Quotes About Boxing

I'm scared every time I go into the ring, but it's how you handle it. What you have to do is plant your feet, bite down on your mouthpiece and say, 'Let's go.'

Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than to receive.

Some say Hollywood movies that are made about boxing are just metaphors for other things, I think I've made one that's actually about boxing and not a metaphor.

Let me hear the music. I'ma let the music instruct me on which way to go. Forwards, backwards, left, right. It's like boxing. I'm only as strong as my opponent.

The outgoing and spontaneous person that the world knew while I was boxing was a persona that I created to sell tickets and promote my career. In my private life, I am quiet and reflective by nature.

Poetry's unnat'ral; no man ever talked poetry 'cept a beadle on boxin' day.

Hip-hop is a perfect mix between poetry and boxing.

Poetry's unnat'ral; no man ever talked poetry 'cept a beadle on boxin' day, or Warren's blackin' or Rowland's oil, or some o' them low fellows; never you let yourself down to talk poetry, my boy.

In modern American politics, being the right kind of ignorant and entertainingly crazy is like having a big right hand in boxing; you've always got a puncher's chance.

The more attention that is drawn to any of the fighters, especially in a positive way, is good for the sport.

Joe Louis, to me, was the finest human being God put on this earth in every way.

Boxing is not brutal, it's an art - God has gifted me with incredible handspeed as a tool to be used - what else am I supposed to do but fight? There ain't no hand-racing competitions.

I hated Ali. God might not like me talking that way, but its in my heart.

Cotto is a talented fighter but I'm God gifted.

We're all endowed with God-given talents. Mine happens to be hitting people in the head.

I'm a bad guy. But if I was a good guy, nobody would want to pay to see me fight.

I was a pretty good fighter. But it was the writers who made me great.

In those days, boxing was very glamorous and romantic. You listened to fights on the radio, and a good announcer made it seem like a contest between gladiators.

It's all about one split-second. Boxing is a funny thing…you blink your eyes and somebody says 'Goodnight' to you.

My father was champion of North Africa and he beat the European champ. He was very good, a professional for 12 years. We're from a big family of boxers. My father has seven brothers.

You need good coaches with a good gym that teach you the essentials, like boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, and pretty much all the stuff that you need to be successful in MMA.

That was a good fight back in the gym," he said. "But I think you could benefit from a few more boxing lessons.

I got to know Sugar Ray but I certainly would not say we were good friends.

My concern is what fight we can give to the fans. My first concern as a boxer is to try hard and give a good fight for the fans.