Amir Khan Quotes

I do best when guys come at me. Stylistically, the Ricky Hatton fight is the best fight for me.

Canelo's going to have his moments. I'm not saying he's not. But I'm going to have my moments. It will come down to who can finish off their moments and finish the fight the best.

As everyone in boxing knows, styles makes fights.

In boxing you create a strategy to beat each new opponent, it's just like chess.

I'd say I just fell in love with trying to knock people out really quick instead of letting the fight develop.

I watched Ali, studied Ali, and I studied Sugar Ray Robinson. I watched them display showmanship. I watched them use pizzazz, personality, and charisma. I took things from them and borrowed things from them because boxing is entertainment.

Boxing is not always about standing in the middle going toe to toe. It's about poise and grace under extreme pressure.

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.

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.

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.

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.

All that is worth seeing in good boxing can best be witnessed in a contest with soft gloves. Every value is called out: quickness, force, precision, foresight, readiness, pluck, and endurance. With these, the rowdy and 'rough' are not satisfied.

When I step into the ring with someone, this has got to be their vacation spot, but my home turf. So I go the opposite side seven rounds doing the same thing. Skipping, skipping, skipping. Then I go seven rounds going both ways. Skip to the left, skip to the right.

I learned a lot from the Holmes fight. I learned about styles and the pressure. I'm more prepared now.

I say the sweet science is to hit and not get hit.

Boxing is the sweet science. You hit and not get hit. There's no reward for you to hit me more than I hit you other than on the scorecards.

I have to take my time, use my punches, and use the ring.

If I get a guy that can take my shots and withstand my arsenal for the first round or two, I think you're going to see the best of me coming forward.

I got speed and power. I got two things. And I've all the other aspects of boxing.

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.

In boxing, some fighters have good chins. You just have to be persistent and continue following the plan and trying to catch them nicely and, obviously, hope to be knocking him out.

To make it big, a fighter needs power. Otherwise, sooner or later, he'll fall victim to opponents who force the issue and take two or three punches to land one.

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.

When you fight a shorter fighter, you attack with uppercuts.

Angulo presents a difficult challenge because he's a fighter who can punch and take a great punch.