Boxing Quotes - Page 17

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

  Irwin Winkler

  Sports, One On One

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• There are two kinds of people in boxing. Those who say, 'Oh, boy; Tom Hauser is writing an article about me,' and those who say, 'Big problem; Tom Hauser is writing an article about me.'

  Jim Lampley

  Writing, Boys, Two

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• Boxing won’t retire me, I will retire from boxing.

  Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

  Retiring

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• As a professional athlete and someone who has spent almost his entire life in boxing, not a day goes by when I don't think about coming back, but I am retired, and after speaking to my family and following a great deal of introspection, I have decided to stay retired.

  Oscar De La Hoya

  Life, Athlete, Thinking

  "Oscar De La Hoya says he has decided against a comeback" by Dan Rafael, abcnews.go.com. June 29, 2015.

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• Boxing and wrestling are evidence that mankind has not rid itself of all savage behavior.

  Muammar al-Gaddafi

  Wrestling, Savages, Behavior

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• Boxing is not brutal, it's an art - God has gifted me with incredible handspeed as a tool to be used - what else am I supposed to do but fight? There ain't no hand-racing competitions.

  Roy Jones Jr.

  Art, Fighting, Hands

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• Las Vegas is the boxing capital. During a Floyd Mayweather fight weekend, you can shop, party, stay out late and do anything you want. The city of Las Vegas has everything.

  Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

  Party, Fighting, Weekend

  "Floyd Mayweather says delays just made fight with Manny Pacquiao bigger" by Kevin Mitchell, www.theguardian.com. April 15, 2015.

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• Boxing has always been work to me, a job. If I could say anything to a youngster taking up boxing it would be to "be smart and not take a lot of punches". It's called the sweet science for a reason. Hit and not be hit, make a lot of money without taking a lot of punishment. That's what it's about.

  Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

  Sweet, Jobs, Smart

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• Nobody knows what the future holds, but right now, I'm cool and comfortable and having no second thoughts at all about retirement. I had a good career, I won every world title, but boxing is wear and tear on the body. It's time to hang 'em up. I'm looking forward to working with some up-and-coming kids, going on walks, and taking vacations.

  Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

  Retirement, Kids, Vacation

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• 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.

  Jake Hecht

  Mma, Guy, Wanted

  Source: bleacherreport.com

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• 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.

  Jake Hecht

  Sports, Long, Competition

  Interview with Garrett Derr, bleacherreport.com. June 8, 2012.

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• Give your main clause a little space. Prose is not like boxing; the skilled writer deliberately telegraphs his punch, knowing that the reader wants to take the message directly on the chin.

  William Safire

  Knowing, Space, Giving

  William Safire (1991). “Fumblerules: a lighthearted guide to grammar and good usage”, Laurel

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• By the time I retire, I will have fought the best. I will have made my money. Maybe I'll be a boxing commentator. I'll go back to school, definitely. I already have a plan. My life's set. I'll be on an island, married, playing golf in the sun. That will be my life.

  Oscar De La Hoya

  School, Golf, Islands

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• Boxing has been in my blood since I can remember. It comes naturally to me, and I've enjoyed it ever since I started, at the age of six.

  Oscar De La Hoya

  Blood, Age, Six

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• I wouldn't recommend [boxing] to any child of mine. I would rather he played golf or something.

  Oscar De La Hoya

  Children, Golf, Mines

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• Ever since I've been boxing, it's always been the case that when I go inside the ring a switch goes off and my attitude changes totally from the person I am outside it. I really can't explain why or how.

  Oscar De La Hoya

  Attitude, Cases, Rings

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• 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.

  Antonio Gates

  Guy, Trying, Weakness

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• Whether it's boxing, basketball, or badminton, one must be ready to succeed before entering the arena...long before the lights come up.

  Muhammad Ali

  Basketball, Light, Long

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• Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.

  George Foreman

  Brain, Damage

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• 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.

  Daniel Jacobs

  Fun, People, Gloves

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

  John Molina, Jr.

  Dad, Years, Gears

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• Besides Scream, I liked The Purge. It stuck with me because it reminds me of boxing - you have 45 minutes to punch someone legally without consequence.

  Danny Garcia

  Scream, Minutes, Stuck

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• 15 or 20 years ago it would not have been possible for me to come out. Back then, people still had such narrow views, but today many of them are more liberal. Being gay is no longer a taboo in many parts of society. That has affected sports, even boxing.

  Orlando Cruz

  Sports, Gay, Views

  "'I Couldn't Accept Being Gay Because I Was too Afraid'". Interview with Lukas Eberle, www.spiegel.de. November 9, 2012.

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• My way of joking is to tell the truth

  George Bernard Shaw

  Truth, Joking Around, Way

  1904 Peter Keegan to Nora Reilly. John Bull's Other Island, act 2.

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• If I was mentoring a young fighter, I'd tell him to spend more time on boxing. That doesn't mean I would ignore kickboxing - you still need to learn the defenses - but in stand-up, it's hard to beat good, solid boxing.

  Chael Sonnen

  Mean, Needs, Defense

  "Learn 3 Grappling Techniques From UFC Star Chael Sonnen". Interview with Lito Angeles, blackbeltmag.com. October 11, 2011.

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