See, I respect boxing because it has given me so much and that’s why I will never allow anyone to mistreat the sport of boxing if I can help it.

Argüello frames boxing not merely as a profession but as a benefactor—something that “has given” him opportunity, identity, and standing. From that gratitude follows a moral obligation: to defend the sport’s integrity against exploitation, corruption, or disrespect. The quote suggests an ethic of stewardship common among athletes who feel formed by their discipline: because the sport enabled his achievements, he owes it loyalty and protection. Implicitly, it also distinguishes between boxing as an art or craft and the ways promoters, officials, or participants might “mistreat” it—by fixing outcomes, endangering fighters, or reducing it to spectacle without honor.