Boxing Quotes

826 Boxing quotes by 263 unique authors

A sight game is that I am hurt, but I aim to make you believe I am not even hurt, and with this confidence appearing… — Evander Holyfield
They don't show Olympic boxing on TV in prime time. They haven't done that since 1988. In 1992, they showed one: Oscar De La Hoya.… — Evander Holyfield
My father was an army champion boxer... in the British army. And so he loved boxing and talked it up as a sport. But then… — Hugh Jackman
The opportunity and the concept of merging music culture with actual boxing is exciting. It's bringing a younger demographic to the sport. — Curtis Jackson
I was drawn to boxing because I got beat up as a kid. I was the kid with the piano books in a New York… — Billy Joel
I knew real show business from my father, who had been an actor since he left the world of boxing. — James Earl Jones
Boxing is smoky halls and kidneys battered until they bleed. — Roger Kahn
And I love kick boxing. It's a lot of fun. It gives you a lot of confidence when you can kick somebody in the head. — Alicia Keys
I grew up with an impatience with the anti-scientific. So I'm a bit miffed with our current love affair with all things Eastern. If I… — Hugh Laurie
Boxing is the ultimate challenge. There's nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way you do every time you step in the ring. — Sugar Ray Leonard
Boxing brings out my aggressive instinct, not necessarily a killer instinct. — Sugar Ray Leonard
Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than… — Sugar Ray Leonard
Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom. I had a good resume. — Sugar Ray Leonard
Bruce Lee was an artist and, like him, I try to go beyond the fundamentals of my sport. I want the public to see a… — Sugar Ray Leonard
A boxing match is like a cowboy movie. There's got to be good guys and there's got to be bad guys. And that's what people… — Sonny Liston
Why waltz with a guy for 10 rounds if you can knock him out in one? — Rocky Marciano
I have always adhered to two principles. The first one is to train hard and get in the best possible physical condition. The second is… — Rocky Marciano
I think my grandmother saw my potential first. When I was young, I told her, 'I think I should get a job.' She said, 'No,… — Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Boxing is real easy. Life is much harder. — Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
I've had boxing gloves on since before I could walk and been in gyms all of my life. — Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
I always put my boxing first. — Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
I knew boxing before I knew anything else. — Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Boxing is what pays my bills. — Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
I land a higher percentage of punches than any boxer in boxing. — Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
There's ups and downs with boxing, layoffs are part of the sport and they can either help or hurt a guy. — Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

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