Iconic phrases which originated in boxing?

Angelo Dundee swears that Duran never said this, and that what Duran actually said was "I fight no more".

 

Float like a butterfly,sting like a bee.

This is so obvious.

 

In May 2024, at the end of his fight vs Usyk: - ,

“Happy New Year!” - Tyson Fury.

Some have claimed that the New Year for those folks is celebrated around that time but I haven’t read fair proof of same yet.

 

Hardcore Tyson stans will buy any excuse to make it so Mike never actually lost a fight (they put an asterisk by every one) and think he should be sainted for his pure goodness.

 

Two McCoys fought on the same night, the news paper headline spoke of "The Real McCoy" as appose to the lesser known McCoy!!

 

The gloves are off.

 

In 1871, a Canadian inventor named Elijah McCoy came up with a lubricating device for steam engine locomotives. The success of his invention inevitably spawned imitations, which may have led railroad purchasing agents to ask for "the real McCoy."

 

https://vault.si.com/vault/1970/06/01/the-real-mccoy

 

I thought it was it was supposed to be “No quiero pelear más con este payaso” (I don’t want to fight this clown anymore)

 

I just finished Dundee's book. He swears Duran said, in english, "I fight no more".

Maybe he said both? I speak some Spanish (always working on it) and definitely form much simpler sentences in spanish than I do in english.

 

Nice thread. Boxing really has an incredible culture enriched to it.

 

I got mugged by a guy on crutches wearing a camouflage jacket. I'll catch him. He can hide but he can't run....

 

I'm sure Ronald Reagan appropriated that to his wife Nancy after an assassination attempt!!

Edit, I see someone else added this now I've read the whole thread.

 

Happy as Larry goes back to an undefeated and well paid Australian boxer, Larry Foley I think was his name..?

 

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