Great Boxing Quotes

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  1. LoadedGlove

    LoadedGlove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The Cosell quote is another piece of utter brilliance. Greatest comic genius that ever laced on gloves. Nice one Jel.
     
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    LoadedGlove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Great pair there from the late Hugh McIlvanney.
     
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    LoadedGlove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Of a former manager, Sonny Liston once said, " If I ever get the chair, I hope they give him 10% of the juice ! "
     
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  4. Momus

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    ""I'm gonna wrap Mike Tyson in a cocoon of horror" - Peter McNeeley
     
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  5. Clinton

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    Awesome, Jel
     
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    Joe Jacobs after Schmeling lost a decision to Sharkey: "We wuz robbed!"
    Tony Galento before he fought Joe Louis: "I'll moida de bum."
    Billy Conn after he was kayoed by Joe Louis: "What's the use of being Irish if you can't be thick (stupid)."
    Jack Dempsey after stopping Sharkey with a left hook after Sharkey dropped his hands following an allegedly low blow: "What was I supposed to do, send him a telegram?"
    Jack Dempsey after losing to Tunney: "I guess I forgot to duck."
    Max Schmeling before he kayoed Joe Louis in their first fight: "I see somedings."
    Edvin Ahlquist, Johansson's adviser, prior to the first Johansson-Patterson fight: "Dere is toonder in his right. You vill see."
     
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  7. FrankinDallas

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    "If I was 40 years younger I'd kick your ass!" Larry Merchant to Floyd Mayweather.
     
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  8. Cecil

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    I could have picked any one of about twenty!
    Edit: Somebody has!
     
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  9. LoadedGlove

    LoadedGlove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Some of those became standards.
     
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  10. Reinhardt

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    When asked about his strategy for the fight Ernie Shavers replied: ' I'm going to hit Ken Norton in the head"
     
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  11. Chuck Norris

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    Not everyone who you fought is your enemy, and not everyone who helps you is your friend. Mike Tyson.
     
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  12. TBooze

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    Roberto Duran, on being told his opponent (Lampkin) was going to hospital:

    "If I had trained, they would be taking him to the morgue!"


    Alan Minter:

    "Sure, there have been deaths and injuries in boxing, but none of them serious."


    Frank Bruno postfight interview (TysonI)

    "That's cricket!"


    Jack Roper explaining his defeat to Joe Louis:

    "I zigged when I should have zagged.”


    Jerry Quarry postfight being asked by the British media if Jack Bodell (Quarry won inside a round) was as awkward an opponent as many suggested he would be pre fight.

    "Well, he did kinda fall awkward!"
     
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  13. thistle

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    loved Tyson, he could sure give you an EAR Full to Chew Over... :yikes:
     
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  14. McGrain

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    I'm not going to bleed any more. I'm not going to spit it on the floor. I'm going to swallow it. I'm going to win this title. Take my mouthpiece out. Don't give me no mouthpiece. Just let me go.

    - Henry Armstrong.
     
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  15. FrankinDallas

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    I've posted this quote in other threads: Prefight interview with Iran Barkley, he was asked what his strategy is for the upcoming fight.
    Iran said "Imma go in the ring, Imma knock him out".
     
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