Muhammad Ali Quotes

I hope Gamboa brings the best out of me so that people can see that I'm not just a power puncher.

I will beat Carl Froch every night of the week and it doesn't matter if it is the best Carl Froch or the worst Carl Froch.

I think I should I have beaten Ricky Hatton. I never thought he was so great, I really think I have the style to beat him. I never thought he was that good, you know.

I know Haye's a good fighter as well and he beat Mormeck but Mormeck is not Enzo Maccarinelli and does not have the speed, stamina or punching power.

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'm not going to say I'm not ready for a fighter like Canelo Alvarez.

Winning the World title is much more important to me than fighting Groves - but I do believe I have got the beating of him style-wise if it comes off.

I can outbox Anthony Joshua.

His boxing style is one that I would like to test myself against. I've always been a fan of his, and I've always wanted to test myself against Roy Jones.

I'm confident a good Liam Smith beats a good John Thompson.

I'm a boxer. I'm a boxer. If you're interested, just watch my boxing, not my life.

Alvarez is the biggest name in boxing. I'm looking forward to pitting my wits against one of the best in the sport.

With amateur boxing, you're just entered into a competition. And to be the best, you've got to beat the best. You're not waiting around to get these fights organised.

Ali’s got a left, Ali’s got a right, if he hits you once, you’re asleep for the night

Even though I had been boxing, I had no idea I could beat somebody in the ring. And I had no idea I could really take a punch. When I realized that, I really started taking off.

You couldn't find a more stylized boxer than Sugar Ray Leonard.

I've seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won.

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

We use the term 'fight' very lightly - 'I've been fighting so hard to get my car, I've been fighting so hard to get that job, I've been fighting so hard to get that girl.' But the reality is boxers do fight bitterly to get whatever they want or whatever they need in life, and most of them come from nothing, which is the case of Roberto Duran.

No one is the same after I fought them - Hearns, Duran, Leonard. All of them.

If I get the fight against Mayweather, I have no doubt I can go and take it.

I always said as an amateur that I'd want to one day fight and beat Kindelan because he was the best out there.

I am excited by and impressed with Anthony Joshua, but Anthony has a long way to go. At first, I thought Anthony was similar to a Frank Bruno figure, but after a few fights, I realised he's nothing like Frank Bruno. He's very athletic.

People ask me about Orlando Salido. My answer is that I fight for Top Rank and will take on who they schedule for me. But I would like to welcome Salido to Lomachenko University in the ring some day.

The thing is that anybody in the heavyweight division can be champion any day just because of one punch.