defeated George Foreman during the legendary Rumble in the Jungle bout in Kinshasa, Zaire, to become the World Heavyweight Champion for a second time."

"What a story as Hasim Rahman becomes the heavyweight champion of the world in one of the biggest upsets in the history of the division."

"Tyson Fury is the most entertaining, the most best fun is a heavyweight since Muhammad Ali."

"I'm not in this position because oh I'm a good boxer or I work harder than the next man. I'm in this position because God will do that's it nothing else."

"Being a boxer is to aspire to the ultimate performance of traditional masculinity."

"The greatest beauty of boxing is not the fact that people get knocked down, it's that they get up."

"This is heavyweight boxing and there is nothing quite like it."

"When tank wins this fight in emphatic fashion he's gonna be the face of boxing."

"Highly unlikely but never know with the sport of boxing... you never know."

"I wish I'd seen it live [ __ ] up yeah so fury just destroyed him and it was really interesting"

"I think to be honest while there is kind of fine doing what he does if this is what I think should happen no third fight I agree based on what I've read if you do a third fight while there could be permanently injured for the rest of his life"

"The sport needs to evolve over time, right? Like we've sort of seen that, like boxing pay-per-view numbers have been going down, except for these influencer boxing matches which are like bringing a lot. Surprisingly successful."

"Who on earth would step into the ring with Mike Tyson? Well, it turns out quite a few people."

"At the very least, you're getting a bunch of quality of life features."

"You probably do not realize how good Usyk is and Anthony Joshua will not get the credit he deserves for pulling off this win."

"The most important punch in boxing is the jab because that sets up the combinations and your chance to win."

"Former professional boxer and all-around American pretty boy Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. stunned audiences across the globe with his strength and skill in the ring."

"When the heavyweight division is flourishing, everyone prospers."

"This is now changing the face of boxing. This is now making boxing the greatest sport in the world again."

"On February 17th only one man will be able to walk this Earth as the Undisputed Tyson Fury World Heavyweight Champion."

"Boxing at its best showcases the best without a doubt."

"He's been a great advert for what you can do coming from problems in your past and better in your life and using boxing to do so."

"For us we made it very clear I've just told you to find that he'd be fighting on the 23rd that for us is a massive big test for it and then we're looking for the winner as I've just said : Alvarez he's number one that's where we're at."

"How harsher could the odds be—and thus more compelling the story—than the idea that a character could, through boxing, rise from abject poverty to fame and fortune?"

"This is gonna be legendary... people gonna talk about this fight 30, 40 years from now." - Errol Spence Jr.

"Jake Paul made himself the biggest opponent in boxing."

"Undoubtedly this is the best fight that can be made in the entire sport."

"Spence became the new unified champion of the division."

"Errol Spence had now captured three out of the four world's titles."