David Haye Quotes

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.

With experience in boxing, you learn how to be a scientific boxer and how to fight easy.

Attack is only one half of the art of boxing.

Muhammad could take a very good punch. He was slick, he could move, he could hit, make you miss, good hand speed and combinations and one of the greatest fighters of all time in my opinion.

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.

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

You watch Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather fight, Floyd can just throw a few punches, or he can do a lot of defense; he can slip a few punches, let Conor get a few shots in. You can't really do that in wrestling without getting scored on or putting yourself at risk.

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.

Trout moved, that's why he survived 12 rounds. If Hurd sat in front of me and took those shots, he'd be done.

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.

I know how to box, how to move my feet.

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

I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing; if I hurt a guy, I normally take him 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.

When you punch somebody in the ring, you have to use your whole body. I learned that it's more about technique than physical strength.

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

I'm pretty good on my feet. I'm pretty decent at bobbing and weaving, but there's only so long you can bob and weave when you don't have a good base.

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

I have an orthodox style that a southpaw is confused with me.

I still can improve a lot on my defense. I just have to keep perfecting my skills and keep progressing. You're going to see a better Errol Spence next time I get in the ring.

I tell the guys all the time, 'if you have a good puncher, all the way in or all the way out.' Don't stay there and box.

I can box. I can hit hard. I've got different angles.

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.

Bundu is a very good fighter. He's experienced and technically sound, but he can be awkward.

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.