After his heavy defeat by Matthew Saad Muhammad - I'm going down so often these days you'd think I was making a blue movie.
John Conteh (1980) |
Answering the fight doctor during his title bout against Jose Torres - You're damn right I know where I am! I'm in Madison Square Garden getting the sh*t kicked out of me.
Willie Pastrano |
At the weigh-in for the big fight tomorrow, Goliath tipped the scales at 15 stone 3 pounds, and David at 14 stone three pounds. David's manager said this evening, 'The odd stone could make all the difference.'
John Cleese I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again |
Baroness Summerskill: Mr Cooper, have you looked in the mirror lately and seen the state of your nose?
Henry Cooper: Well, madam, have you looked in the mirror and seen the state of your nose? Boxing is my excuse. What's yours? |
Boxing is a great exercise ... as long as you can yell 'cut' whenever you want to.
Sylvester Stallone |
Ex-boxer battered outside chip shop
Gloucestershire Echo (1979) |
Give the average Briton the choice between a warm turn-up with the gloves and the best of gymnastic displays, and he will generally choose the former.
P. G.Wodehouse (1901) |
I don't mind the title fight going out at three in the morning. Everyone in Glasgow fights at three in the morning.
Jim Wan (1980) |
I was six foot one inch when I started fighting, but with all the uppercuts I'm up to six foot five inches.
Chuck Wepner |
I'm always into a positive black image. Whenever Leon Spinks fights I always pray, 'Dear Lord, please don't let them interview Leon on TV.'
Arsenic Hall |
It's strange ... two guys in shorts competing for a belt. They should, at least, award them slacks or a shirt.
Jerry Seinfeld Seinlanguage (1993) |
Jumbo Cummings - a name that sounds like an elephant ejaculating.
Rory McGrath They Think It's All Over BBC TV (1995) |
Las Vegas is the oasis of outstretched palms.
Reg Gutteridge |
On hitting a shaken opponent - His legs turned to spaghetti and I was all over him like the sauce.
Vinnie Pazienza |
On promoting a fight in South America -Venezuela! Great, that's the Italian city with the guys in the boats, right?
Mured Muhammad (1992) |
Since I've retired, I eat less, weigh less, train less and care less.
Ray Mancini |
Sugar Ray Leonard's retirements last about as long as Elizabeth Taylor's marriages.
Bob Arum (1987) |
The dumbest question I was ever asked by a sportswriter was whether I hit harder with red or white gloves. As a matter of fact, I hit harder with red.
Frank Crawford |
They call Ray Robinson the best fighter, pound for pound. I'm the best fighter, ounce for ounce.
Willie Pep |
You always say, 'I'll quit when I start to slide.' Then, one morning, you wake up and you've slid.
Sugar Ray Robinson |
