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George 'Babe' Ruth and Old Jack Dempsey, both Sultans of Swat.
One hits where the other people are, the other where they're not.

John Lardner

Scottish snooker player

After all the years of punishment you've taken, you must be thinking about giving up pantomime.

Clive Anderson

(1952 – ) British barrister, comedy writer, and radio & television presenter

Boxing Sports To newly-crowned Frank Bruno

In Willie DeWit, we have an all-American boy, even though he is a Canadian.

Billy Joe Fox

American boxer

Boxing Sports

I love boxing. Where else do two grown men prance around in satin underwear, fighting over a belt? … the one who wins gets a purse… they do it in gloves. It's the accessory connection I love.

Jonny McGovern

American comedian

Boxing Sports

It has made the richest prize in sport the richest prize in sport.

Joe Bugner

American boxer

Boxing Misspokements Sports

Francesco Damiani punches with all the violence and bad intentions of Mahatma Gandhi.

Jerry Izenberg

American sportswriter

Boxing Sports Punches

The Mexicans… these tiny little men from South America.

Harry Carpenter

British sports commentator

Boxing Misspokements People Sports

Buster Douglas went to bed as a 231-pound world champion and woke up as a 270-pound parade float.

Scott Ostler

American sports columnist

Appearance Body Boxing Fat Sports Buster Douglas

When Mike Tyson gets mad, you don't need a referee, you need a priest.

Jim Murray

(1919 – 1998) American sportswriter

Boxing Sports Mike Tyson

Saying that Howard Cosell quit commensating on boxing because it's sleazy is like saying Nixon quit politics because it's crooked.

Paul Gereff

sportswriter

Boxing Sports Howard Cosell

He can run, but he can't hide.

Joe Louis

(1914 – 1981) American boxing champion

Boxing Sports When a reporter asked about his upcoming match with Billy Conn

I'm a realist. You don't enter a Volkswagen at Indy unless you know a helluva shortcut.

Dariene Stander

Boxing Sports On her husband Ron's defeat by Joe Frazier

If I could take a punch like that, I might have been able to think up a name besides George for all my sons.

George Foreman

(1949 – ) American boxing champion

Boxing Sports Each of his five sons is named George

You run for 45 minutes, you train for an hour and a half, and the rest of the time you just hang out and talk tough.

Randall “Tex” Cobb

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

Boxing Sports On the typical day of a pro boxer

I’m undisputed. There's no disputing that.

Lennox Lewis

British and Canadian boxing champion

Boxing Misspokements Sports While still undisputed world heavyweight champion

I wasn't talking to Holmes in there; every time I felt like saying something to him I found it hard because he kept putting his left hand in my mouth.

Randall “Tex” Cobb

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

Boxing Sports Larry Holmes

Frank Bruno's fall was that of a felled oak. As the dust settled there was a silence, and then followed the gentle rustle of falling leaves of greenbacks.

Frank Keating

(1944 – ) British sportswriter

Boxing Sports Frank Bruno

I'll go another 15 rounds with Holmes if Howard will quit announcing football!

Randall “Tex” Cobb

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

Boxing Sports About commentator Howard Cosell

In boxing, it's one against one, whereas in rugby league you have 13 guys coming at you, all trying to do you damage. Mind you, my last fight was a bit like that.

Gary Mason

British boxer

Boxing Sports On taking up rugby league after his defeat by Lennox Lewis

I’m not fat.

Randall “Tex” Cobb

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

Boxing Sports In response to a reporter who said Cobb was a fat cocaine snorting drunk

Anyone who studied McCall's contribution to the fight would not have been surprised that he failed to hit a sample tube with the required amount afterwards. Bruno, of course, had no such trouble. He is well used to having the piss taken out of him by his fellow countrymen.

Peter Corrigan

sportswriter

Boxing Sports On rumors that Oliver McCall failed to provide a drug urine sample after his defeat by Frank Bruno

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Subject: Sports » Boxing

George 'Babe' Ruth and Old Jack Dempsey, both Sultans of Swat.
One hits where the other people are, the other where they're not.

After all the years of punishment you've taken, you must be thinking about giving up pantomime.

In Willie DeWit, we have an all-American boy, even though he is a Canadian.

I love boxing. Where else do two grown men prance around in satin underwear, fighting over a belt? … the one who wins gets a purse… they do it in gloves. It's the accessory connection I love.

It has made the richest prize in sport the richest prize in sport.

Francesco Damiani punches with all the violence and bad intentions of Mahatma Gandhi.

The Mexicans… these tiny little men from South America.

Buster Douglas went to bed as a 231-pound world champion and woke up as a 270-pound parade float.

When Mike Tyson gets mad, you don't need a referee, you need a priest.

Saying that Howard Cosell quit commensating on boxing because it's sleazy is like saying Nixon quit politics because it's crooked.

He can run, but he can't hide.

I'm a realist. You don't enter a Volkswagen at Indy unless you know a helluva shortcut.

If I could take a punch like that, I might have been able to think up a name besides George for all my sons.

You run for 45 minutes, you train for an hour and a half, and the rest of the time you just hang out and talk tough.

I’m undisputed. There's no disputing that.

I wasn't talking to Holmes in there; every time I felt like saying something to him I found it hard because he kept putting his left hand in my mouth.

Frank Bruno's fall was that of a felled oak. As the dust settled there was a silence, and then followed the gentle rustle of falling leaves of greenbacks.

I'll go another 15 rounds with Holmes if Howard will quit announcing football!

In boxing, it's one against one, whereas in rugby league you have 13 guys coming at you, all trying to do you damage. Mind you, my last fight was a bit like that.

I’m not fat.

Anyone who studied McCall's contribution to the fight would not have been surprised that he failed to hit a sample tube with the required amount afterwards. Bruno, of course, had no such trouble. He is well used to having the piss taken out of him by his fellow countrymen.