London, Nov. 15 : British tennis star Andy Murray has said that nothing gives him an adrenaline rush quite like boxing.
He also said that he did not like to see pugilists who he knew getting hit.
Speaking after watching Ricky Burns, a lightweight from Scotland, and George Groves, the British and Commonwealth super-middleweight champion, clashing in a boxing match, on television in Paris, France, Murray said: "If it is someone I know who is fighting, I never want them to get hit."
The Daily Mail further quoted him, as saying: "I get so nervous for them that I can't keep still. I start to shake. I don't know how their families sit at ringside. When David Haye fought Wladimir Klitschko I had to walk away after two rounds. I got really uncomfortable, almost too into it. I find it very difficult, but nothing gives me an adrenaline rush quite like boxing."
"Everything in tennis is so neat and nice, but boxing has sport down to its essence; it is very pure and I like that. I've never fought. I've put on gloves, hit the speed bag, the heavy bag, but I've never had a go," said Murray.
"I talk about it all the time, with the guys that I work with. It would be great to get the gear on, get in a ring and do it, create our own fight club," he added.
On Sunday, the ATP World Tour Finals start in London and Murray hopes to end his campaign on a high.
He is in, arguably, the best form of his career, and has overtaken Roger Federer in the world rankings, moving up to No 3. (ANI)
Similar
- Beckham named Major League Soccer Comeback Player of the Year
- Anna Kournikova exiting ‘The Biggest Loser’
- Wayne Rooney hires top award-winning architects to design garden shed
- Beckham refuses to give up despite Capello not playing him in Euro 2012
- Race row: England’s Terry grateful to receive support from ''across the world''
US News
- Sun Pharma Gets FDA Nod To Sell Nasal Spray Astelin In US Market
- Bharti Airtel Gets Hold Of 49% Stake In Qualcomm India broadband
- Facebook IPO issue must be reviewed, says U.S. financial regulators
- Brooklyn to investigate witness intimidation in abuse cases
- Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy's & Aurobindo Get USFDA Authorization To Market Generic Cardiac Drug
Belgrade, May 29 : Serbian midfielder Adem Ljajic has been suspended from the national team for refusing to sing the national anthem before his country's friendly against Spain, the Serbian Football Federation announced. 
Rome, May 28 : The captain of the Italian football club Lazio has been arrested amid investigations in connection to match-fixing scandal. 
London, May 28 : Former England cricketer Adam Hollioake has revealed that his friends and family were surprised when he chose the gentleman's game over rugby and boxing as his profession. 
Islamabad, May 28 : Pakistan cricketer Wajahatullah Wasti has said the Twenty20 format has caused a lot of damage to the techniques of opening batsmen. 
Sydney, May 18 : Australian professional motorcycle racer, two-time MotoGP world champion, Casey Stoner, announced that he will retire from Grand Prix racing at the 
Pune, April 30 - Veer Patel of Baroda steered his Honda CRF 250 with much panache to clinch the title in the showpiece Foreign Open class ahead of defending champion Aravind KP in the 2012 National Supercross championship here.