Quotes About Boxing

Ali was a guy that had a lot of discipline. If you hung around him, you'd be able to get some of that discipline that he had. And I learned from that. He was a sweet man.

I don't know, man, I guess I'm gonna fade into Bolivian.

Not to be egotistical, but I don't think there is a man on this planet who can beat me

Maybe now people will give a man credit where credit is deserved. Roy Jones was beaten by a better fighter period. I'm one of the best in the world.

I ruined my hands in the ring. The referee kept stepping on them.

Sonny Liston is nothing. The man can't talk. The man can't fight. The man needs talking lessons. The man needs boxing lessons. And since he's gonna fight me, he needs falling lessons.

I just can't see myself with a man on the ropes and just to prove how bad I am - and I see in his eyes, his head, he's hopeless - and I'm just deliberately hitting. I don't do that.

Don't ever squeeze a fighter's hand, man. You're doing good just to lay your eyes on me

No physical activity is so vain as boxing. A man gets into the ring to attract admiration. In no sport, therefore, can you be more humiliated.

My other Main Man is Muhamed Ali, for the obvious reasons.

My dad was a golden gloves boxer in the Marine Corps, then a deputy sheriff. My mom worked as an office assistant.

My trainer, George Francis, used to train a lot of African boxers. They're hungry guys, man. They've got no trainers, got nothing. They're so hungry to do boxing, to make some money.

I'm gonna make a ton of money on the rematch, but that decision was horrible.

Boxing is good for the livelihood but mainly, money don't really mean nothing.

Boxing brought me money and fame, but it never brought me no happiness.

I understand boxing has been around for so long, and it's old money. The sport has such a history, I just don't understand how it's even a competition though.

I put my money in property and I love merchandise; such as Muhammad Ali boxing gloves. It's about stability for the future.

I love the big fights. Obviously you can't fight just for the money but the money is nice.

Forget death and taxes. The only sure thing is that, win or lose, Don King is counting the money.

He's earned all his money himself, with his fists. He didn't steal it like the rest of our politicians. And he'll be less tempted to steal if he gets in the chair.

I was always at the gymnasium every day at six o'clock after school. In the mornings I would run, looking forward to future golden gloves and Olympic tournaments.

It's obvious that they're going to want Ali's daughter and Frazier's daughter to fight it out.

Ali's daughter is fighting and Joe Frazier's daughter is fighting as well.

When you saw me in the boxing ring fighting, it wasn't just so I could beat my opponent. My fighting had a purpose. I had to be successful in order to get people to listen to the things I had to say.