Top 40 Gennady Golovkin Quotes

I’m a boxer. I’m a boxer. If you‘re interested, just watch my boxing, not my life.

When I was a young boy, those ‘Rocky‘ movies were my favorite, especially the wild and exciting endings. I loved those films; they inspired me to want to become a fighter.

In general, I enjoy watching different sport tournaments and competitions.

I have a lot of limited edition sneakers that Jordan sends me.

I never went into the mine. But I saw my father and other men coming out, day after day, their faces and bodies covered in soot. It looked very hard and dangerous.

From the beginning, when my brother Vadim first took me to the boxing gym at 10, I was able to punch hard, and the coach always put me with older boys because of that.

I am not Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., and Canelo is no Danny Jacobs.

I believe in my power and boxing skills.

I’m always looking for new ways to improve my skills.

This is boxing. It’s not like a baseball game. The fighters say, ‘I need a lot of money or I don’t fight, because it’s very dangerous.’

I love judo. I love grappling. I love jiu-jitsu.

I remember seeing Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson, and the old films of Sugar Ray Robinson.

I went to university every day for five years. I thought, ‘I must – must – go to school.’ Look, my hands, these are like guns. When you have guns, you can relax. But in the future, you need something else.

For me, it’s very hard to train too much, just sparring, sparring, sparring. It’s boring.

Oh, I like New York City. It’s like my country. The people have good energy, good atmosphere. It’s just work, work, work. Everyone is working. It’s a lot like my country.

I remember my time growing up. It was a little bit difficult because the Soviet Union was broken.

I only worry about those who want to fight.

When I wrap my hands, I do it for my family. I owe my courage to them and also my success. That’s why I fight.

Madison Square Garden is one of the best fighting venues in the world.

My brothers first brought me to boxing. I dedicate the fights to them and my father and fight for my family.

If I can beat a proven champion like Canelo, that will take my career to a different level.

Middleweight is my category.

I want to fight in Madison Square Garden because it’s the mecca of boxing. This is my dream.

Anytime a curtain closes forever, that’s always sad news.

When I come home, my wife is the boss.

I respect all the fighters who have the big names.

I always watch NHL, NBA, NFL games and don’t miss tennis and golf.

I’m just a fighter.

The first am fight I had, I was 10 yrs. old. I didn’t count, but as far as I remember, it was approximately 350 fights. It was a lot of fights.

I liked soccer. I played it for two years.

Boxing is a business.

I worked hard to become of champion of the world.

Those ‘Rocky’ endings are great in the movies and on the stage, but I don’t think it would be too smart for me to get into that kind of fight in the ring.

I love to fight. And I love to fight against the best.

It’s always been a dream of mine to fight at Madison Square Garden, and it’s something I really relish.

I love and respect my sport, but I am not a bad guy. First, I am a sportsman.

I had a very hard life in Kazakhstan.

If you want street fight, let’s go. If you want boxing, I show you. But people think I am, like, gangster. No. Ring is different world. Very dangerous.

I like real people. I don’t like fakes.

My father is always with me. But moving forward and making my father more proud of me is very important. Taking care of my family, as my father did, is even more important.