Boxing Strategy Quotes

Anytime you fight a champion, you got to watch the tape closely and study him closely.

I believe I'm a pretty good fighter and have accomplished more than Lomachenko.

Fighters DON'T know how to jab. You take Roy Jones, for instance. He paws his jab. He throws it out, it don't land. And then he'll hit you with a left hook, hit you with a right hand. But he doesn't really know the jab. A guy needs to learn the jab, know the jab, and use the jab. And these guys don't do it today.

One thing that has irritated me in the sport of boxing since I stopped is I'm really surprised that no one has come along to excite me like me.

A jab is established through timing and that's how I take it. Cause I have a 76-inch reach but I'm not worried about range. I'm looking to establish that timing so I can see when that chin is available or I see that the nose is available, I can pop it.

I've never been the biggest boxing fan. If I know the guy I will watch him. But if it's two great fighters and I don't know either of them then I won't bother.

I thought I fought a really good Orlando Salido. I never let him get into his fight. I knew what I needed to do against him and I think that was the difference. I was able to control the fight.

It's boxing. It's about getting people interested. If I didn't say some stupid things from time to time, there wouldn't be that many people interested in me. But I let my fists do the talking when the bell rings.

I've always boxed, I always taught boxing.

You've got to be fit to box. In football, if you need a breather, your team-mate can take over. There's no one in the ring to help out.

I've been boxing for 25 years and I need exciting fights.

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.

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

I wanted to fight guys like Shane Moseley, Miguel Cotto, and Alvarez.

I've got a tidy chin and a decent punch. And, for people who think they can fight and are champions, I'll make it extremely hard.

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

Everyone in boxing knows that I am a big guy.

If I don't knock out Lennox Lewis, I am going to beat the hell out of him.

I purposely lost a fight to Billy Fox because they promised me that I would get a shot to fight for the title if I did.

I am happy to defend my title. It was a good performance from Chisora. I don't want to make excuses - it was not easy - but I saw every punch from Chisora. I am upset because I wanted to finish the fight before 12 rounds.

I'll fight Wladimir Klitschko and knock him out if he comes back; I'll definitely knock him out.

We know the window of boxing don't last long. We want to try to get everything we can in this window and beat everyone we can.

I'm more vicious in sparring when I am around 160 pounds or coming down from heavier than that.

I think it's fair to say I've always been a boxing fan.

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see.