Rupert Penry-Jones Quotes

I do shadow boxing and use a heavy bag, but I don't spar with anyone.

If you think you're in shape, try boxing. You'll discover that you are not. It's the most physically challenging thing I've ever attempted, but I love it and I want to keep up some of the training.

This heavyweight division, it takes just one punch for anyone. It doesn't matter how hard you train or what.

On a personal level, I probably wouldn't want my boys to box professionally. But I do encourage them to get into boxing training - they both go along. It keeps them fit.

I'm a good fighter, a good boxer.

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.

I always expect unexpected challenges. Boxing is not an easy sport.

The first thing I learned in boxing is to not get hit. That's the art of boxing. Execute your opponent without getting hit. In sports school, we were putting our hands behind our backs and having to defend ourselves with our shoulders, by rolling, by moving round the ring, moving out feet.

I love boxing, and boxing has always been my favorite sport. I was always into it, and I boxed recreationally all of my life.

I was an OK boxer, I wasn't great, I was OK, but I loved the discipline of getting together every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, usually Saturday afternoons too, with a whole bunch of mates and training, very, very hard for about two-and-half hours.

Well I knew JD could go out there and knock the guy out because in training I told JD all the time that he has height, reach and size and he has the power. JD has such a right hand, his right hand is like wow, oh man it is bad.

I love boxing. I box in a local boxing gym in London. I usually spar. But I've done two fights and I lost both of them admirably. I didn't realize how much it would hurt for them to actually hit me.

A good boxing competition gives one the sight of fine men in their prime, trained to the ounce, showing the highest skill, pluck and endurance in carrying out their attack and defence under strict rules of fair play and good temper.

That takes it out of you, throwing too many punches.

And since my father started training me, he always explained to me how important footwork is and how strong your legs have to be.

Boxing is all hard work. I don't care what level you're on.

I just love boxing. Train to get there and to just fight somebody.

I've been working a lot on my jab.

Roy Jones and Muhammad Ali are the inspiration for my style of fighting.

Range control is a big part of Floyd Mayweather's arsenal.

Watching some heavyweights like Mike Tyson, he inspired me to work with my speed because he beat people with power, but most of the time, he beat people with speed.

You're just taking punishment every day, getting hit all the time. That's something we're going to cut back on. I'll train hard but the sparring will be cut in half.

Froch is like a train who just comes forward but Groves will move about, fake and feign and his good footwork is a big part of his game.

I was surprised at how slow Froch was. We were able to beat him to the punch.

People say of every opponent, 'When are you going to knock him out?' But I'm not like Mike Tyson, who came flying out of his corner. I'm much more composed. A guy is supposed to be durable, but then I start finding my range, and, well, it comes together. Boom.