Manny Pacquiao Quotes

You have got to not get hit. You could be the best puncher in the world, but if you're going to keep constantly taking punches you're going to lose your heart. Once you learn how to miss the punches and then you start to punch them, you become an all-around fighter.

My best weapon is probably my speed. I am faster than most middleweights, and I know how to use it.

I was a left hooker, and I loved hooking. I also really liked to jab and mix it up right away.

Boxing is all about timing. And if you take long periods of inactivity, you will be made to pay the price.

I've always had heart to get in there and fight. I was taught everything I knew. I was taught how to jab, why to do this, and why not to do that. I was taught that.

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

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.

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.

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

Striking isn't just about kicking and punching. It's far more complex than that. It's also about timing and range.

I am aware of what my opponent Avila brings and the experience he has. He's tough, throws hard shots and is a good counterpuncher.

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.

When I come in throwing shots from different angles and with both hands, I've been knocking people clean out.

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.

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'm a boxer who believes that the object of the sport is to hit and not get hit.

There's not as much oxygen in that hot gym and I think it's great for conditioning. I believe in a lot of boxing. You can train and work on the speed bag and heavy bag, but when you get in the ring with another fighter, it's a different story. Punches are coming at you, there's physical contact, muscle against muscle.

I think I came up in fighting in a really technical way. If you've ever seen my fights, you know I love distance, I love technique.

Many people don't understand ring control. They think they do until they're against someone who really understands how to set traps, how to create holes in the octagon that they fall into.

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

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

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

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

I love to train boxing, and I think I have enough skills in boxing.

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