Subject: Sports » Boxing (Page 11)

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

American boxer
Boxing Sports

If I fought Evander [Holyfield] with a baseball bat, I would win the fight… but it would be by decision.

Boxing Sports

They told me Jack Bodell was awkward and he was… he fell awkwardly.

American boxer
Boxing Sports

The referee is the most important man in the ring besides the two fighters.

(1949 – ) American boxing champion
Boxing Misspokements Sports

Mike Tyson's not all that bad. If you dig deep … dig real deep, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, deep, deep, go all the way to China … I'm sure, you'll find there's a nice guy in there.

(1949 – ) American boxing champion
Boxing Sports

The Mexicans… these tiny little men from South America.

British sports commentator
Boxing Misspokements People Sports

Floyd Patterson is everything a world heavyweight champion should be… except busy.

American boxing champion
Boxing Sports

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

(1966 – ) American boxing champion
Boxing Sports

The question looming over Magri, is not will he keep the title, but can he?

British sports commentator
Boxing Misspokements Sports

I fear no man, but the dentist.

(1949 – ) American boxing champion
Boxing Emotions Fear Sports

Billy Wells was all chin from the waist up.

American boxer
Boxing Sports

I don't fight for legacy. I don't fight for none of that, I fight for that check; I'm in the check cashing business.

American professional boxer
Boxing Sports

I know it's said that I can't punch, but you should see me putting the cat out at night.

boxer
Boxing Sports

George has three speeds… slow, stop, and wait a minute.

American boxing trainer
Boxing Sports

Me and Jake LaMotta grew up in the same neighborhood. You wanna know how popular Jake was? When we played hide and seek, nobody ever looked for LaMotta.

(1919 – 1990) American boxing champion
Boxing People Self Sports

John Conteh has a neck like a stately home staircase.

English boxer
Appearance Body Boxing Sports

I'll bet the hardest thing about prize fighting is picking up your teeth with a boxing glove on.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
Boxing Sports

He went to the hospital with bleeding kidneys, and me… I went dancing with my wife.

Canadian boxing champion
Boxing Sports

At the start of the seventh round of a match with Jack Thompson, Sam Langford extended his glove, which was the usual ritual done before the final round of a boxing match.
A puzzled Thompson said: This ain't the last round, Sam.
Langford replied: It is for you.

Canadian boxer
Boxing Sports

Frank Bruno says I'm chicken. Well you can tell him I've come home to roost.

American boxer
Boxing Sports

Because this is a title fight, I can have four people in the corner and I'll have an extra cut-man. I'll also have an extra stool, one for Vinnie to sit on, and the other to throw at him if he doesn't listen to me.

(1922 – ) boxing trainer & manager
Boxing Sports