Best 682 quotes in «boxing quotes» category

It's less about the physical training, in the end, than it is about the mental preparation: boxing is a chess game. You have to be skilled enough and have trained hard enough to know how many different ways you can counterattack in any situation, at any moment.

It's like someone jammed an electric light bulb in your face, and busted it. I thought half my head was blowed off...When he knocked me down I could have stayed there for three weeks.

It's not bragging if you can back it up.

It's nothing personal, but I'm going to kill this guy

It's not rage that drives me, it's competition.

It's only boxing, don't worry about it. Let's get it on!

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

It will be a killer, and a chiller, and a thriller, when I get the gorilla in Manila.

It was a sucker punch. But you know who gets hit by sucker punches? Suckers.

I've fought everybody without ducking anyone. I have beaten 10 undefeated guys, and I never was comparing myself to the greatest in the sport. I was not thinking of breaking any records. I'm just enjoying my time in boxing.

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.

I've been a boxing fan ever since I was a kid.

I've been a survivor my whole life...if I survived the Marines, I can survive Muhammad Ali.

I've been training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu all my life. Boxing, kickboxing. I'm definitely not a fighter, but I defend my honor.

I've got it made. I've got a wife and a TV set - and they're both working.

I've had boxing gloves on since before I could walk and been in gyms all of my life.

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

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

I've never had any intentions of taking a break (from boxing).

I've only ever seen Errol Christie fight once before and that was the best I've ever seen him fight.

I've seen Dempsey fight and I was impressed with his lack of knowledge.

I've whipped the Harvard graduate's ass. Nothing against Harvard - it's a hell of a school - but there I was, twenty five yards behind, wrapped in leg irons, and I beat him.

I wanted to be prepared and be strong for any unexpected challenges, so from the beginning I was doing kick-boxing. I was wearing a sauna suit everyday, I was wearing sea goggles, I was wearing gloves. I was trying to put myself through the worst condition ever and most of the training sessions I was puking up.

I was 11 when I started boxing. My brother was fighting before I did, and he got me into it.

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

I want fifteen referees at this fight…because there ain’t no one man who can keep up with the pace I’m gonna set except me

I want to be remembered as a great athlete. As a boxing champion.

I want to keep fighting because it's the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don't fight, I'll eat this planet.

I was a gorilla boxer. I had a full gorilla suit on with boxing gloves. I had an amateur belt on. No one knew that it was me in the costume and I was going into stores and scaring people and boxing on them. It was fun.

I want someone to attack me. No weapons. Just me and him. I like to beat men and beat them bad

I was always active, always running and working out. I was a wrestler and ran track and, out of interest, started boxing. Its always been a part of me.

I was a tiger, a good fighter, in good shape, but I was always nervous before boxing matches.

I was backstage at the House of Blues in L.A where I was about to perform, and Stevie Wonder and Prince turned up at my dressing room together! Stevie started beat boxing and Prince started singing one of my songs, all of a sudden it was like I was in a cypher with these incredible artists.

I was bullied by a few people who were much older than me. I went to camp to learn boxing. I was 12, and my coach was 24. I felt like if I could fight him, I could stand up to anyone.

I was called Rembrandt Hope in my boxing days, because I spent so much time on the canvas.

I was hittin' him with body punches and I hurt him. Actually he was cryin' in there, makin' woman gestures like

I was hoping he would get up so I could hit him again and keep him down.

I was in handcuffs. I was under arrest. I remember there was this old lady looking at me, and I could tell she felt real sorry for me, and she did'nt know but all I wanted to do was take her purse.

I was so good at boxing because I worked hard. I worked harder than anybody. When other boxers used to box in the gym, three or four rounds, I used to box 10-20 rounds.

I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me.

I was once knocked out by a Mexican bantamweight - six of my pals were swinging him around by his heels at the time.

I won't say I won't fight again but I don't think anyone wants to fight me so I am finished and I will just continue with boxing exhibitions.

I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world.

Let the other guy have whatever he wants before the fight. Once the bell rings he's gonna be disappointed anyway.

I write movies, so - I look at boxing, and I commentated on it, as if I were telling you the story of a movie or a short story.

Joe Louis is a credit to his race - the human race.

King has big offices, houses, and he pays his fighters a lot of money. An, because he's black, the FBI figures he must be doing something crooked.

Let me tell you, that was a thrill. Now, even more, I knew I had to get Schmeling good.

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