Francis Ngannou Quotes

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.

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

Those guys were made for me and Muhammad because they come straight in and don't back up but you had to watch out for his punching power but if we could have neutralized that then we would have been fine.

I'm prepared for Amir Khan moving swiftly - or for whatever style he comes out using. I prepared with sparring, in the style similar to what he uses.

Canelo is a counterpuncher, a boxer, and that's what I am.

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

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.

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

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

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.

If I hit the Klitschkos with the same shots I was hitting John Ruiz, both of them would go over.

One thing for sure is that I am not going to attempt to knock Barrera out. My boxing ability and my speed are the attributes that will get me the win.

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.

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.

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

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.

Badou Jack is a puncher, but so am I.

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

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

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 say the sweet science is to understand not only how to fight coming forward, how to be a big puncher, but also understand, if you run into a guy who can take your punch for the first time, how to react.

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.

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.

Kell Brook is a strong fighter. He likes to dictate the pace, which most boxers like to do. He likes to use his jab to set up other punches, like the left hook.