Amir Khan Quotes

It is tougher to control range on a guy who is as tall, lengthy, and busy as Amir Khan, who has a very good jab.

Mike Tyson would have been a good sparring partner for me and Muhammad Ali because Tyson was a fast fighter and he could punch and throw good combinations.

My punches are crisp, powerful, and sharp.

Dos Santos just has really good movement. He's really quick with his hands. He throws good combinations, and he has a lot of power. Combining all of that, it makes it really tough for somebody to fight with him.

Style-wise, I'm not ideal to fight, but I'm not taking anything away from 'Canelo' Alvarez, he's a special fighter and he's one of the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world for a reason.

I'm an orthodox fighter, relaxed, fast, and powerful. And I've got good footwork.

I can definitely box on the front foot as well as the back foot. I don't think that's really an issue.

I can box, I can bang, I can switch, I can punch, I'm not slow.

I hit hard, and I hit fast - much faster than Bisping, much harder than Bisping, and I have much better defence than Bisping.

Charles Hatley is a good fighter. He comes with pressure and he likes fighting. He's got a good style and he can bob and weave and be slick.

Woodley has tremendous athleticism, brings a lot of technique - well-rounded fighter.

Growing up as an amateur, I wasn't much of a power puncher. I was more of a speed guy.

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

It ain't about if he knocks a guy out. It's about how he knocks a guy out. It's the style, the improvisation.

I used to love to see Willie Pep and Ray Robinson. To me, the epitome of a great athlete is a great boxer. I just love the rhythm of seeing a man dance, slip punches. I loved the dancers and boxers. I would see them and be mesmerized.

Muhammad could take a very good punch. He was slick, he could move, he could hit, make you miss, good hand speed and combinations and one of the greatest fighters of all time in my opinion.

I am not into guys who powder-puff punch and run round the ring for 12 rounds. I'm into guys that want to shock the world with devastating power.

I definitely proved that I'm more than just a puncher, but I'm also a puncher.

There's no other heavyweight in the division like me, especially when it comes into the athletic department. I'm the most athletic heavyweight in the division.

I think footwork is one of the most important things to becoming a great fighter. That's where everything starts.

Speed is something that, in the heavyweight division, we don't have a lot of.

I'm developing more as a welterweight and becoming a better fighter.

Jacobs was a very good fighter and gave me good learning experience going 12 rounds.

If I didn't have a great right hook, the bigger, heavier fighters would grind me down and smother me.

I love fighting big guys because I'm fast. I'm not a big, light heavyweight. I can move. I can get inside on them. I'm inside, I'm wrestling with them, and they're just wrestling, but all the time, I'm chopping; I'm slapping.