Classic Boxing Quotes

[Sonny Carson]

"Ya'll can all kiss where the sun don't shine, and for all those that don't know, that's my big black behind"-Larry Holmes

"I can't fret about a little bronchitis"-Mike Tyson

"Chris Eubank I'll beat you and ya mama's ass"-James Toney

"We gon call Larry Homes the peanut, cause he got a peanut shaped head"-Muhammad Ali

[Mike T]

'I'm just gonna fade into bolivian"
Iron Mike

[garymcfall]

Originally Posted by Sonny Carson

"We gon call Larry Homes the peanut, cause he got a peanut shaped head"-Muhammad Ali

haha ive never heard that before thats great

[mcvey]

Originally Posted by Lostmykeys

I remember there was a thread before the crash of classic boxing quotes.
I'm putting this one up to replace it.

"my right hand dont leave me no more"an aging Joe Louis.
"he s good but I wonder how good he will be when he is 38 fighting someone who is 23",Holmes on Tyson.
"last one ups a sissy"Max Baer after flooring Carnera and being dragged down with him.
"I had him but I got too goddamned careless"Tami Muriello after momentarily wobbling Louis ,then being floored 3 times and kod in 1 round.
"you M F ,Ill get you",Marciano looking up from the floor at Walcott round 1.

[TBooze]

"I'm going to make you my girlfriend... I wanna kiss them big rubber lips!"


Tyson to Ruddock



"I'm sure the bleeding ref only trained for 10 rounds."


Terry Downes after the referee stopped his bout with Paul Pender in the 11th



"Lay down, so I can recognize you."


Willie Pep on meeting a former opponent 40 years later



"I found a bad way to get famous"


Bobby Frankham on causing a riot at Wembley by punching ref Richie Davies



And sadly:


"I will win my title back or die"


Marcel Cerdan after losing to LaMotta: (Cerdan died in a plane crash on his way to the rematch.)

[mcvey]

Originally Posted by Lostmykeys

I remember there was a thread before the crash of classic boxing quotes.
I'm putting this one up to replace it.

Fighters on Jack Johnson,"judging by his form when I fought him,Jck Johnson could have handled Joe Louis and Billy conn simultaneously",Jess Willard.
"Jack Johnson?,he could do everything,and do evrything well,and he could go all night,Im glad I never had to fight him"Jack Dempsey.
" Jack Johnson was the greatest,and I tell you that honestly,because I hated Jack Johnson" Tom Sharkey
"Jack Johnson was a defensive genius" Mike Tyson.
"Jack JOhnson was thre greatest of all time" Jack Johnson.

[Nemesis]

Originally Posted by mcvey

Fighters on Jack Johnson,"judging by his form when I fought him,Jck Johnson could have handled Joe Louis and Billy conn simultaneously",Jess Willard.
"Jack Johnson?,he could do everything,and do evrything well,and he could go all night,Im glad I never had to fight him"Jack Dempsey.
" Jack Johnson was the greatest,and I tell you that honestly,because I hated Jack Johnson" Tom Sharkey
"Jack Johnson was a defensive genius" Mike Tyson.
"Jack JOhnson was thre greatest of all time" Jack Johnson.

that last one was the best, if he does say so himself

[josak]

"I'm going to make you my girlfriend... I wanna kiss them big rubber lips!"


Tyson to Ruddock

Actually what he said is...

"I'm gonna make you my girlfriend.."

"Your sweet... I'ma make you kiss me good with those big lips."

[mcvey]

Originally Posted by josak

Actually what he said is...

"I'm gonna make you my girlfriend.."

"Your sweet... I'ma make you kiss me good with those big lips."

Ruddocks eloquent reply,"you dont got no class"

[bigG]

im sure i heard one from mike dokes on being ko'd......'i woke up in the land of make believe and there was pink rats drinkin whiskey and smokin big ceegars.... '......

tex cobb to the referee in the holmes fight...'hey man, your white, cant you do somethin bout this...'

cobb to holmes at the final bell..'lets party'.....


for sheer atavistic savagery, and bearing in mind he never knew the extent of his opponents injurys, nigel benn getting interviewed in the ring after the mclelland fight takes some beating......'no, you listen to me...he was brought over here to bash me up....now look at 'im.....who is he??.....'

benn also on mclelland..'why should i be scared of him...iv had more knockouts than he's had fights'

[thunder06]

Originally Posted by Ramon Rojo

No way. Marciano would lose.

ok. thanks for clarifying.

[karmazon]

I was doing my sit-ups, 2,500 a day with my 20 pound weights and one day I couldn't move any more. I asked the doctor 'what's wrong?' and he said 'believe it or not your back is broken slightly

Tyson

[Ramon Rojo]

Muhammad Ali to Howard Cosell (talking about his wig):

"I'm gonna let everybody know that that thing you got on your head is a phony, and it comes from the tail of a pony!"