Lennox Lewis Quotes

People are always going to say, 'Who's he beat? He's only beat Cowboy.' So what you're trying to tell me is Cowboy is a nobody? Cowboy will be remembered as one of the greatest fighters of all time. And I beat him in one round.

My fans know the name Larry Holmes and that he always gave it his all.

When I turned pro, Muhammad Ali was laying back, and I was able to fill up an area that was empty.

I just want to leave a mark on the sport of boxing so people talk about me like they talk about the other great champions before me. That's my goal before I retire.

Every fighter, when they box, wants to leave a mark in their sport, or a legacy, and I managed to do that beyond my wildest dreams.

I never fought for money. I had a good career and legacy as featherweight champion.

My brother is much stronger, faster, and when he becomes heavyweight champion again, I will be in his corner. One Klitschko may be gone now, but not the Klitschko name.

I'm not going to say that I'm the best, we respect our champions. Floyd's been doing this a lot longer than me, he's been a lot of mega fights and I won't dare say that I'm better than Floyd Mayweather.

If I'm watching my favorite boxer, and he's just won the heavyweight championship of the world, and he retires, it kind of makes the guy a legend.

I think I already proved that I wasn't just fighting for the money, because I fought as an amateur. I fought 90 fights for free.

It is up to the people and boxing fans to give me the respect I deserve once I have finished my career. I personally do not think about my legacy.

Klitschko was the reigning champion for a decade and regarded by many as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. I'm never going to face another opponent with that legacy.

Muhammad Ali was unquestionably one of the greatest boxers of the 20th century and a sincere advocate for his religious beliefs. In his life, he defeated the best professional boxers of his era, some of them more than once, which meant he was easily forgiven the excesses of his ringside braggadocio.

I fought Sugar Ray Robinson so many times, it's a wonder I don't have diabetes.

If, in 10 years, or 20 or 30 years, you sit down with your friends and talk about boxing, you need to remember my name.

When I structured my career, I looked at Muhammad Ali, which is my all-time favorite and an idol of mine, and what he has done for this sport. He was a real-life hero.

Anyone that is in the UFC, if you don't have a dream for the title, you're in the wrong sport. You can leave.

I will always wonder what might have been if I had faced Manny Pacquiao at my best. But there is no doubt in my mind that the Pacman will still go down as one of boxing's all-time greats.

In memory of Muhammad Ali I will be knocking out David Haye in one round.

When everybody asked me when they were going to see more out of Terence Crawford, I always told them, 'Just put me in there with somebody.'

It would be a great thing for my legacy to get in the ring with an all-time great.

Being a household name throughout boxing, that matters to me.

I'm not going to fight unless it's for a belt. Nothing else matters but the belt.

When Mike Tyson was only 18, his managers used to market him on posters, reminding you that if your grandfather had missed Joe Louis, or your father Muhammad Ali, don't you miss Tyson.