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.

Scottish snooker player

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

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

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

American boxer

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.

American comedian

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

American boxer

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

American sportswriter

The Mexicans… these tiny little men from South America.

British sports commentator

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

American sports columnist

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

(1919 – 1998) American sportswriter

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

sportswriter

He can run, but he can't hide.

(1914 – 1981) American boxing champion

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.

(1949 – ) American boxing champion

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.

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

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

British and Canadian boxing 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.

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

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.

(1944 – ) British sportswriter

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

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

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.

British boxer

I’m not fat.

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

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.

sportswriter