Boxing Quotes · Page 26

You've got Roger, Floyd, and his uncle Jeff. The whole family, their boxing IQ is off the chart.

— Shane Mosley

I certainly will explore all avenues. K-1, boxing, all of them.

— Artem Lobov

I have to believe that when things are bad I can change them.

— James J. Braddock

Was it your strategy to just take as much punishment as you could and then hope he would fall down?

— Larry Merchant

I'm the Godfather of Boxing. Everything is out in the open with me. What you see is what you get.

— Jake LaMotta

Champions have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.

— Muhammad Ali

I think I might've turned 39, look like I turned 29, feel like I turned about 19.

— Roy Jones Jr

That's the only way I know how to do it. I do it big in boxing, I do it big in MMA.

— James Toney

To win takes a complete commitment of mind and body. When you can't make that commitment, they don't call you a champion…

— Rocky Marciano

Starting out as a young kid, you always dream of coming stateside and fighting in venues like this. This is the 'Mecca…

— Josh Taylor

The biggest fight in my life is not in boxing. The biggest fight in my life is how to end poverty in…

— Manny Pacquiao

In boxing, you get hit, it's painful, then you sit on the stool when the adrenaline is gone and you feel that…

— Ben Horowitz

People forget that boxing is the art of self-defence - ideally, hit and not be hit - and maybe we should all…

— Amir Khan

Where I've come from and my background, to fight at Madison Square Garden against the biggest name in boxing is unbelievable.

— Rocky Fielding

The content and thematic materials of dance is, of itself, like boxing. You play tennis and baseball. But boxing is not a…

— Twyla Tharp

I grew up playing everything from rugby, football, baseball, volleyball, bike races and boxing. I tried martial arts, loved to ride horses…

— Barry Pepper

My dad was a prize fighter in his youth. My boxing skills are very limited. I did train for most of my…

— Jimmy Barnes

Muhammad Ali was a god, an idol and an icon. He was boxing. Any kid that had the opportunity to talk to…

— Sugar Ray Leonard

Watching boxer Dingko Singh's performance at the Asian Games, Bangkok, where he won gold, was the defining moment. I was 15 and…

— Mary Kom

The boxing world knows I'm the baddest man out there, but not having the right promotion behind me putting me out there…

— Demetrius Andrade

I don't think boxing needs to be regulated. I think boxing needs to have a complaint board. And I think the complaint…

— Larry Holmes

I've been a prima-dona. I was taken care of since I was 13. That's why I am the way I am today.…

— Mike Tyson

I was naturally a loner, content just to live with a woman, eat with her, sleep with her, walk down the street…

— Charles Bukowski

MMA has evolved. When you look at an MMA fighter's skill set, boxing has to be a big piece of it. All…

— Scott Coker

I'm a big hiker, and I like boxing. I mean, I love a good burger, but I keep things in moderation.

— Guy Fieri

I've definitely changed as a person because of professional boxing.

— George Groves

I was a bad kid. I was a bad and good kid in and out of the boxing gym.

— Andy Ruiz Jr

I boxed, I was 2-0 as far as amateur boxing and it was fun but I didn't really want to compete no…

— Corey Anderson

No one's going to hold your hand in the boxing business. And the people who do end up ripping you off.

— David Haye

“I’m not courageous. In fact, when I shadow box I wear boxing gloves that are outfitted with flashlights.”

— Jarod Kintz

You don't play boxing. You really don't. You play golf, you play tennis, but you don't play boxing.

— Sugar Ray Leonard

My favorite was going as a boxer when I was 9 years old and wearing my dad's boxing gear.

— John Molina, Jr

My dad just wanted me to find something to do to keep me out of trouble. Boxing was the great escape.

— Diego Corrales

Boxing was not as big as wrestling in Japan, but people knew Leon Spinks.

— Terry Funk

I fought Sugar Ray so many times, I'm surprised I'm not diabetic.

— Jake LaMotta

Maybe with boxing and good focus, I can fix myself and make my mother proud.

— Amnat Ruenroeng

It is a matter of pride to get boxing gloves from Stallone himself.

— Sajid Nadiadwala

I saw on HBO they were advertising a boxing match "It's a fight to the finish". That's a good place to end.

— Mitch Hedberg

Boxing is a lot of preparation and then improvising, so there are parallels to being an actor.

— Seth Numrich

Boxing, mixed martial arts and tennis are the hardest sports to train for.

— Andy Murray