Subject: Sports » Boxing (Page 9)

One day Don King will asphyxiate by the force of his own exhaust.

boxing trainer

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

Ukrainian heavyweight boxing champion

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

British boxing champion

Years ago we had the Raging Bull, Jake LaMotta. Today, we've got the Raging Bullshit, Bruce Strauss.

boxing matchmaker

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

British sports commentator

I got a guy who's short, stoop shouldered and balding with two left feet. They all look better than he does as far as the moves are concerned, but they don't look so good on the canvas.

American boxing trainer

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

(1922 – ) boxing trainer & manager

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

Mexicans are always tough with lots of heart; Koreans raw and gritty; the poor British tend to stand up straight and take it on the chops, bleeding almost before the opening bell.

Canadian sportswriter

Saying that Howard Cosell quit commensating on boxing because it's sleazy is like saying Nixon quit politics because it's crooked.

sportswriter

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

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

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

boxer

If you think Barkley was mad before the fight, wait until he sees how many people are taking part of his purse.

professional boxing promoter

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

Marvelous oriental pace he's got, just like a Buddhist statue.

British sports commentator

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

(1944 – ) British sportswriter

If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.

(1942 – ) American boxing champion

This fight will be the nastiest thing you'll ever see; I've been sober for six weeks, and that makes me vicious.

(1950 – ) American boxer & actor

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

British sports commentator

Boxing is a great exercise… as long as you can yell 'cut' whenever you want to.

(1946 – ) American actor

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