Subject: Sports » Boxing (Page 2)

His potatoes kept getting cut eyes.

English boxing journalist & commentator

Muhammad Ali was on a plane when a stewardess asked him to fasten his seat belt. Ali told the lady: Superman don't need no seat belt.
The stewardess told the champ: Superman don't need no plane!

(1942 – ) American boxing champion

Sure there have been injuries and deaths in boxing – but none of them serious.

English professional boxer

I'm going down so often these days you'd think I was making a blue movie.

English boxer

Frank Bruno says I'm chicken. Well you can tell him I've come home to roost.

American boxer

Sleep came as it must come to all British heavyweights, midway in the fifth round.

(1905–1982) American sportswriter

Hey, you're a white guy, do something about this!

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

My punches are just as hard in Chicago as in New York.

American professional boxer

I can take it but I can't dish it out.

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

I've been knocked down more than any heavyweight champion in history, but I consider that a compliment, because I must have got up more than any heavyweight champion.

American boxing champion

Not being born to parents who were accountants was probably my biggest mistake.

British boxing champion

The bum was up and down so many times I thought he was an Otis elevator.

boxing trainer & manager

Why waltz 10 rounds with an opponent if you can KO him in one?

American boxing champion

The question looming over Magri, is not will he keep the title, but can he?

British sports commentator

Rocky Marciano didn't know enough boxing to know what a feint was. He never tried to out-guess you. He just kept trying to knock your brains out.

American boxing champion

I got a guy who's short, stoop shouldered and balding with two left feet. They all look better than he does as far as the moves are concerned, but they don't look so good on the canvas.

American boxing trainer

Brian London possesses the most unbeautiful face – it looks as if it, at one time, fell apart and was reassembled by a drunken mechanic.

English broadcaster, journalist & author

If they cut my bald head open, they will find one big boxing glove. That's all I am.

American boxing champion

They're selling video cassettes of the Ali-Spinks re-match for $89.95. Hell, for that money Leon will come to your house.

boxing physician

If I fought Evander [Holyfield] with a baseball bat, I would win the fight… but it would be by decision.

I get worried when a guy goes down, in case he doesn't get up – for me to hit him again.

British boxer