Boxing Quote by Larry Holmes Download Open image “All fighters are prostitutes and all promoters are pimps” — Larry Holmes ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Boxing Fighter Pimp
There's no way a fighter should fight and put his life on the line, and a promoter makes more money than he makes. — Roy Jones Jr Copy Share Image
“Pimping is an art, Whoreson. There are very few pimps in this world who can really take the title of being a pimp. Just… — Donald Goines Copy Share Image
Pimp stands for Positive Intellectual Motivated Person. It has nothing to do with selling sex for money. — Christian Finnegan Copy Share Image
There are those kind of fighters that just go in to get paid. That's not me, man. I have never been that guy. — Chris Arreola Copy Share Image
There's a lot of fighters that pop up out of the blue that you never heard of. They just don't have the management or… — Errol Spence Jr Copy Share Image
Every age, race, socio-economic background of men are 'johns.' It's a little more complicated who's doing the selling. The truth is that the average street pimp selling American girls is often a man of color, however, Mexican pimps are selling Mexican girls, Russian men are selling Russian girls etc. Those who profit off the sex industry overall are not the… — Rachel Lloyd Copy Share
I don't think Joe Louis could take the punches today fighting in this era. — Larry Holmes Copy Share Image
I'm happy with my career but I could have been happier if I could have been treated like a champion should have been treated… — Larry Holmes Copy Share Image
I'm tired. I am old and I have never quit pursuing my goals. I am heavily involved in real estate right now, but I… — Larry Holmes Copy Share Image
Now I'm free of him and I'm light as a feather. There's no weight holding me down; I'm ready to spread my wings and… — Larry Holmes Copy Share Image
I cursed [Larry Merchant] out once, and I told him that he was a phony. — Larry Holmes Copy Share Image
Everyone still wants to see [Floyd] Mayweather and [Manny] Pacquaio fight. When the talks start though, it always seem like it is all about… — Larry Holmes Copy Share Image
I'm not a guy who counts cards. I'm a guy that plays with feeling. Because I feel that if something is going to come… — Larry Holmes Copy Share Image
I think Ali was a fan of mine, even though he never said it. A lot of fighters thought I was pretty good. Nobody… — Larry Holmes Copy Share Image
I don't think boxing needs to be regulated. I think boxing needs to have a complaint board. And I think the complaint board should… — Larry Holmes Copy Share Image
I think gambling can be a good thing if you don't take it too seriously. Take it and have fun with it, and don't… — Larry Holmes Copy Share Image
You know, it brings in a lot of different people; you take people off the street, and kids, and people from all different walks… — Michele Lamy Copy Share Image
As a professional athlete and someone who has spent almost his entire life in boxing, not a day goes by when I don't think… — Oscar De La Hoya Copy Share Image
Apart from my grandad, none of my family had really been into boxing so the sport was never discussed much at home. — Josh Taylor Copy Share Image
You don't think. It's all instinct. If you stop to think, you're gone. — Sugar Ray Robinson Copy Share Image
I actually like boxing away from home. It takes the pressure off you a little bit. — James DeGale Copy Share Image
Whether it's Marcos Maidana, Shawn Porter, Amir Khan or Kell Brook, there are a lot of fights out there that I think would be… — Keith Thurman Copy Share Image
I first got into boxing when I was quite young. I was about 12 when I won my first boxing match. — Joseph Parker Copy Share Image
Boxing can be so important to young people, it keeps you off the street and you can channel your energy and aggression in the… — Nigel Benn Copy Share Image
I somewhere along the way became fascinated with exploring characters who are willing to put themselves into violent situations, whether it's football, hockey, boxing,… — Peter Berg Copy Share Image
I liked wrestling a lot better than boxing. I remember thinking at that time that wrestling was a pure demonstration of strength, which I… — Scott Carpenter Copy Share Image
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