Top 1200 Boxing Matches Quotes & Sayings - Page 19
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Last updated on November 5, 2024.
I'm a boxer, and every fight could be my last. You just have to remember Michael Watson to know what boxing can do to you.
I'd say the most memorable thing for me was my dedication and motivation in how I got so involved in boxing.
Truth had me up against the ropes
And semi-conscious without no boxing skills.
Boxing is the embodiment of who I am, but beyond that, this is a journey of the self, and my obsession to get the most from this short life.
I would be a dumb guy to say I don't like MMA because it's not boxing. You just have to appreciate everything.
I train in Muay Thai, kickboxing, traditional boxing, wrestling, jiujitsu, and a little bit of judo.
Boxing has been great for me because it's, like, my new sport, so it's something that I can get better at.
Boxing is a buzz, but I went into it to make a living. I wasn't going to go into the ring and get punched in the head for the fun of it.
Society cares about the individual only in so far as he is profitable. The young know this. Their anxiety as they enter in upon social life matches the anguish of the old as they are excluded from it.
Maybe, one other match better; but if you look at the tournament as a whole, I played very high quality tennis for seven matches and raised my game when I needed to.
As far being the face of boxing, I don't like to name myself that. I leave that up to the media and the fans.
As much as I love to watch movies, nothing beats being ringside for a championship fight in boxing.
Brock Lesnar was basically eye candy for MMA. He came in there, he was big, he was strong, he won a few matches, he captured the title, and then he was out. Not much of a career.
It is greed or financial difficulty that makes people fix matches, not gaining an edge over rivals, so it is different from say Lance Armstrong or Ben Johnson.
For toddlers I suggest leaving their mittens on year-round, indoors and out. That way they can't get into aspirin bottles, liquor cabinets, or boxes of kitchen matches.
Boxing is going to have to catch up with the kind of things UFC is doing. They're getting left behind.
Woody makes a movie as if he were lighting 10,000 safety matches to illuminate a city. Each one is a little epiphany: topical, ethnic, or political.
I remember going to Birmingham City matches as a kid and there were these other kids in Small Heath who had their own odd, partly Scouse accent.
Maybe, one other match better; but if you look at the tournament as a whole, I played very high quality tennis for seven matches and raised my game when I needed to
Boxing, in the most general terms, is a poor man's sport. All you have is your hands to make a living.
One of the reasons boxing is one of the greatest things to happen to my life is because it made me human again.
Being able to rely on the matches I've won - at first they surprised me - but I've slowly been able to build confidence.
When I left boxing in 1977 to be a preacher, I couldn't make a fist after I learned about Jesus Christ.
My brothers first brought me to boxing. I dedicate the fights to them and my father and fight for my family.
Wow. I'm humbled and I'm honored. To be in the International Boxing Hall of Fame with so many of my friends and heroes is overwhelming.
I'm a big hiker, and I like boxing. I mean, I love a good burger, but I keep things in moderation.
We need to get more people watching boxing. I love this sport and anything we can do to help it is great.
I got a bit down, depressed and fat, but I needed to be out of the game to realise I need boxing.
Boxing's a rough sport. After every fight I rush to the mirror to make sure I'm presentable.
For the longest time, I was in random cold matches for 30 minutes and tore the house down for no reason, and everyone complained, 'Why isn't he in some kind of a story?'
I saw on HBO they were advertising a boxing match "It's a fight to the finish". That's a good place to end.
If other people want to say that I'm the next person in boxing, then that's up to them. That's their opinion.
At the end of the day, when I hang up my boots for the last time, I hope I have the respect from the other wrestlers and fans alike who enjoyed my matches and thought that I was one of the best.
There's so much pressure on becoming the next Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson, and if you don't achieve that in boxing, you're nothing.
Well madam, have you looked in the mirror and seen the state of your nose? Boxing is my excuse. What's yours?
One of the greatest matches I ever saw was Jerry Lawler against Terry Funk in the Memphis Midsouth Coliseum, but there was Flair vs. Steamboat in Nashville back in '89.
Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing.
I had a dream as a young boy to be Olympic champion in boxing, and that's what I focused on with my father - making it a reality.
The world should be worried about those who go around the planet with a can of gasoline in one hand and a box of matches in the other, pretending to sell fire insurance.
Everything in tennis is so neat and nice but boxing has sport down to its essence; it is very pure and I like that.
It would indeed be a tragedy if the history of the human race proved to be nothing more than the story of an ape playing with a box of matches on a petrol dump.
If you were to watch any of the British Bulldogs' matches against the Hart Foundation, it was lightning in a bottle, with incredible tag team competition that was ahead of its time.
A fragrance that matches the personality of the man or woman who wears it is an integral part of the memory that you have of him or her. It goes without saying that it's a formidable weapon of seduction.
Alvarez is the biggest name in boxing. I'm looking forward to pitting my wits against one of the best in the sport.
Where I've come from and my background, to fight at Madison Square Garden against the biggest name in boxing is unbelievable.
I'm very physical. I grew up boxing. I've done almost all of my own stunts in movies and in television.
When I see wrestlers fight, they train a lot of boxing because they don't want to end up on bottom.
For me an object is something living. This cigarette or this box of matches contains a secret life much more intense than that of certain human beings.
I probably suffered from ADHD, but they weren't so quick to diagnose it back then. For PE, they'd drop you in the woods with a compass and a pack of matches. It gave you confidence that you could rely on yourself.
Eubank is tough, he's game, he's strong. He's just like his dad. But he struggles with the boxing bit.
For me, I am not a fan of any of my own matches, and it's both a blessing and a curse. Because I'm never satisfied, I'm always looking to improve in every area.
No one's going to hold your hand in the boxing business. And the people who do end up ripping you off.
When I first started boxing, I said that I'd fight in The Olympics, become world champion, and retire undefeated.
Boxing is an all year round sport. You never know when they're going to call you, so you got to stay ready.
Noise does not disturb me, as I think that it gives a quaint atmosphere to a picture that fully matches my vision of nature and the wild species I like to photograph.
Boxing is all about timing. And if you take long periods of inactivity, you will be made to pay the price.
I'd love to have a chance to fight in the World Series Boxing for women, but nothing has been done about that.
In Europe, matches are different because you play a lot on a one-on-one basis. There's less tactical importance in the Champions League. The value of the individual player makes the difference.
If they cut my bald head open, they will find one big boxing glove. That's all I am. I live it.
The Sonnets of Shakespeare have the fascination of an autobiography, without its clarity. It is like reading an important document in a cave by the light of matches which keep blowing out.
