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title: "6 People Boxing Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [ People see it \[boxing\] as a physical contact sport, but it's not. It's really a spiritual one of will against will. Who… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-tyson/people-see-it-boxing-as-a-physical-contact-sport-but-it-s-not-it-s/)

[Mike Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-tyson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7c/mike-tyson-752_boxing_people-see-it-boxing-as-a-physical-conta_564315.jpg)

> [Boxing is the ultimate challenge. There's nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way you do every time you step in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/boxing-is-the-ultimate-challenge-there-s-nothing-that-can-compare-to/)

[Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba6/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_bad_boxing-is-the-ultimate-challenge-there-s_743761.png)

> [I have tremendous respect for fighters and I always tell people that boxing in movies is one thing but when you get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvester-stallone/i-have-tremendous-respect-for-fighters-and-i-always-tell-people-that/)

[Sylvester Stallone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvester-stallone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87e/sylvester-stallone-966_appreciate_i-have-tremendous-respect-for-fighters-a_1603465.jpg)

> [If it amuses you to hit people, you do boxing - you do taekwondo - whatever you want. But you don't play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrice-evra/if-it-amuses-you-to-hit-people-you-do-boxing-you-do-taekwondo/)

[Patrice Evra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrice-evra/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29a/patrice-evra-4625_boxing_if-it-amuses-you-to-hit-people-you-do-bo_1913884.jpg)

> [I don't promote boxing, I promote people. Boxing is a catalyst to bring people together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-king/i-don-t-promote-boxing-i-promote-people-boxing-is-a-catalyst-to-bring/)

[Don King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-king/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5c/don-king-6797_boxing_i-don-t-promote-boxing-i-promote-people_2721374.png)

> [There are two kinds of people in boxing. Those who say, 'Oh, boy; Tom Hauser is writing an article about me,' and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-lampley/there-are-two-kinds-of-people-in-boxing-those-who-say-oh-boy-tom/)

[Jim Lampley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-lampley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0d/jim-lampley-32674_articles_there-are-two-kinds-of-people-in-boxing_2952605.jpg)

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