Top 377 Boxer Quotes & Sayings

I fought every kind of boxer.

I'm a Muslim. I've been a Muslim for 20 years. . . . You know me. I'm a boxer. I've been called the greatest. People recognize me for being a boxer and a man of truth. I wouldn't be here representing Islam if it were terrorist. . . . I think all people should know the truth, come to recognize the truth. Islam is peace.

Ringside seats mean you hear the breaking of ribs, the splattered cartilage of what was once the boxer's nose, the dislocation of the jaw, the horrifying 'ugggh' that the boxer utters milliseconds after receiving a crushing left hook to the solar plexus or kidneys or head.

I'm not a boxer, I'm a basketball player.

I did 'Echo Beach,' a surfing drama that meant I was often topless. Next came 'Demons,' and the opening sequence had me in my boxer shorts; and then there was a scene in 'Trinity' with me walking around in boxer shorts. It was only one scene in each series.

I have a boxer and I'm getting another boxer. I have a girlfriend, Gabby Granado, who lives with me as well.

I am a boxer-brief man.

Make no mistake, the days and hours before going into the ring can be stressful for any boxer. The bigger and tougher the fight the greater stress, But if a boxer knows he's stepping out of his league it's even worse.

Yes, I started off as a bare-knuckle boxer.

I just use my platform as a boxer to reach the masses.

If I had the choice I'd be a boxer or a footballer.

I don't have any particular beef with Barbara Boxer. My beef is with the official Democratic doctrine that anybody who reaches Boxer's position has to spout and has to endorse.

I'm an overall sound fighter, a boxer-puncher.

Interestingly, my role in the Tamil and Telegu version of 'Dabaang' is that of a boxer.

A boxer never sees the big one that hits him.

You think like a boxer and behave like a boxer, and you try to live your life that way, being in the gym all the time and being careful to push the plate away at the dinner table. You don't need dessert. When you're out having fun, you ask for agua instead of vodka. It's very important.

I was lucky I wasn't a better boxer, or that's what I'd be now - a punchy ex-pug.

As a boxer, you have to put risk in to get to another level.

I've won a world title and then lost it to the top boxer on the planet.

There's never been a boxer better than Joe Louis. You'd take one shot from him and you were sure he'd have seven or eight more coming for you. Certainly Muhammad Ali was the greatest man ever to fight, but not the greatest boxer.

What I bring to the table is that I'm a boxer-puncher.

Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.

Greg White got a boxer because I said I was getting one. I was talking about getting a boxer since before training camp.

To portray not only a boxer but a boxer like Roberto Duran, I needed to understand all the difficulties and the pressures of the sport itself.

I was a really good youth boxer, and I enjoyed the sport very much. Once I actually started to play the trumpet, it is very similar to boxing. Most of the great trumpet players boxed: Miles Davis was a boxer, Wallace Roney is a boxer, Terrence Blanchard is a boxer. In a boxing ring, no one can help you. It's just you and the other guy, and your job is to get him out of there, to outscore him in the best sense of it. When you learn to box, the first thing they teach you is to protect yourself at all times, and some people also learn that they like being hit.

In order to understand the mindset of a boxer, I needed to become a boxer myself.

One of my short films was about a boxer.

California's 74-year-old Senator Barbara Boxer announced she will not run for re-election in 2016. When I saw the headline '74-Year-Old Boxer,' I assumed they were making another 'Rocky' movie.

I would be more wary of boxing a pretty boxer than I would one that looks like they have been bashed up a bit because the pretty boxer obviously doesn't get hit - so that means they must be quite good!

Logically money is important in a boxer's career. That is why one fights.

Sometimes the image of the intellectual boxer did for me more harm than good. If a boxer has a reputation as an intellectual, some people no longer respect him as a fighter. With me it was always ?Lennox should react, not think?. But that?s nonsense. Only the guy who controls his opponent wins.

Jiu-Jitsu is the bond or styles all between all the other styles. Take Jiu-Jitsu out, a boxer is just a boxer, a kickboxer is just a kickboxer. Take Jiu-Jitsu out of the wrestling - what is he going to do, take the person down and? There's no finishing holds, there's no striking.

Listen: I'm a fighter. I'm a brawler. I'm a boxer. But I'm a technician as well.

I'm not a boxer.

Sure they say we (women) are life givers not takers, but guess what, most women can multi-task and be life givers and fighters. Boxing is not a life-taking sport. Boxing is not a violent sport; it's an art, a dance, a science. Sometimes the smarter boxer wins and sometimes the stronger boxer wins. Of course aggression is a feminine quality. It's a quality that exists in human beings whether they are men or women.

I think I'm a boxer, but then when I get hurt, I'll start scrapping.

Canelo is a counterpuncher, a boxer, and that's what I am.

The only way you know what it is to be a boxer is to be one.

I want to be the first boxer to generate a billion dollars.

I'm not like a full athlete. But I'm definitely a boxer.

I'm a clean boxer. You don't have to worry about any dirty tactics.

I always feel like the freshest boxer going into competitions.

There's something so familial and intimate between a boxer and his trainer.

I think that Floyd Mayweather is the best boxer that's ever lived; like actual technical boxer.

I'm a boxer. I'm a boxer. If you're interested, just watch my boxing, not my life.

There's always that stigma of, 'Women shouldn't box,' or stereotypes of what a female boxer should look like. I don't think the men really have to deal with that - to tell people they're a boxer.

I'm a boxer-briefs guy.

The life of a boxer is about fighting for world titles.

M dad was a boxer, so he had this fierce, physical presence.

At first, when 'Boxer' came out, people were a little let down, and we worried that it might be the end for us. But then it began to grow on people. 'Boxer' bought us our creative freedom.

Rigondeaux is a high-class boxer. He is smart, has speed and skill.

I may not be a pin-up, but I'm one hell of a boxer.

I never had a dream to be a boxer.

The best fighter is not a Boxer, Karate or Judo man. The best fighter is someone who can adapt on any style. He kicks too good for a Boxer, throws too good for a Karate man, and punches too good for a Judo man.

It's just a personal challenge, I'd like to see how I can do as a boxer.

Mike Tyson’s a great boxer. The greatest boxer - but boxer. Not the best fighter.

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.

I thought I was going to be a footballer or a boxer or something like that - I was into sports.

I tried to be the greatest boxer in the world and a good parent, too. I had instant feedback on my success as a boxer. Often, parents don't really know if what they are doing is right or wrong until their child is grown and it is too late to change any of the decisions. Whatever my failings as a parent, I am very proud of all my children. It wasn't easy for them to make their own way with such a controversial and public father.

When you're a boxer, there is a lot of downtime and long periods of inactivity.