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Some say Hollywood movies that are made about boxing are just metaphors for other things, I think I've made one that's actually about boxing and not a metaphor.

Sometimes, very occasionally, you do your best boxing with your mouth.

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

Stand-up and boxing are very similar. You're the only one out there, you're going into a fight, and you're going in with a game plan.

Sued King for $100 million, alleging the boxing promoter cheated him out of millions over more than a decade. It was settled out of court for $14 million.

Sugar Ray Robinson was at the top of the boxing world during the 1950's when it seemed that he would either win or lose the championship about every three or four months.

Sugar Ray Leonard's retirements last about as long as Elizabeth Taylor's marriages.

Talk of fighting Tyson is a little premature. I'm an addict and an alcoholic

Telling the truth is the funniest joke in the world.

That'd be good. That'd be a right good laugh, man. Ye cannae catch me shuttin' up, man

That gal's all skull and no brains. She's like Joe Frazier with lipstick.

That man was beautiful. Timing, speed, reflexes, rhythm, his body, everything was beautiful. And to me, still, I would say pound for pound... I'd say I'm the greatest heavyweight of all time, but pound for pound, I still say Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest of all time.

That's all they said was wrong with me?

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.

Theater is like boxing - having the audience ringside. It's instant gratification. Or horrification.

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

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

That's the biggest problem with boxing in the United States. They do not promote it like they used to, when it used to be Howard Cosell and they showed it on 'Wide World of Sports.' Everybody knew all the fighters. Everybody was looking forward to the year when the Olympics came on.

The controversy was that Chad Dawson thought he was in an MMA fight and not a boxing match.

Strangely, although they may seem worlds apart, boxing and tennis have a certain kinship. Two individuals head-to-head, probing for weakness and attacking it. Footwork, timing and stamina are essential. Just you and your opponent until one of you is beaten. There's no brain damage in tennis - although sometimes I wonder.

The biggest fight in my life is not in boxing. The biggest fight in my life is how to end poverty in my country.

The boxing game has been good, so we need to give back. We have to teach young men how to be men.

The dumbest question I was ever asked by a sportswriter was whether I hit harder with red or white gloves. As a matter of fact, I hit harder with red.

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

The Glory is the issue to me. Money comes and goes, but a legacy stays forever. I hate to lose

The greatest fighter I ever saw

The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.

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

The game's been good to me and I hope I've been good to the game. I'm 50 years old and I've pretty much did everything that I wanted to do in boxing.

The match would have to be made at 165 pounds. Sean can't make 160 any more, even though he's drinking lite beer these days

The nearest I have ever seen to the great Willie Pep

The one thing I can't get enough of is boxing. I love sparring in the ring or just doing the training, and it's easily one of the most effective ways of keeping off fat.

The only difference between street fighting and boxing is there a ref there from stopping me from killing you

The outgoing and spontaneous person that the world knew while I was boxing was a persona that I created to sell tickets and promote my career. In my private life, I am quiet and reflective by nature.

The opportunity and the concept of merging music culture with actual boxing is exciting. It's bringing a younger demographic to the sport.

The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income.

There ain't nothing like being in the corner, and the trainer is whispering in your ear and another guy is putting in your mouthpiece. Five seconds to go, the boom! The bell. It's more exciting than looking down a cliff.

There are so many things I've done that the world of boxing has witnessed. It's going to be difficult for the boxing people to pick one of my performances as the best.

The fact is I never was too bright in school. I just barely graduated. I had a D- average. I ain't ashamed of it, though. I mean, how much do principals make a month?

The past is gone. I know it sounds cliché, but you're here. Like be in it. And boxing was a really good analogy for me to try and carry that in my everyday life all the time.

There is boxing and then there is me. The rest are just falling in line behind me or are trying to get in line to fight me. And that includes Manny Pacquiao too.

There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.

There are too many governing bodies. They're all corrupt. I think they have replaced the old Mobsters with the kind of 'corporate rule' of boxing.

There is no fighter smarter than me.

There is one thing that I feel I still have to do and that is gain revenge over Lennox Lewis. If Lewis came back I would find the motivation to return to boxing and beat him.

The religion is a personal thing in my life and fighting in the ring, it's boxing. It's my profession. God always gives me strength.

There is just one rule about boxing: never bet on the white guy.

There's a confidence and a mental toughness that comes from the very highest level of competition, whatever the sport is. Whether it's boxing or wrestling, or whatever.

Theres 3 things you need to remember in boxing, work hard, work harder, and work hardest

There's never been a boxer better than Joe Louis. You'd take one shot from him and you were sure he'd have seven or eight more coming for you. Certainly Muhammad Ali was the greatest man ever to fight, but not the greatest boxer.