Boxing is a sport, but it's also entertainment. I wanted to transcend the sport and be considered just not as a fighter, or a champion, but someone very special.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today.
Boxing is the embodiment of who I am, but beyond that, this is a journey of the self, and my obsession to get the most from this short life.
Boxing is a noble sport.
Before, boxing was something that I did. Now, boxing is who I am.
Since I was a boy of five or six, I had it in my mind I would be a world boxing champion.
I love boxing. I really respect the guys and admire the guys who do it. But, I'm very, very happy with my career as an actor. I made the right choice and things are really working out for me right now, but I won't pretend that there isn't a part of me that always secretly wanted to be a boxer.
Boxing's not a career for anyone: it doesn't last long enough to be a career.
Boxing is a buzz, but I went into it to make a living. I wasn't going to go into the ring and get punched in the head for the fun of it.
I've always found boxing to be an incredibly pure sport. The level of character of most fighters I find very high. And it's just the best workout you can get.
I want to be remembered as a great athlete. As a boxing champion.