Subject: Sports » Boxing (Page 6)

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

American boxer

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

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

Boxing: A mutual affliction of brain damage for the amusement of the public.

You'll pardon me gentlemen if I make the fight short. I have a train to catch.

Canadian 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

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

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

American sports columnist

Mike Tyson dropped me and when I looked up, the count was on five. I said to myself, ‘Damn, whatever happened to one to four.’

American boxer

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

American boxer

The Mexicans… these tiny little men from South America.

British sports commentator

I miss the things like the camaraderie in the gym; I don’t miss being smacked in the mouth every day.

Irish professional boxer

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

American boxing trainer

He can run, but he can't hide.

(1914 – 1981) American boxing champion

He'll have a lot of fun. George will keep him in stitches.

boxing physician

Pose nude for Playgirl? … I wouldn't pose nude for Boxing News.

English boxer

When I hit Jimmy with that left it felt like when you hit a baseball and it goes right into deep field.

American boxing champion

If bullshit was poetry, Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini's name would be 'Shakespeare.'

boxing manager

I'm always into a positive black image. Whenever Leon Spinks fights I always pray, 'Dear Lord, please don't let them interview Leon on TV.'

American television personality

Mike's like a Gershwin or Beethoven. You go for the quality of the performance, not the longevity of it.

(1931 – ) American boxing promoter

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

Canadian boxing champion

It opens a spacious firmament to the bewildered eyes, wherein you discover more planets in a second than most distinguished astronomers observe in a lifetime.

Boxing writer