Subject: Sports » Boxing (Page 3)

If you think Barkley was mad before the fight, wait until he sees how many people are taking part of his purse.

professional boxing promoter

I miss the things like the camaraderie in the gym; I don’t miss being smacked in the mouth every day.

Irish professional boxer

I'd love to fight Gerry Cooney. But I have my price – 25 cents and a loose woman.

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

Boxing: A mutual affliction of brain damage for the amusement of the public.

They say they have picked Justin Fortune because he's the same height as Mike Tyson… so is my wife.

English boxing manager & promoter

I'm a realist. You don't enter a Volkswagen at Indy unless you know a helluva shortcut.

When you the man who beat the man who was the man… well, then you ‘The Man.’

American boxing champion

That’s cricket, Harry, you get these sort of things in boxing.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

The champion, Jess Willard, had about as much chance in this fight as a dish-faced chimpanzee in a beauty contest.

(1886 – 1969) American journalist & humorist

We’re all endowed with God-given talents… mine happens to be hitting people in the head.

American boxing champion

Billy Wells was all chin from the waist up.

American boxer

Jake LaMotta and I fought six times. We almost got married.

(1921 – 1989) American boxing champion

Boxing is show-business with blood.

(1853 – 1931) American theatrical producer, impresario, director & playwright

It don't matter as long as he can count up to ten.

American professional boxer

Don King dresses like a pimp and speechifies like a store-front preacher.

boxing writer

Mike Tyson's not all that bad. If you dig deep … dig real deep, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, deep, deep, go all the way to China … I'm sure, you'll find there's a nice guy in there.

(1949 – ) American boxing champion

I’ve seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won.

(1942 – ) American boxing champion

The ability to witness two men stand toe to toe in the spirit of sportsmanship and pummel each other into insensibility is what separates us from the animals.

(1938 – ) American actor

Muhammad Ali is Muhammad Ali and compared to him all other men are earthlings.

American boxing trainer

They call Ray Robinson the best fighter, pound for pound. I'm the best fighter, ounce for ounce.

1922 – 2006) American boxing champion

Since I've retired, I eat less, weigh less, train less and care less.

American boxing champion