Wanderlei Silva Quotes

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

Angulo presents a difficult challenge because he's a fighter who can punch and take a great punch.

I love fighting big guys because I'm fast. I'm not a big, light heavyweight. I can move. I can get inside on them. I'm inside, I'm wrestling with them, and they're just wrestling, but all the time, I'm chopping; I'm slapping.

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

It ain't about if he knocks a guy out. It's about how he knocks a guy out. It's the style, the improvisation.

In boxing you create a strategy to beat each new opponent, it's just like chess.

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

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.

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.

There have been many great fighters like Jake LaMotta, Roberto Duran, and Ricky Hatton. Hatton was a great inside fighter.

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.

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.

Pacquiao has been stopped a 'couple of times by body shots and has been knocked out and I don't think there's anything you can do to improve your ribs or chin.

Boxing is something I'm very into.

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.

I had an exciting style, I was very aggressive, a body puncher, and I attacked all the time.

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.

In boxing, some fighters have good chins. You just have to be persistent and continue following the plan and trying to catch them nicely and, obviously, hope to be knocking him out.

Kell Brook is a strong fighter. He likes to dictate the pace, which most boxers like to do. He likes to use his jab to set up other punches, like the left hook.

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

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

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.

Brock Lesnar's stand-up sucks. He doesn't have a chin. Brock has got to take him to the ground, because Mark Hunt will knock him back to pro wrestling if he hits him.

I've got a really canny knack for avoiding big punches or clean punches.