Subject: Sports » Boxing (Page 4)

I don't mind the title fight going out at three in the morning. Everyone in Glasgow fights at three in the morning.

When you the man who beat the man who was the man… well, then you ‘The Man.’

American boxing champion

Sleep came as it must come to all British heavyweights, midway in the fifth round.

(1905–1982) American sportswriter

Anyone who weighs over 200 pounds can punch; I don't care if it's a broad.

American boxing trainer

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

American boxing trainer

My punches are just as hard in Chicago as in New York.

American professional boxer

Before Don King started insulting me I was a complete unknown in this country. Now people stop me and ask for my autograph.

British boxing manager

Baroness Summerskill: Mr Cooper, have you looked in the mirror lately and seen the state of your nose?
Cooper: Well, madam, have you looked in the mirror and seen the state of your nose? Boxing is my excuse. What's yours?

English boxing champion

I’ve seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won.

(1942 – ) American boxing champion

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

(1942 – ) American boxing champion

Let the other guy have whatever he wants before the fight. Once the bell rings he's gonna be disappointed anyway.

(1949 – ) American boxing champion

There are three things that go on a fighter, first your reflexes go, then your chin goes, and then your friends go.

1922 – 2006) American boxing champion

The current version of Buster Mathis [Jr.] boasts not just a Michelin man waist but an embonpoint thai would give him a better shot at starring in the next Wonderbra poster than winning a boxing title.

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

(1919 – 1998) American sportswriter

Contrary to the old wives' tale that bloody-minded trainers put around, a little love-in before the main event can do you more good than a rub-down with The Sporting Life.

English boxer

Brian London possesses the most unbeautiful face – it looks as if it, at one time, fell apart and was reassembled by a drunken mechanic.

English broadcaster, journalist & author

He's standing there making a sitting target of himself.

English boxing manager & trainer

I've got it made. I've got a wife and a TV set… and they're both working.

1922 – 2006) American boxing champion

That’s cricket, Harry, you get these sort of things in boxing.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

In pro boxing, let's face it, the name of the game is how much you make – not how many honors won. Billy Walker was the most successful flop in history.

English boxing journalist & commentator

I can be found the next couple of months trying to perfect my new punch – the lip-buttoner.

American boxing champion