Boxing Quotes

It's the hurt business, it's boxing. We're there to get it in.

I always put my boxing first.

Boxing is a buzz, but I went into it to make a living. I wasn't going to go into the ring and get punched in the head for the fun of it.

Boxing’s not that straightforward,” said Eldric. “You can practice and practice, but the real experience will always be different. Lots of things are like that, actually.

Boxing remains an important living metaphor of the struggle for equality.

They say I don't fight guys unless they're on a respirator. That's incorrect. They have to be at least 3 days off a respirator.

I think its so good for boxing when a new guy or new blood as we call it, makes a big statement.

I started boxing late but I've always been a fighter all my life.

Like I say, boxing was on the floor, but it got back up.

I am a fight fan. I think boxing had its problems and kind of fell away for a while, but it's coming back strong .

I started boxing one day a week to experience aggression, which has been really interesting.

It's not one of Bruno's fastest wins... but it's one of them.

I love boxing, and boxing has always been my favorite sport. I was always into it, and I boxed recreationally all of my life.

I love the whole world of boxing and the sense of community that exists there.

Boxing is a place where, if you haven't done the training, that's going to be exposed very quickly.

I love boxing. I really respect the guys and admire the guys who do it. But, I'm very, very happy with my career as an actor. I made the right choice.

Boxing is one of the few sports that is one on one.

People used to think of vocal music as boring choir stuff, once you figured out that you can do crazy beat-boxing, awesome bass lines (and) throw everything together, you just have really cool music.

My stuff is direct. Critics have compared my writing style with boxing all the way back to 1978 when my first book of essays appeared: it was compared to Muhammad Ali's style.

Most importantly fighters in my day knew the most important art in boxing - feinting.

I make more money with Don King stealing from me than 100 percent from other promoters.

He knows which fighters to steal, how to exploit anyone's vice, vanity or insecurity and make a profit for himself.

When I had a boxing match, all I wanted to do was put the guy on his back. That's why I chose to chase after MMA.

I understand boxing has been around for so long, and it's old money. The sport has such a history, I just don't understand how it's even a competition though.

Look at my body. Does it look like I sue steroids?

I was a sportsman for years. I've always had a physical background. I've always had an interest in boxing and fighting. To get physical in films is a dream. I love it.

The beauty about boxing fights is that they offer lots of opportunity to really learn something about yourself and your opponent.

I'm just a seasonal guy. Basketball, football, baseball, boxing, golf. Give it to me all the time.

I've been boxing for 25 years and I need exciting fights.

My favorite was going as a boxer when I was 9 years old and wearing my dad's boxing gear.

I come from athletics and I have a pretty big boxing background, so I never really shy away or get nervous about the physical rigors of filmmaking.

Boxing is strange to watch. It's impossible to take your eyes off of it. Part of our brains like to watch violence. At the same time, it's horrifying to watch two men try to knock each other out.

When you spar in boxing, the only thing that gets hurt is your brain. Everything else feels pretty good.

A boxing contest is a brain-damage contest. Who can give out more brain damage and who can absorb more of it?

The debate analysis in the media is rampant with contest analogies of war, baseball, boxing, football; you name it. Any testosterone contest imaginable is fair game.

Life is like boxing in many unsettling respects. But boxing is only like boxing.

I'm a big fan of spinning and yoga. To strengthen my core, kick-boxing is really effective. The resistance tones everything, and it's a great stress reliever.

My boxing inspiration is to one day become world champion, to go as far as I can go and see where it takes me.

I see the beauty in boxing. It teaches me strength physically, but mostly mentally. I had to learn my strength, because for so long I could have been tougher than I was.

Surprisingly enough, I haven't had a letter from Amateur Boxing Scotland bosses offering their congratulations for my Melbourne medal win.

Boxing is a business and if it makes sense, other than my brother (Anthony), damn right I'll fight him.

That's just the business of boxing. Things just turned out that way. I don't think it was any particular reason. I had opportunities to fight in bigger fights, but things just didn't always work out.

Don King is a hip exploiter, an intelligent flesh peddler

We put our life on the line to fight for them, put on a show and these guys take our money so whatever happens to Bob Arum, Don King or anyone else is fine with me.

My favorite television show of all time is 'Hill Street Blues.' I think it's the show that is to television what Pele was to football or Muhammad Ali was to boxing.

Boxing involves the possibility of defeat, I accepted that very early on. After all, there are only two men and one of them wins.

I am proud to be in Los Angeles. I have a lot of fans that love me here. When you talk about the Meccas of boxing - Las Vegas, New York - now you have to talk about Los Angeles.

Thomas Hauser respects boxing and boxers. He gives readers insight into what happens in and out of the ring. Everything he writes is fair-minded and reality-based with a human touch.

I do shadow boxing and use a heavy bag, but I don't spar with anyone.

With experience in boxing, you learn how to be a scientific boxer and how to fight easy.