Subject: Sports » Boxing (Page 6)

He looks up at him through blood smeared lips.

British sports commentator

He's not only a lousy fighter, he's a bad actor. Louis or Marciano could have whipped him by telephone.

American boxer

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

(1922 – ) boxing trainer & manager

It would be like the elephants standing up on two feet. It would be like the man being shot out of the cannon. It would be like a woman with a beard down to the floor. It would be the greatest show on earth.

(1949 – ) American boxing champion

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

Since then we've changed the locks.

Mayor of Scranton PA

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

American sports columnist

If I survived the Marines, I can survive Ali.

American boxer

Gerry Cooney can't fight to keep warm.

Boxing press agent

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

American boxing champion

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

(1919 – 1998) American sportswriter

I’m not fat.

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

Larry Holmes didn't beat me — he just won the first 15 rounds.

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

I wish I had put ballet shoes on him and not boxing gloves.

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

American boxer

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

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize.

(1942 – ) American boxing champion

In his prime, Joe Bugner had the physique of a Greek statue, but he had fewer moves.

(1934 – ) Scottish sports writer

Rocky Marciano stood out in boxing like a rose in a garbage dump.

(1909 – 1973) American sports journalist

Sugar Ray Leonard was asked by Johnny Carson, “When do the wounds from the fight heal?”
His reply: “When the check clears.”

American boxing champion

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

British and Canadian boxing champion