George Groves 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.

I will be a complete man, a complete athlete, with a fight with Roy Jones Jr.

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

You decide whether you want to box on, or not. And for me of course, I wasn't going to be leaving the business until becoming a world champion, and defending it numerous times.

I can take over boxing with a win over Pacquiao.

Now Mayweather has retired, Alavrez is the biggest name in boxing, and I'm looking forward to pitting my wits against him.

People love boxing, but you've gotta wait two or three years for your favorite boxer to have a fight.

Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom. I had a good resume.

Boxing is what pays my bills.

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

A lot of people don't really understand boxing.

If I get the fight against Mayweather, I have no doubt I can go and take it.

Yes, I think about having a career in boxing, but I want to start from the bottom, start from zero. I want to get ranked and one day fight for a belt. I don't want to fight just to fight, for money, to go after big fights and challenge a great champion.

I always said as an amateur that I'd want to one day fight and beat Kindelan because he was the best out there.

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

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.

Show Me The Funny' was not very successful ratings wise, but the right people saw me.

Boxing's a funny business and sometimes different fights come along at different times.

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

My dad always wanted me to box because he saw a career in it for me.

It's always been my goal to fight the best fighters out there, and I look at Amir Khan as one of the top fighters in my division.

My dad had his dream of being a champion boxing trainer. He accomplished that.

My dad was a prize fighter in his youth. My boxing skills are very limited. I did train for most of my youth but couldn't really see the point of getting punched in the head. I'm a lover, not a fighter, but I do enjoy the sport in its purest form. As a child, my heroes were my dad and Muhammad Ali.

There are many tremendous artists that never make it. Talent is not enough if no one sees, hears and tastes your work.

I know people say I could be the next big pay-per-view star. They say that about a lot of fighters. To reach that, it takes a lot. Not just fighting skills, but marketing, good promotion.