Boxing Quotes - Page 11

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

  Randall Cobb

  Funny, Mexican, Pals

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

  Bob Arum

  Funny, Retirement, Long

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• When you see me smash somebody's skull, you enjoy it.

  Mike Tyson

  Sports, Skulls, Anarchy

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• I do consider the human capacity for violence is the central issue of the social contract. In boxing we have a peculiarly civilized form, in that boxers don't screech and holler. They don't use weapons. All of this seems to me quite amazing, because it is so disciplined, so controlled. It's ritualized, but absolutely genuine. And the cultural structure built around that ritual is absolutely fascinating to me. And it seems to me that boxing is one of those structures that is designed to promote harmony. I think that it is a stove that contains that fire in us and makes it safe and useful.

  Katherine Dunn

  Thinking, Violence, Harmony

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• 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.

  Jake LaMotta

  Gym

  Source: www.boxinginsider.com

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

  Muhammad Ali

  Gorillas, Killers, Thrillers

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

  Muhammad Ali

  Retirement, Greatness, People

  Twitter post from Dec 11, 2009

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• I don't like any sport except boxing and bull fighting.

  David Bailey

  Sports, Fighting, Bulls

  "This Much I Know: David Bailey" by Alice Fisher, www.theguardian.com. February 20, 2010.

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• A boxing workout is the heaviest thing, but it's the best. The worst part is that boxing gyms are the smelliest things in the universe. You have to lie down on the floor, where everyone has been sweating and spitting, and do 1,000 situps and push-ups.

  Gael Garcia Bernal

  Workout, Lying, Worst

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• I like very much to ride horses. I like soccer, I have had a passion for boxing since I was a child, although it would be stupid for me to box.

  Andrea Bocelli

  Soccer, Horse, Children

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• Boxing is the toughest and loneliest sport in the world. You've got all the fans, lots of hangers-on jumping up and shouting different words. But when you actually go in the ring, it's a very lonely and scary place. It's just you and the other guy.

  Frank Bruno

  Sports, Lonely, Jumping

  "Q: Did you feel suicidal before you were sectioned? A: Nah, I'm not that brave or clever. I wouldn't know how to tie a rope, know what I mean?". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. October 23, 2005.

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• 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.

  Frank Bruno

  Fun, Buzz, Rings

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• I'm a satirist, so I've got boxing gloves on if the person is worthy of satire. But I'm not an assassin.

  Stephen Colbert

  Assassins, Gloves, Satire

  "The man in the Irony Mask" by Seth Mnookin, www.vanityfair.com. October 2007.

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• A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.

  Jack Dempsey

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• 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.

  George Foreman

  Age, Given, Demographics

  "George Foreman: Giving Life an Extra Punch". Interview with Scott Ross, www.cbn.com.

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• A sight game is that I am hurt, but I aim to make you believe I am not even hurt, and with this confidence appearing on my face, I don't panic, otherwise your opponent will know that you are hurt. That's the whole art game in boxing.

  Evander Holyfield

  Art, Hurt, Believe

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• They don't show Olympic boxing on TV in prime time. They haven't done that since 1988. In 1992, they showed one: Oscar De La Hoya. In 1996, they didn't show it. In 2000, they didn't show it. In 2004, they didn't show it. In 2008, they did not even mention boxing at all. You would think the United States didn't have a boxing team in 2008.

  Evander Holyfield

  Team, Thinking, United States

  "Holyfield: 'I just believe that I can'". Interview with Bryan Armen Graham, www.si.com. January 21, 2011.

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

  Curtis Jackson

  Sports, Opportunity, Culture

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• I think my grandmother saw my potential first. When I was young, I told her, 'I think I should get a job.' She said, 'No, just keep boxing.'

  Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

  Jobs, Grandmother, Thinking

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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

  Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

  Gloves, Walks, Gym

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I always put my boxing first.

  Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

  Firsts

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• I knew boxing before I knew anything else.

  Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• Boxing is what pays my bills.

  Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

  Pay, Bills

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• I land a higher percentage of punches than any boxer in boxing.

  Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

  Land, Boxers, Percentages

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• There's ups and downs with boxing, layoffs are part of the sport and they can either help or hurt a guy.

  Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

  Sports, Hurt, Guy

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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