Defensive Boxing Quotes

You don't get points for leaving the chin open.

My own ambition in the ring had always been skillful boxing, speed and defense - on the order of Mike Gibbons.

There was a time in Amir Khan's career when you had to fight him; you couldn't really box him. You wouldn't see Amir take beatings: if he lost, he would just get caught and stopped. It was hard to catch him clean and keep up with him in the ring because he was such a dynamic fighter.

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

Floyd Mayweather, he's a safe fighter. He is who he is. He's not going to take any risks.

My goal is not getting hit and to knock the other guy out. Some people might complain because they want to see boxers beat up on each other, but you cannot last long in professional boxing if you take a lot of punches.

Mayweather waits for you to make a mistake. He plays a similar game to me.

Mayweather has been hit the least out of every world champion in history and that is the art of the sport; to hit and not get hit.