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I don't know, I've never hit myself.

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

I can do my sport no greater service.

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

Boxing Sports After being told that commentator Howard Cosell had hung up his mic after being so appalled at the one-sidedness of the Holmes-Cobb fight

My head looks like ET gone wrong.

Frank Bruno

English boxer

Boxing Sports After his gruelling world title fight with Oliver McCall

Some people say George Foreman is fit as a fiddle, but I think he looks more like a cello.

Lou Duva

(1922 – ) boxing trainer & manager

Appearance Body Boxing Sports George Foreman

Jack Dempsey hits like an epileptic pile-driver.

Harry Witwert

Boxing Sports Jack Dempsey Punches

Can I bite him?

Randall “Tex” Cobb

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

Boxing Sports In response to the referee asking “Any questions?” prior to his bout with Earnie Shavers

Jake LaMotta and I fought six times. We almost got married.

‘Sugar Ray’ Robinson

(1921 – 1989) American boxing champion

Boxing Sports

Larry Holmes doesn't hit as hard as Earnie Shavers. Nobody hits like Shavers. If anybody hit harder than Shavers, I'd shoot him.

Randall “Tex” Cobb

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

Boxing Sports Earnie Shavers Punches

Joe Bugner: Get me Jesus Christ and I'll fight him tomorrow!
Mcllvanney: Joe, you're only saying that because you know he's got bad hands.

Hugh McIlvanney

(1934 – ) Scottish sports writer

Boxing Sports Joe Bugner

I can close any cut in the world in 50 seconds, so long as it ain't a total beheading.

Adolph Ritacco

boxing cut-man

Boxing Sports On his prowess as a cut-man

The bell went ding and I went dong.

Lloyd Honeyghan

British boxer

Boxing On hitting Johnny Bumphus while he was still rising from his stool

When I get done with 'Sweet Pea,' he'll be 'Split Pea.'

Greg Haugen

American boxer

Boxing Sports Before fighting Pernell 'Sweef Pea' Whitaker

I lost it by default, not de-punch.

John Conteh

English boxer

Boxing Sports After being stripped of his world light-heavyweight title

No fighter comes into the ring hoping to win – he goes in hoping to win.

Henry Cooper

English boxing champion

Boxing Misspokements Sports

Boxing: A mutual affliction of brain damage for the amusement of the public.

Anonymous

Boxing Definitions Sports

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

Muhammad Ali

(1942 – ) American boxing champion

Boxing Sports Pleasant things

Las Vegas is the oasis of outstretched palms.

Reg Gutteridge

English boxing journalist & commentator

Boxing Money Sports Wordplay Greed

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

Gerry Cooney can't fight to keep warm.

Irving Rudd

Boxing press agent

Boxing Sports Gerry Cooney

Frank Bruno has a chin of such pure Waterford crystal; it gives rise to the old adage that people who live in glass jaws shouldn't throw punches. The biggest danger in fighting Bruno is that you might get hit by flying glass.

Jim Murray

(1919 – 1998) American sportswriter

Boxing Sports Frank Bruno

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

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Subject: Sports » Boxing

I don't know, I've never hit myself.

I can do my sport no greater service.

My head looks like ET gone wrong.

Some people say George Foreman is fit as a fiddle, but I think he looks more like a cello.

Jack Dempsey hits like an epileptic pile-driver.

Can I bite him?

Jake LaMotta and I fought six times. We almost got married.

Larry Holmes doesn't hit as hard as Earnie Shavers. Nobody hits like Shavers. If anybody hit harder than Shavers, I'd shoot him.

Joe Bugner: Get me Jesus Christ and I'll fight him tomorrow!
Mcllvanney: Joe, you're only saying that because you know he's got bad hands.

I can close any cut in the world in 50 seconds, so long as it ain't a total beheading.

The bell went ding and I went dong.

When I get done with 'Sweet Pea,' he'll be 'Split Pea.'

I lost it by default, not de-punch.

No fighter comes into the ring hoping to win – he goes in hoping to win.

Boxing: A mutual affliction of brain damage for the amusement of the public.

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

Las Vegas is the oasis of outstretched palms.

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

Gerry Cooney can't fight to keep warm.

Frank Bruno has a chin of such pure Waterford crystal; it gives rise to the old adage that people who live in glass jaws shouldn't throw punches. The biggest danger in fighting Bruno is that you might get hit by flying glass.

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