Boxing Quotes - Page 12

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

And I love kick boxing. It's a lot of fun. It gives you a lot of confidence when you can kick somebody in the head.

Well madam, have you looked in the mirror and seen the state of your nose? Boxing is my excuse. What's yours?

I am the biggest face of boxing right now. That's how I feel. I am the greatest of this era.

Politics is comparable to boxing. The only thing is that in politics there are basically no rules. In boxing, you can get a black eye, but in politics you can get poison in your food or a bullet in the head. It's definitely rougher and tougher than other sports.

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

All boxing experts told Helenius is the next world champion! Chisora beat him.

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

I liked wrestling a lot better than boxing. I remember thinking at that time that wrestling was a pure demonstration of strength, which I was interested in, while boxing was just hitting somebody or getting hit, which didn't appeal to me. But a demonstration of strength was okay, so I chose wrestling.

Dempsey himself said you only spend so much time in the spotlight before they change the bulb. He had a very clever way with words.

I did a lot of smoker fights and fought pretty much every week since Pat wouldn't let me fight until he was sure I was ready. I was also boxing and so I had 30 unofficial fights or more of those.

Earnie Shavers could punch you in the neck and break your ankle.

Truth had me up against the ropes And semi-conscious without no boxing skills.

MY greatest regret in life is that I never became the heavyweight boxing champion ofthe world.

Some gems for the greatest of them all

I can drown a drink of water. I can kill a dead tree. Don't mess with Muhammad Ali.

I shook up the world.

My main objective is to be professional but to kill him.

They called me a 'rapist' and a 'recluse.' I'm not a recluse.

I'm a good friend, but I'm a hell of an enemy. As your enemy, I want your demise. When I feel that in my heart it burns till I die.

Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. Then, like a rat, they stop in fear and freeze.

After 14 years in boxing, the best decision I could have made was to take the last year off. My mind was not in boxing, but since I got here with Freddie, everything is working perfectly again. Boxing is all I know. Boxing is my life. Through boxing, I raised my family and I work to provide the best future for them. They are the reason I love boxing.

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.

I do actually use a boxing trainer when I train for stand-up.

Recently I donated money to the establishment of the Muhammad Ali Foundation in Louisville. I regard that as a kind of payback. He smoothed the way for us. He wasn’t just a great person who had conviction, but made the sport of boxing great. He was the first superstar, he made our stock rise. Without him we wouldn’t have earned so much. Americans from every walk of life have contributed to the foundation: Bill Clinton, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt. Unfortunately I was the only American athlete to make a donation. There’s not enough respect in our business.