Subject: Sports » Boxing (Page 3)

It’s a lot harder than tennis. If I make a mistake, it’s like 0-15. In boxing, you let your head down once and you’re in the hospital.

American professional tennis player
Boxing Sports

Why would anyone expect him to come out smarter? … he went to prison for three years, not Princeton.

(1922 – ) boxing trainer & manager
Boxing Intelligence Sports

I don't think his hands could take the abuse.

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor
Boxing Sports

My God, kids today think that the laces are for tying up the gloves.

American boxer
Boxing Sports

His potatoes kept getting cut eyes.

English boxing journalist & commentator
Boxing Sports

I can take it but I can't dish it out.

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor
Boxing Sports

This boxer is doing what's expected of him, bleeding from the nose.

British sports commentator
Boxing Misspokements Sports

Every time I hear the name Joe Louis my nose starts to bleed.

British boxing champion
Boxing Sports

It’s just a job; grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand… I beat people up.

(1942 – ) American boxing champion
Boxing Occupations Sports Work

Earnie Shavers hit me, man, and knocked me face down on the canvas. I was in the land of make believe. I heard saxophones, trombones. I saw little blue rats, and they were all smoking cigars and drinking whisky.

American boxer
Boxing Sports

Peter McNeeley dived in with overarm shots like a child hurriedly learning the doggie paddle in the deep end.

(1944 – ) British sportswriter
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

Only if it's held in a phone booth.

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor
Boxing Sports

Many mens have fell and stumbled when they meet big George in that square jungle.

Ukrainian heavyweight boxing champion
Boxing Sports

Gerry Cooney can't fight to keep warm.

Boxing press agent
Boxing Sports

Joe Bugner fought Bruno like the objective of boxing was to get hit on the jaw.

boxing film collector
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.

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor
Boxing Sports

Why waltz 10 rounds with an opponent if you can KO him in one?

American boxing champion
Boxing

It don't matter as long as he can count up to ten.

American professional boxer
Boxing Sports

Sometimes Howard makes me wish I was a dog and he was a fireplug.

(1942 – ) American boxing champion
Boxing Insults Sports

I had Bernard Taylor five rounds ahead going into their fifth round.

English professional boxer
Boxing Sports