funniest one i heard was from Jake LaMotta, humorous as always: 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 surprized I'm not diabetic! But I did have him off the canvas once...when he stepped over my body to leave the ring. :good
"Fifteen referees. I want fifteen referees to be at this fight because there ain't no one man who can keep up with the pace I'm gonna set except me. There's not a man alive who can whup me. I'm too fast. I'm too smart. I'm too pretty. I should be a postage stamp. That's the only way I'll ever get licked." - Muhammad Ali
When Max Baer got beat up in round 1 by Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey in his corner told him he didn't you that round. Baer replied 'well you better keep your eye on the ref cos someones beating the crap out of me'.
When Primo Carnero was asked what he thought about Los Angeles he replied 'I gonna knock him out in 2'
I think it was Tex Cobbs who said this "After I got back up I stuck to my gameplan of stumbling forward while getting hit in the face"
Love this one: "I can do my sport no greater service." On being informed that commentator Howard Cosell had hung up his mike after being so appalled at the one-sidedness of the Holmes-Cobb fight. Take it he wasn't a fan of Cosell?
"If they cut my bald head open, they will find one big boxing glove. That's all I am". Marvellous' Marvin Hagler