Top 572 Quotes & Sayings by Famous Boxers - Page 7

When we were younger, my cousins used to jump in front of cars with masks on and start dancing really funny or making funny moves and the people in the cars would start laughing.

I do not care who I fight. Line them up. I will let the fans pick. That is the way to do it because I am a fans' fighter. I want to fight the people they want me to fight. I will fight Tyson, Lewis, Tua, Rahman, whoever. I am a real fighter. You do not see too many real fighters out there today. You have these patsy papier - mâché champions.

I always dreamed of winning a world title - it's a dream come true.

I think having even more patience in the ring is going to help step my game up even higher.

As far as the weight is concerned, I feel great whatever it is. I'm going to be in there and I'm going to bang. I feel I'm in great condition.

No, because as a fighter, we aren't really that intimated over other opponents.

I'm a good fighter, a good boxer.

I do not like Andre Ward. I want to destroy this guy as a boxer, as a champion. For me he is not a champion, he's a fake champion.

I'm able to do motivational speaking all over the world and do so many positive things with my life because of my journey and the battles I've fought. Without cancer, I would have never had some of these opportunities, and I wouldn't be the man I am today.

I could feel his muscle tissues collapse under my force. It's ludicrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm.

You can gain reconciliation from your enemies, but you can only gain peace from yourself.

In this fight I want to show people who are in poverty, downtrodden or denied that you can succeed. I want my performance to be an inspiration to people. You have to stay in the moment and keep moving ahead. I just want to show everyone that you can find answers to your problems and afflictions with hard work and perseverance.

Ali even told me in the ring, 'You can't beat me - I'm your Lord.' I just told him, 'Lord, you're in the wrong place tonight.'

When I look at the 'Rocky Balboa' film when I played the undisputed heavyweight champion, I feel like art is going to imitate life. I played the champ in a movie and I'm going to become the champ in reality.

From Tiger's Bay in Belfast to the MGM in Vegas... it's been some ride so far. And the best is still to come.

Always having that one-minute tag and always knowing that my brother was one minute older than me, it always made life much more competitive.

I want to thank my amateur trainer. We started at the bottom together. Just because you were born at the bottom doesn't mean you have to stay at the bottom. After Saturday night, we're going to put that bologna away and go get a steak.

I was a quiet kid on the streets. The loudmouths would push me around but when I was boxing, I was beating them up and it felt good.

To get a fighter like Usyk is a lie and for him to get a fighter to spar like me is a lie. I didn't need anyone to box like Usyk, what I wanted was southpaws to see the way they stand and the way they move their feet.

And that's what I fight for, I fight for the fans, and of course I want that title.

Lie down so I can recognise you

They're going to need a DNA test to identify him after the fight (Chavez Jr.)

I respect every fighter that gets inside of the ring, especially with me.

Oregano is the spice of life.

The belts to me, they don't really mean much to be honest. It's the people who I fought and me going out there competing and fighting.

Look at this body...Do I look like I use steroids?

I've been an Eagles fan since I was a little kid.

Lucian Bute had the world title for five years, he made nine defenses and he's a good, good fighter. The fight before that, I beat Andre Dirrell, who comes from a good pedigree and is a hell of a southpaw. It just shows you the kind of fighter I am when I focus and do my job.

Not too worried about fighting for titles, but just fighting the best competition at the Welterweight division. I'll be happy with that.

I feel like God gave me an amazing ability, and it's my duty to show people what I'm made of.

Face your problems head on. Do what you have to do to take care of it. Develop a good work ethic.

I've seen the consequences of what can happen when you're unprepared for a fight, or not as prepared as your opponent.

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

It's not like you are going to see a new me already against Gary Sykes, but you will see a lot more of what I'm capable of.

Once I beat Gervonta Davis like I've been calling it, that's going to be like history repeats itself with Sonny Liston and Muhammad Ali.

You have to go in there and hit him. Show him that his tactics don't work. Bernard Hopkins is a fighter that you have to get straight to the point with. You can't lollygag and bullshit because that's his game. Being serious and doing my job throwing punches in the ring, that's my game. I don't come to put on a show for the people. I come to give the people a fight and give them their money's worth; give them real entertainment.

I don't want to be seen only as a boxer who is gay. I want to be a boxer who is professional, who pursues his goals and realizes his dreams. And my biggest dream is the world championship belt.

In Cuba they don't celebrate Halloween but my favorite moments have been trick-or-treating with my kids here in the U.S.: they really enjoy it.

I was not from a middle-class family at all. I did not have middle-class possessions and what have you. But I had middle-class parents who gave me what was needed to survive in society.

If you don't take no chances, then you're not a performer. Performers always take chances. You go see a singer, they'll hit the high note. They'll hit that note, they're not afraid, they're gonna exaggerate the fact and make me enjoy it, make me say, 'Wow, I wish I could do that!'

Every fight means everything. I have to stay focused no matter how high the stakes are or how low the stakes are, you have to stay focused and follow the game plan. At the end of the day it is going to be you and that guy in the ring and it's who wins the game will win the fight. That's what I learned.

My younger brother's a redhead!

People want to see me fight.

What helped me a lot is the fact that I have a very short neck. If I had a neck like a stack of dimes, you can bet I couldn't take a good shot. But the fact that I had a short neck and worked on it a lot (as opposed to most fighters who don't work on their neck muscles) definitely helped. I would stand on my head against a wall and move my head back and forth, side to side, for half an hour or so while talking on the phone.

We can't go in the ring and think opponent is going to be like that from the last knockout. We don't know how he is personally. We have to go in there and wait and wait and wait and see what he has because he is still a dangerous opponent.

There are no successes and failures in life, only achievements - stepping stones.

Courage isn't the absence of fear; it's the dealing with it.

King's an equal opportunity dirtbag, he screws everybody.

I have a great jab.

I'm not in the sport to make money, but that's a big plus.

I'm somewhat of a go-to guy. I'm reliable. You can trust me.

I was always winning, winning, winning. I took winning for granted.

Everybody is overlooking me. I just want to show the world that, hey, he is in there with a live dog. He is not in there with a little puppy. He is in there with a live dog. I am going to show the world that he belongs with the best; he wants to fight the best. This is the guy that has heart and balls that gives everything in the ring, that's what he wants.

I am no fool.

There are places on a man's head that are as hard as a rock. Your head's actually stronger than your body. And you don't have too many instruments up there workin'. But you got a lot of tools workin' in that body: the liver, the kidneys, the heart, the lungs. You soften that up and see what happens. I lived by the body shot.

I can't overlook any opponent because all fighters are dangerous. Every fighter is dangerous.

Trust me. Sometimes God comes down and puts his hand on you if you're too big in your thoughts.

Number 4 should have been number 1. Thanks, Honey.

You know what a champion is? A champion is someone who's ready when the gong rings - not just before, not just after - but when it rings.

I think Mike Gibbons was probably the greatest boxer that ever put a glove on. They called him The Wizard, The Phantom of the ring and he was that. I boxed with Mike about ten years and I never really hit him a hard punch during the time. Repeating again, Mike was one of the great boxers of the age.