" If that Bum goes more than 5 rounds with me, I'll pull down his trunks in the center of the ring, and blow him."
Ricky Hatton after the Kostya fight describing his fans.... "Thats not a crowd...........thats a crowd an half!"
'If I was white and from England, they would make me the mandatory challenger'. But I'm black and from Philadelphia'. 'So what does that make me,,,,,,,a mean ni***er'
'I'm sick and tired, and flat-out Goddam embarrassed. Ali is turning the 'Heavyweight Championship' into his personal side show'. For God's sake, he' talking about fighting Mike Rossman.' Were out here trying to make a living, fighting tough guys to get in-line for a title shot, and this ****ing clown wants to bring in some kid from New ****ing Jersey, with one decent win under his belt, at 175 lbs.' I know 5 guys in the gym who could kick the **** out of Rossmans ass right now, and there only middleweights. Somebody's got to get a hold of Ali, and tell him he's ruining this sport.'
Ken Norton. On Ali avoiding him; He's digging up more Turnips to fight, than my grandmother has in her garden'.
'Just what is a Jean-Pierre Coopman' and when does come over my house to decorate my living room'. 'What does it take to make Ali's list, I guess a liquor salesman from New Jersey who's claim to fame is he blocked Sonny Liston's fists with his face'. 'Richard Dunn, when the wind blows the guy falls down'. 'Ali asked if there were any top heavyweigts in Japan he could fight'. He likes it there'.
More Tex Cobb There was a big dinner honouring heavyweights of the past and present. Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier and Larry Holmes were all there. So was Renaldo Snipes and Tex Cobb. In his usual fashion, Tex Cobb got up to give a toast. He said, "I'm honoured to be in the same room as some of the baddest n*****s ever." Renaldo Snipes stood up, and said, "I'm not going to stand here and let you call me a n*****!" Cobb replied "Relax. I wasn't talking about you." "Hey, you're a white guy, do something about this!" To the ref in the Holmes fight. "Philadelphia's the only place in the world where you see two winos fight on the street and both are jabbing". "After losing both my amateur fights I decided there was no future for me in the amateurs, so I turned pro." "You run for 45 minutes, you train for an hour and a half, and the rest of the time you just hang out and talk tough." The typical day of a boxer. "Boxing writers are the only people out there who have less constructive jobs than what I do. I don't do nothing but hit people, and those mothers don't do nothing but write about what I do"
Cobb on drinking etc "I miss having bottle fatigue. Abstinence is for monks not for me. This kind of life is really overrated. I mean, I'm actually getting to sleep before I have breakfast." "This fight will be the nastiest thing you'll ever see. I've been sober for six weeks, and that makes me vicious." About his fight with Michael Dokes. "All I do is hit somebody in the mouth. It's a whole lot easier than working for a living. Don't make anything noble out of what I do." "I'd have been more active in there, if only I'd been a little more sober." "I've always thought the greatest crime a man can do is take himself too seriously. I mean, something like fighting is pretty ridiculous to take seriously. What I do is hit people, I'm not promoting anything that is real or valuable."
Skidd1, Your #1 How about. 'Why do they call you Tex Cobb'? 'Because I'm from Japan, you stupid ****'
After Dokes had beaten him easily for a decision....Cobb turned to him and said "Gee brother I really enjoyed that we must do it again sometime" So they did a few months later with the same result. "I'd love to fight Gerry Conney but i have my price 25 cents and a loose woman" "Whats Holmes gonna do? hit me? do you think i got this scar tissue running into parked cars?" "if i take this sport any more serious, they will make me a national disease" On being told that Cosell was quitting boxing after his fight with Holmes: "I would have gone another 15 if he'd quit calling football." I think thats me done on perhaps the quickest wit in boxing
'Randy, can you think of any thing worse than your fight with Larry Holmes' "Yes, Larry King's breath"