Jimi Manuwa Quotes

I don't need David Haye and his antics to earn money.

The heavyweight boxing needs Shannon Briggs and boxing needs Shannon Briggs.

People ask me about Orlando Salido. My answer is that I fight for Top Rank and will take on who they schedule for me. But I would like to welcome Salido to Lomachenko University in the ring some day.

I would love to fight Ricky Hatton.

A fight with Tony Bellew would be a momentous occasion. He is a good boxer and a good person, and I also have the option to move into the heavyweight division.

Boxing is what pays my bills.

When I turned pro, Muhammad Ali was laying back, and I was able to fill up an area that was empty.

Whether someone like Klitschko wins, loses, draws, or gets knocked out in five seconds, he is still a big name.

We use the term 'fight' very lightly - 'I've been fighting so hard to get my car, I've been fighting so hard to get that job, I've been fighting so hard to get that girl.' But the reality is boxers do fight bitterly to get whatever they want or whatever they need in life, and most of them come from nothing, which is the case of Roberto Duran.

I know I have a mandatory with Errol Spence. He's a very talented fighter but not really heard of in the U.K. or even America, but we all know he can fight.

In memory of Muhammad Ali I will be knocking out David Haye in one round.

My second pro fight was at Madison Square Garden, on the undercard of Naseem Hamed's fight against Kevin Kelley.

I'm always telling Don King's people when there's a top-10 heavyweight they've got that needs an opponent, I'm ready.

And I remember leaving my place in L.A. and - my father is a big fight fan - and I said, 'Dad, I got a couple of days off and I'm getting ready to go to Houston to sign to fight Muhammad Ali.

You couldn't find a more stylized boxer than Sugar Ray Leonard.

I worked with Rocky Graziano and Rocky was certainly a character.

I made the decision to turn pro, and I remember what Ali said to me: 'Get Angelo Dundee. He's the right complexion with the right connection.' He knew boxing. Our relationship was so genuine, so sincere.

I had a lot of great moments with David Haye.

One of my favourite fighters to watch ever, and of course before I was a ring announcer, was Muhammad Ali.

I'm not going to say I'm not ready for a fighter like Canelo Alvarez.

I grew up watching the careers of Tyson and Bowe. I always wanted to follow in their footsteps in becoming a world champion. But I've always been my own man.

I just want to fight the best guys that there is in the world and make the most money out of it.

I would definitely be interested in a rematch with Callum Smith.

My family and I grew up watching and admiring Oscar De La Hoya and to now be fighting under his promotional banner is a dream come true.

In boxing, it's one fight, so it's easier to build up rivalries, but everyone's got huge respect for each other.