Holt McCallany Quotes

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.

Boxing's been good to me.

I ran into a couple of guys who were boxers. They talked me into working out at their gym. I became obsessed with boxing and the idea of becoming a champion.

I started boxing when I was eight. Me and my brother Rafael started boxing in amateur tournaments when I was 13. My father was an ex-pro boxer.

Boxing is what pays my bills.

Everything I have in this world, I owe to the sport of boxing, and I won't ever forget that.

I boxed 15 years in a club.

I am thrilled to participate in the World Boxing Super Series, the Champions League of boxing.

I realised that I could either fight and get into trouble on the street or I could fight and get paid in the ring. I chose the ring.

My mother used to box, and I followed her footsteps into training. She loves fighting.

Boxing has been good to me and I believe I have been good for boxing.

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

We're prizefighters. That's what we become. Boxing has one of the biggest purses in sport. And in the sporting field, we probably make the most money.

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

I'm a boxing fan. I've seen Kell Brook fight. I'm not one of those boxers who says he doesn't watch other guys fight or follow the sport. I do.

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.

For the birth of one champion, there are many young boxers behind them who had setbacks. In terms of that, I think boxing is very dramatic.

I am the person who is going to take over boxing after Floyd Mayweather.

Us Mexicans - we love boxing.

I got into boxing because I wanted to fight Tyson.

From a young age, I was told boxing was not a career option. My dad told me there were other ways to make a living in sport without taking punches to the head. But eventually, curiosity got the better of me. I needed to find out what the big deal was.

We all think we've got one more boxing match in us, and that, probably, will be the downfall of Floyd Mayweather, George Foreman, Manny Pacquiao. We'll overstay our welcome.

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

I like boxing movies. One of the hardest things for me to watch as far as boxing films, is the boxing. The actual boxing usually sucks.