Now Mayweather has retired, Alavrez is the biggest name in boxing, and I'm looking forward to pitting my wits against him.
People say it's a movie about boxing, but... I don't agree at all. I don't think it's a movie about boxing. Boxing is like a platform. It's just a stage where this is played out.
I'm already the face of the UFC, plus the face of boxing, WWE, and Hollywood.
Boxing is not always about standing in the middle going toe to toe. It's about poise and grace under extreme pressure.
I know it's politically incorrect but I enjoy things like the kick boxing and cock fighting.
Street fight, you just ground and pound 'em. Boxing is totally different.
The thing with professional boxing is you have to have the right promoter and the right fights. It is a cut-throat business.
Boxing has a problem - a big one. Think of it as a monster that's hiding under the bed. Eventually, the monster is going to come out and take a big chunk out of the sport. Fighters, trainers, managers, promoters, even government regulators can legally bet on fights. They can also bet on fights they're involved with.
I train for at least two hours, three times a day - weights, bench-press, push-ups, running, sparring, boxing sessions - so I must be burning off a lot of calories. But I don't weigh myself too often - just once every day.
Racism still exists in the sport of boxing.
Boxing does not favor boxers over 35 who rely on reflexes.
To recognize that head injuries were as essential a part of football as they are of boxing would be to erase the fine distinction on which the game's respectability rested.
Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom. I had a good resume.
Arturo Gatti-Micky Ward. Joe Frazier-Muhammad Ali. You get these rivalries in boxing - not that often, so when you do get them, why do you want to sanitise it?
In boxing, it's one fight, so it's easier to build up rivalries, but everyone's got huge respect for each other.
I'm training and preparing because nothing is predictable in boxing. I'm preparing for those rounds, and if it happens that I get a shot, whatever advantage I have, I will be ready for 12 rounds.
I feel great about the boxing in South Florida.
My first boxing memory is watching Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard on television.
I have a boxing trainer at a gym, which is really fun. And I also try to complement it with flybarre, which is lengthening, strengthening, toning, just tightening everything up.
I do actually use a boxing trainer when I train for stand-up.
