Boxing's not a career for anyone: it doesn't last long enough to be a career.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We try to tell these guys that the end of a boxing career isn't the end of their lives: it's the beginning of a new one.
Boxing, in the most general terms, is a poor man's sport. All you have is your hands to make a living.
Boxing is a noble sport.
There's so much pressure on becoming the next Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson, and if you don't achieve that in boxing, you're nothing.
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.
People love boxing, but you've gotta wait two or three years for your favorite boxer to have a fight.
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.
There's such a big buzz around boxing at the moment. Everything's happening and there's so much building up with a lot of young talent coming through.
Boxing will always be in my life.
Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom. I had a good resume.