Jagdish Singh was my basic coach, and he trained me from my very early days in boxing, teaching me the fundamentals of the sport. He was the one who shaped me into a boxer, disciplined me when I required disciplining. – Vijender Singh
For the last years now I’ve had my own academy where I train Brazilian Jujitsu and Tae boxing, Muay Thai everyday. – Sean Patrick Flanery
Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it’s better to give than to receive. – Sugar Ray Leonard
Training’s training; boxing’s boxing. Everyone does the same kind of stuff: they spar, they train, they do whatever they do to prepare for fights. – Tyson Fury
I was always active, always running and working out. I was a wrestler and ran track and, out of interest, started boxing. It’s always been a part of me. – T. J. Thyne
I watched Ali, studied Ali, and I studied Sugar Ray Robinson. I watched them display showmanship. I watched them use pizzazz, personality, and charisma. I took things from them and borrowed things from them because boxing is entertainment. – Sugar Ray Leonard
I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me. – Sugar Ray Leonard
‘Rocky’ is a movie that just happens to be about boxing. It’s really about characters and story lines and relationships and all those things, and the backdrop is boxing. You can go back and watch the final fight in ‘Rocky’ a thousand times. If you dig that movie, if you like the characters, you’ll watch the whole movie over and over. – Triple H
I’ve grown up with Bollywood, and I continue to enjoy it. But boxing remains my passion. – Vijender Singh
Some say Hollywood movies that are made about boxing are just metaphors for other things, I think I’ve made one that’s actually about boxing and not a metaphor. – Walter Hill
Any big televised event that starts at the crack of dawn is worth getting up for. I’ve done it all my life: big boxing matches, royal weddings, even TV-A.M.’s inaugural episode was enjoyed in pyjamas in my house. – Sharon Horgan
When I walk for a designer, I walk the ramp as Vijender Singh, the boxer. I believe that by doing so, boxing will at least, in some way, get promoted in our entertainment industry. Plus, if cricketers can, why can’t I? – Vijender Singh
Boxing is a lot of preparation and then improvising, so there are parallels to being an actor. – Seth Numrich
