Whats your favourite classic quote by a boxer, trainer, promoter etc. We know that when Jeff goes to the ring there will be 19,920 people booing him, Gary Shaw, Lacys promoter, said. When he leaves the ring there will be 20,000 people cheering Jeff Lacy.
Frank Bruno: "I was in a no-win situation, so I'm glad that I won rather than lost. " Marlon Starling: "I'll fight Lloyd Honeyghan for nothing if the price is right" Don King, on boxing's rating system: "When we started, it was based on lies. It's changing now. There are no secrets in the business. You've got to come with the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. It's becoming very confusing." Jack Handy: "To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography and the dancers hit each other." Willie Pep: "I've got it made. I've got a wife and a TV set -- and they're both workin Tony Sibson, on being beaten in a match: "I figured I'd find him sooner or later but I never did. I asked myself "Where did he go?" I knew he was there because he kept hitting me." Mike Tyson, on fighting Lennox Lewis: "My main objective is to be professional, but to kill him."
:rofl:rofl:rofl So good. "Lennox is a conqueror? No. I'm Alexander, he's no Alexander. I'm the best ever. There's never been anybody as ruthless. I'm Sonny Liston. I'm Jack Dempsey, there's no one like me - I'm from their cloth. There's no one that can match me. My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable, and I'm just ferocious. I want your heart. I want to eat his children. Praise be to Allah!"
Don King, on boxing's rating system: "When we started, it was based on lies. It's changing now. There are no secrets in the business. You've got to come with the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. It's becoming very confusing." thats one of my fav's it shows how crazy don is man he was born to be a promoter
My power is discombobulatingly devastating, I could feel his muscle tissues collapse under my force. It's ludicrous these mortals attempt to enter my realm.
"here comes a fighter whos fast strong and mean, he is a clear destroyer in the heavyweight scene, his punches are quick his left hook is the king, he fights like joe frazier but talks like ali." jedi nobles bruce seldons trainer when seldon fought jedi nobles. "your getin beat by a man wit titties" plain, simple and true robin reid about his loss to lacy "am i bovered" barkley on how he views his fight against olajide "you can call this a make or break fight....it will make me and break him"
"I'll fight him for 20 cents and a blowjob." - Randall 'Tex' Cobb talking about renumeration for fighting Jerry Cooney.
"Hi I'm Oscar De La Hoya and I'm going to do this and I'm going to do that... You ain't gonna do ****" - Pretty Boy Floyd "Money" Mayweather
Before the start of one fight Sam Langford addressed the crowd "You'll pardon me gentlemen if I make the fight short. I have a train to catch." He then knocked out his opponent in the first round and promptly left for the station. (He caught the train).