Boxing Quotes

For this fight my blood, my soul, everything was on the line.

I don't want to be grotesque, but when you're 330 pounds, it's hard to wipe your a-. You know?

I'm just trying to change my life because I'm not above killing any drug dealer for money.

He's too ugly to be the champ!

I should be a postage stamp. That’s the only way I’ll ever get licked!

I have the world heavyweight title not because it was 'given' to me, not because of my race or religion, but because I won it in the ring through my own boxing ability.

I've got it! I've got it! It'll make front-page headlines around the world. You can have me kidnapped, and then a couple of days before the fight I'll show up again

Now you see me, now you don't. George thinks he will, but I know he won't!

I wanted to keep these trunks as a souvenir." "Now look at them." "They were splattered with blood.

I did not enjoy the violence of boxing so much as the science of it.

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

Wow. I'm humbled and I'm honored. To be in the International Boxing Hall of Fame with so many of my friends and heroes is overwhelming.

For the last years now I've had my own academy where I train Brazilian Jujitsu and Tae boxing, Muay Thai everyday.

It hurts me because of what he's doing to boxing. Because one of the most important world titles is at stake now. The champion has to defend it against the best.

If I'm boxing, I'll probably have rap on, or something a little more angry. If I'm lifting, maybe some rock 'n' roll. If I'm doing some cardio, something fast paced.

I tried the gloves on, and it just felt so natural. From that moment I became so embedded in boxing. I found a friend in boxing.

Boxing is a great exercise ... as long as you can yell "cut" whenever you want to.

Boxing is so loose and flowy, and martial arts is more stiff, and about strength and structure.

As long as there's this welfare state of ours we're not going to have any good fighters

No matter what nationality or color is champion, we Irish like to say that we have a heavyweight champion, Gene Tunney retired, who can come back and take the title at any time.

The first thing you learn in boxing is that there are NO guarantees.

I hope to have one more boxing match at the age of 55. Given that demographic at the age of 55 to 65, you've got to make a statement with your life. Otherwise, you are just existing.

Any fighter didn't like Muhammad Ali should have his head examined.

You need good coaches with a good gym that teach you the essentials, like boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, and pretty much all the stuff that you need to be successful in MMA.

When you can count your money, you ai'nt got none.

People tell me it was a great left hook, but I wouldn't know. I never saw it

In America they had no chance - I knocked them all cold in America

The key to anything in boxing and life is sticking to it. Never give up.

Some were scattered about the ring, one or two went in the sawdust tub, one I spat out as I fell, and I am thundering sure I swallowed a couple

Boxing is rough. Even if you win, you get hurt.

In modern American politics, being the right kind of ignorant and entertainingly crazy is like having a big right hand in boxing; you've always got a puncher's chance.

A lot of boxers' features change - mainly when I fight 'em

Frazier's got two chances. Slim, and none. And Slim just left town

I'm so fast I run through a hurricane and not get wet. George Foreman is gonna pay me a dept.

I'm a huge boxing and mixed martial arts fan.

How did I get hooked? Well, it's something like you journalists having a drink after work

Chess and boxing have a lot in common, as both sports rely on the right strategy.

Count 10 over him - he'll get up

I had always wanted to play a boxer, all of my life. I grew up watching great boxing films.

Battle rap is a culture. That's boxing, it's like boxing.

I've always boxed, I always taught boxing.

I'm really into boxing. I go to a gym and I'm friends with a trainer who's a pretty famous boxing trainer and I train with him.

I personally hate to fight, but I love the science of boxing.

To me, boxing isn't about the other person. It's about me. My inner struggles. It works for me.

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 try to find out what the guy's strengths and weaknesses are. Like in boxing, I'd be a counter-puncher. Whatever he does well, I try to take advantage of what he doesn't do well.

Yeah I got a question: Any more excuses tonight, Roy?

I don't want to sound obnoxious, but I like to think I brought it another step. I was able to bring people who were casually interested in boxing together.

Boxing is changing and training methods are slowly being dragged into the 21st century.

The trouble with boxing is that too often it ends in sadness.