Yeah, I'm scared. I'm scared I might kill Schmeling.
Showing posts with label Boxing Quotes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Boxing Quotes. Show all posts
When you're in a relationship,...
When you're in a relationship, you're always surrounded by a ring of circumstances... joined together by a wedding ring, or in a boxing ring.
When archaeologists discover t...
When archaeologists discover the missing arms of Venus de Milo, they will find she was wearing boxing gloves.
Today, many fans are saddened ...
Today, many fans are saddened and upset by the lack of integrity they see in professional boxing that has significantly weakened the sport - the most deplorable problem of which is the treatment of the sport's athletes.
To me, boxing is like a ballet...
To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other.
The three toughest fighters I'...
The three toughest fighters I've ever been up against were Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Sugar Ray Robinson. I fought Sugar so many times, I'm surprised I'm not diabetic! But I did have him off the canvas once...when he stepped over my body to leave the ring.
The real problem today is the ...
The real problem today is the ineffective and inconsistent oversight of professional boxing, which has led to continuing scandals, controversies, unethical practices, and unnecessary injuries and deaths in the sport.
That was always the difference...
That was always the difference between Muhammad Ali and the rest of us. He came, he saw, and if he didn't entirely conquer -- he came as close as anybody we are likely to see in the lifetime of this doomed generation.
Sorry dude, but we're in a box...
Sorry dude, but we're in a boxing match and you went against your word and tried to make me look weak and stupid in front of 17 million people. That's just not gonna happen.
People don't realize what they...
People don't realize what they had till it's gone. Like President Kennedy - nobody like him. Like The Beatles, there will never be anything like them. Like my man, Elvis Presley - I was the Elvis of boxing.
New York's like a boxing match...
New York's like a boxing match. In Hollywood, it's like a Fellini movie or something.
My own ambition in the ring ha...
My own ambition in the ring had always been skillful boxing, speed and defense - on the order of Mike Gibbons.
Muhammad Ali was the kind of g...
Muhammad Ali was the kind of guy you either loved or hated, but you wanted to see him. I happen to really love him. He brought boxing to another level and always made you laugh.
It's the boxers who attract th...
It's the boxers who attract the real women, after all, with their raw primeval strength, beautifully toned bodies and just a touch of vulnerability.
It's less about the physical t...
It's less about the physical training, in the end, than it is about the mental preparation: boxing is a chess game. You have to be skilled enough and have trained hard enough to know how many different ways you can counterattack in any situation, at any moment.
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