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The l Greatest Boxing Quotes of All Time

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There's always a big question when it comes to these sort of lists. The question is, how practise you lot determine what quote should be over the other?

The question that answers that question is simple: What makes a swell boxing quote?

Boxing is a circuitous sport with a uncomplicated premise: Beat the other man upward and either hit him more effectively to win on a point system, or hitting him then hard or then much that he can't continue to fight.

This is the elementary premise.  Boxing across the premise is very complicated and filled with conflicts that ascertain what it means to be a boxer.

Money is an example of a complicated effect within battle. On one hand, we don't desire boxers to starve and go broke despite bringing so much to the sport (ex: Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Louis).

At the same time, boxers tend to accept advantage of the fact that they make more money at present for doing then much less. This leads to slow fights, useless fights and sometimes for long periods of time, no fights.

What a great quote does is illuminate the truths or issues inside boxing, no thing if they are financial, structural, cultural or whatever. Battle quotes can be funny, sad, angry or perplexing about numerous topics that plague or uplift the sport.

Boxing quotes can also come up from all types of sources, from ringside announcers and analysts to boxing managers and trainers to the very boxers themselves that ascertain the sport.

Most of these quotes will come up from legendary boxers. Sometimes, no one can tell the truth about the "sweetness science" like a long-time warrior of the sport.

Now I'm sure you lot've been well-cleaved in, the fourth dimension has come to reveal the "50 Greatest Battle Quotes of All Time."

l. "They Merely Made One Mistake, They Signed This Fight."

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"They only made i fault, they signed this fight."

—Ferdie "The Fight Doctor" Pacheco

Roberto Duran stepped up from the lightweight division (135 lbs) to the welterweight division (147 lbs) to defeat the all-time undefeated welterweight of 1980 in Saccharide Ray Leonard.

A question was asked by 1 commentator to the adjacent nigh whether Sugar Ray Leonard and his team, which included the legendary trainer Angelo Dundee, made a mistake.

The other commentator Ferdie Pacheco'south response indicated the fact that Roberto Duran was just the better man that dark. No amount of extra training or coaching would have produced a different consequence.

This happens in boxing where one fighter is only meant to polish. If another fighter gets caught in his moment, he gets blinded past the light.

That light that often blinds impeccable boxers is called destiny. Leonard was destined to be defeated that night by the mighty wielder of the "Hands of Stone," Roberto Duran.

49. "...There's No Fighter Smarter Than Me."

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Oscar De La Hoya (on the left) beingness dissed by Floyd Mayweather Jr. during a printing conference on February 20th 2007 in promotion of a May fifth fight. Al Bello/Getty Images

"He tin can accept heart, he tin can hit harder and he can be stronger, but at that place's no fighter smarter than me."

—Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Like him or not, Floyd Mayweather Jr. captures the essence of what a highly capable tactician tin do in the ring to bigger, stronger men with "more heart" than him. Heart doesn't come up in handy when the opponent can't be touched or won't appoint in a way that allows heart to kick in.

Heart is merely the ability to go along swinging and punching when in that location's null left to recharge the body. Mayweather has proven through cold methodical decimation of opponent after opponent that heart doesn't pull through if the other fighter develops the perfect gameplan.

No matter how much middle you have, if your opponent figures yous out, you might besides be the Tinman.

48. "Earnie Shavers Could Punch You in the Neck and Break Your Ankle."

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"Earnie Shavers could dial you in the neck and break your ankle."

—Randall "Tex" Cobb

Randall Cobb is known for having one of the best chins in battle history. That means he can accept a meteor of a hit and go along moving without even looking like he was set up to go downwardly.

His chin is proven to exist stiff because he stood in the ring with a few of the hardest punchers of all time (Larry Holmes and Earnie Shavers) and took their best shots to remain standing and conscious by the end of the fights.

Cobb is as well known for his quick wit. He was a very naturally funny man. Combine these two attributes, humor and a powerful mentum tested by so many greater punchers, and yous have so many gratifying quotes on the punching prowess of his talented opposition that he will make at least one more advent on this countdown. I guarantee that.

47. "Won't You Come Dwelling house Beloved Cassius?"

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"Won't Yous Come Home Love Cassius?"

—Ernie Terrell

Muhammad Ali had recently announced he was changing his proper name from Cassius Clay, his nascency proper name, to Muhammad Ali as a event of his conversion to Islam. Ernie Terrell kept calling him Cassius against Ali's will and pleas for his former proper noun to be left in the dust and his new name be spoken from the lips of those who wish to reference him.

This song, "Won't You Come Home" is i of many taunts Terrell did over the form of the promotion to this 1967 archetype one-sided beating in an try to get under Ali's pare. The taunts worked, but not in Terrell's favor. The fight between Ali and Terrell resulted in a rare vicious performance from Ali.

He proclaimed, "What's my name?" between difficult slugs to Terrell's face up. Ali didn't dance and play around in the ring as he usually did at the time, deciding to just constantly kill Terrell's face with precipitous acrimony that can be seen in every missile of a dial fired.

Terrell, against meliorate judgment, stayed on his feet for the full xv brutal rounds of boxing. Ernie left the ring with a damaged center and possibly even more harm done to his pride. He would continue to compile a nice record of 46 wins and ix losses, but even about a half-century later, his most memorable fight is and probably will remain his xv round face disfigurement at the easily of Muhammad Ali.

46. "I Want Your Heart. I Desire to Eat His Children. Praise Be to Allah!"

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"I want your centre. I want to eat his children. Praise be to Allah!"

—Mike Tyson

Trust me! This is NOT the just time iron (crazy) Mike Tyson will end upwards on this countdown.

Now yes, many people will wonder why this particular quote is not college on the list. This is quite possibly his most famous crazy tirade, nevertheless it'southward No. 46 on my "50 Greatest Battle Quotes of All Time" listing.

My reasoning is that I focus on quotes that have an overall importance to boxing history, legacy, philosophy and politics. This is a time capsule of Tyson's unpredictable ways, but nothing more than.

Tyson, contrary to popular conventionalities, has actually captured a lot of scholarly thoughts on the sport of boxing. Some of these quotes will log themselves higher on the countdown. These quotes are far more valuable than his random rants on ripping his opponents apart and committing cannibalism against their families. Despite the odd nature of this rant, Tyson has said crazier things.

If you don't believe me that Tyson has said crazier things, then at that place's a link with many of his most wildest quotes, merely be warned of the harsh language and extreme sexual content of the video. Here it is!

45. "My Punches Are Simply As Hard in Chicago As in New York."

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"My punches are just as hard in Chicago equally in New York."

—Sonny Liston

Sonny Liston is one the baddest men to e'er box. Every generation has a terror for a boxer who strikes fear in all those who face him. Mike Tyson was that fighter during the late 1980'southward and early 1990's. George Foreman was the fighter for the 1970's. Sonny Liston was that fighter during the 1960's.

The twelvemonth is 1962. Liston was set to fight Floyd Patterson. Patterson was a legendary lite-heavyweight (175 lbs) and heavyweight fighter. The move to heavyweight didn't affect Patterson'due south body much. He still had the smaller body-type of a light-heavyweight, only fought competitively as can exist seen in his wondrous trilogy with Swedish battle legend, Ingemar Johansson.

Liston was a full-fledge heavyweight. He was knocking out any and everybody who got in the band with him. This was still a little less than two years removed from the whooping Ali would give Liston to ignite the gasoline to his own career.

When Liston and Patterson scheduled to fight in New York, the state denied Liston a license to fight because of his criminal tape, which included assault of a police force officer. The venue was changed to Chicago.

When asked how he felt about this modify in the location of the fight, Liston replied with the above quote. His words proved true. Patterson was floored in the kickoff round and could not shell the x count. The 2 would rematch and Patterson would be knocked out again in the first circular.

44. "Who Killed Davey Moore? Why and What's the Reason For?"

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"Who Killed Davey Moore? Why and what's the reason for?"

-Bob Dylan. Who Killed Davey Moore?

The song, Who Killed Davey Moore? was written in 1963 by legendary folk vocaliser Bob Dylan. Dylan wrote this song with a very nursery rhyme hook that is quite addictive. The tune uses its six verses to dissect the real expiry of quondam American featherweight (126 lbs) boxer Davey Moore, who died in the band (actually in his dressing room) at the hands of Saccharide Ramos.

Each verse is written from the perspective of someone who could be pointed to as deserving all the arraign. From that said entity'due south perspective, Dylan rebuts the accusatory hook to defend that particular character.

The characters defending themselves went as follows in the song:

Poesy i: The referee who didn't terminate the fight in time.

Poetry 2: The aroused oversupply who cheered the fight forth.

Poetry three: Battle manager.

Poesy iv: gambling man.

Poesy five: boxing writer for typing anything to hype a fight (sounds strangely familiar).

Poetry six: the Cuban boxer "whose fist laid him low in a cloud of mist," Sugar Ramos.

Each grapheme or prepare of characters proclaimed their innocence and why. This song is important, because it's near the confusion and instant mortality that comes with boxing. While boxing may be one of the most compelling sports to ever be, it also has one of the biggest drawbacks in sports history: It can kill you.

43. "...if I Survived the Marines, I Tin can Survive Ali."

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"...if I survived the Marines, I tin survive Ali."

—Chuck Wepner

This quote was given by Chuck Wepner to a reporter asking Wepner, a relatively unknown fighter at the time, if he thought he could survive confronting Ali. Wepner got a $100,000 guarantee to fight Muhammad Ali, more than coin than he ever got for a fight previously.

Thank you to the extra money, Wepner was able to train full fourth dimension for the fight of his life. He surprised the world when he gave Ali a very competitive match, even managing to knock Ali down in the ninth round. Ali'southward fists hammered Wepner plenty to produce a knockout in the last round of their 15 circular boxing, just he nigh went the distance with the loudmouth legend.

Wepner gave an ugly fight complete with rabbit punches and clumsy steps onto Ali's feet, merely in this mess of a fight was a heart-filled functioning that inspired Sylvester Stallone to write and subsequently straight the underdog tale of a movie, Rocky. This kind of display shows how most whatsoever fighter can dig deep enough to go out a lasting impression for the battle fans to be stunned.

42. "Certain the Fight Was Stock-still. I Fixed It with a Right Hand."

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"Certain the fight was fixed. I fixed it with a right hand."

-George Foreman

He knocked out heavyweight legends Joe Fraizer and Ken Norton in the second circular. He got into a rematch with Fraizer only to knock him and later Ron Lyle out in the fifth circular.


The fighter who dominated the legendary heavyweight sectionalization of the 1970'due south arguably more even Muhammad Ali could fix just about any fight with the power backside his fists.

Don't believe me? Just ask Band Magazine, which ranked him ninth on its list of the 100 greatest punchers of all time.

41. "There Are Too Many Governing Bodies. They're All Corrupt."

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"In that location are too many governing bodies. They're all corrupt. I think they have replaced the one-time Mobsters with the kind of 'corporate rule' of boxing."


-Larry Merchant

Beingness a long-time commentator on the sport of battle, Larry Merchant has seen it all. His opinion tends to matter on large subjects, so when something similar the consequence of having too many belts and weight classes comes upwardly, his word is going to be looked at for confirmation of how everyone else should recollect on a detail issue. On this issue, I think many would concord with Larry Merchant.

xl. "You Can Be Costless. You Can Be Black. Look At Me! I'1000 The Heavyweight Champion

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"Y'all can exist free. You can be black. Look at me! I'm the Heavyweight Champion! Can't nobody stop me."

—Muhammad Ali

A more than obscure Ali quote, but quite mayhap one of his best. Sums up in a nutshell what Ali's mission statement on Earth.

39. "I Liked That Title...If I Had to Lose It, I'm Glad I Lost It To You...

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"I liked that title. I didn't desire to lose it to anybody, but if I had to lose information technology, I'm glad I lost it to you. Y'all're a good fighter and gonna be a peachy champ."

—Jersey Joe Walcott

In this quote, the veteran sings quite possibly the all-time praise a rising star tin receive. A rare act of humility is found in this quote.

38. "Information technology's Like Someone Jammed an Electrical Light Bulb in Your Face up..."

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"It's like someone jammed an electrical light bulb in your confront, and busted it. I thought half my caput was blowed off...When he knocked me downwards I could have stayed there for three weeks."

—James J Braddock

This quotes came from James Braddock attempting to depict what beingness on the other end of the punching power of Joe Louis is like. If the to a higher place video is whatsoever indication, a Joe Louis punch tin cure insomnia. Braddock went direct to sleep in circular eight once Louis tucked him in with his fist.

37. "I Fight for Perfection"

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"I fight for perfection," Mike Tyson

"Do you accomplish it?" Charlie Rose

"Nah! No one does, but we aim for it," Mike Tyson

One of the best interviews Charlie Rose has always conducted and i of the best interviews Mike Tyson has ever given. In 1990, Mike Tyson was at the height of his powers before the "Buster Douglas state of affairs," the rape trial, the Bite Fight then many other acts that would come to ascertain the paradigm of Mike Tyson more than than his boxing skills and dominance of the heavyweight partition.

36. "I Don't Think His Hands Could Take the Corruption."

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"I don't remember his hands could have the corruption."

—Randall "Tex" Cobbs

Randall Cobbs is very witty and has an amazing chin. That chin led to one of the ugliest continued beatdowns in contempo memory at the heavy hands of Larry Holmes (the in a higher place video depicts highlights of the fight). The wit of Cobbs led to him to answer the question of whether he wanted to rematch with Holmes with a great answer.

35. "The Question Isn't at What Age I Want to Retire, It's at What Income."

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George Foreman (in the red trunks on the right) puts on a show against the 26-year-former world heavyweight champion Michael Mooer (in the yellow trunks) to win the heavyweight championship of the world at a tape age of 45. Holly Stein/Getty Images

"The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income."

—George Foreman

George Foreman defied the odds, the years and the naysayers to go ahead and knock out champion Michael Moorer for his world championship. He got celebrity and money at 45 years old. His statement on retiring when his coin right is proficient plenty grew merit with a victory like that against Moorer.

34. "...I Want the Public to Meet a Knockout in the Making."

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"Bruce Lee was an artist and, like him, I endeavour to go beyond the fundamentals of my sport. I desire the public to see a knockout in the making."

—Sugar Ray Leonard

Carbohydrate Ray Leonard, like his idol, is an artist in the ring. He made upwards punches, danced and pranced around the ring, and overall put on one of the greatest shows of all fourth dimension for the fans of the sport.

33. "I Could've Been a Contender..."

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"I could've been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am."

—Terry Malloy as played past Marlon Brando in the moving picture, On The Waterfront.

In this scene, Brando's graphic symbol regrets taking a dive against an opponent he knew he could beat in society to appease the mob who placed bets on the other fighter.

While not every fighter goes through the specific instance of taking a swoop, many go through a bespeak in their careers where one pivotal mistake changes everything. This scene captures the regret that goes forth with it, and is so poignant fifty-fifty today.

32. "I Ain't Got No Quarrel with Them Vietcong..."

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"I ain't got no quarrel with them Vietcong. They never chosen me nigger."

—Muhammad Ali

When Muhammad Ali took his opinion against the Vietnam War, he invited problem from the media and the U.S. government. He took on a nation adamant to do wrong, but he was determined to exercise correct. This quote sums up his conventionalities on the Vietnam State of war.

When a boxer shows that they tin can stand up for something fifty-fifty at the cost of their popularity or fifty-fifty championship belts, information technology shows a deeper impulse and purpose in what they practise. This deeper meaning behind why they step in the ring is in the center of how they conduct themselves in the ring.

31. "No Mas."

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"No Mas."

—Roberto Duran

The quote ways "no more" in Spanish. This phrase became infamous after Roberto Duran, a man who had never quit or exist knocked out before in his professional person career of over 70 fights, uttered this phrase at the end of the 8th circular of his second fight with Saccharide Ray Leonard.

Sugar Ray Leonard had came frontwards and fought a more direct fight in their offset clash. This helped Duran prowl to a unanimous decision victory. In the second fight, Leonard decided to dance and prance around the ring. He taunted Duran and frustrated him. Leonard was winning through embarrassing the champ, instead of fighting him.

When Duran quit, the battle world was shocked and befuddled. When Duran was asked why he quit, he said tum cramps. His trainer, Ray Arcel, said he never complained of stomach cramps. His managing director, Carlos Eleta, thinks he didn't take stomach cramps, only was just too embarrassed past the way Ray Leonard was chirapsia him to keep going.

What this phrase has taught fans is that truly annihilation is possible in the world of boxing. At any moment, anything can happen and change the class of history inside the squared circumvolve.

30. "...I Fight for That Check. I'm in the Check Cashing Business."

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If the belts dont thing anymore, why yet collect them? Ethan Miller/Getty Images

"I don't fight for legacy. I don't fight for none of that, I fight for that check. I'1000 in the check cashing business."


—Floyd Mayweather Jr.

This quote represents more than than just Mayweather'south agenda. The quote represents the changing tide in motivations in boxing and possibly all of sports. The honey and pride that goes into fighting has left somewhat in favor of the greedy grab for money that has plagued and ultimately helped kill the sometime sport.

29. "Rhythm Is Everything in Battle..."

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"Rhythm is everything in boxing. Every move you brand starts with your heart, and that's in rhythm or you're in trouble."

—Sugar Ray Robinson

Ray Robinson is widely thought of as the greatest boxer of all time. Whatsoever advice on battle from him is considered of not bad authority. If he speaks, listen.

28. "This Fight Is More than Well-nigh What Roy Jones Lost Than What I Took."

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"This fight is more almost what Roy Jones lost than what I took,"

—Antonio Tarver

Roy Jones was seen as a great boxer during the 1990's, so much so that he was awarded "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1990'south by the Boxing Writers Clan of America.

Roy Jones and then proceeded to brand more history by moving upward to the heavyweight partitioning to defeat John Ruiz and capture the heavyweight championship. That made him the first middleweight (160 lbs) to capture a heavyweight championship in over a century. Jones could have retired at this point, just he didn't.

Jones went on to fight Antonio Tarver and escape with a unanimous decision. Tarver kept warning Jones that he'd beat him. They rematched and Tarver knocked him out in the second round. This was the first knockout loss of Roy Jones' career.

Jones every bit a person is rich, healthy, and living well now in retirement, only Jones the fighter would never exist the same. Tarver's quote pitch-perfectly reflects the impact of Jones being knocked out for the first time after dominating for and so long.

27. "Once, I Was at a Party..."

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"One time, I was at a party...This was at a time when it seemed similar I had everything. I was young. I was undefeated. I had money. I`d just moved into my ain home. People at the party were laughing and having fun. And I missed my mother. I felt so lonely. I retrieve asking myself, `Why isn`t my mother here? Why are all these people around me? I don`t desire these people around me.' I looked out the window and started crying."

—Oscar De La Hoya

Life at the top can exist lonely. No one's usually more lonely than a rich boxer in his prime and ahead of his division.

26. "He Went to the Hospital with Bleeding Kidneys..I Went Dancing with My Wife"

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"He went to the infirmary with haemorrhage kidneys and me, I went dancing with my wife."

—George Chuvalo

Believed to have possibly the best chin in boxing history, George Chuvalo went the altitude with Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali twice.  Chuvalo was never knocked downward in 93 professional person fights. Even Ali answered Chuvalo when asked who was the toughest heavyweight he always faced. Chuvalo lost the fight, merely left good for you. Ali won the fight, but paid dearly for his victory.

25. "His Mouth Made Him [Feel] Like He Was Gonna Win..."

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"His mouth made him [experience] like he was gonna win. Not his hands, I had my hand. He had his lips."

—Joe Frazier

Joe Frazier may non have the verbal dexterity of Muhammad Ali, only his fist e'er provided a good response to everything Ali had said about him over the class of their epic and barbarous trilogy of fights.

24. "The Time May Accept Come to Say Cheerio to Muhammad Ali..."

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"The time may have come to say bye to Muhammad Ali, considering very honestly, I don't remember he tin can beat George Foreman."

—Howard Cosell

Whatsoever time you have a famous and much revered sports analyst who is supposed to be without likewise much bias swinging so far in 1 direction that he is almost giving a eulogy to the predicted loser of the fight, the perceived loser of the hypothetical fight has to exist a true underdog.

Muhammad Ali was in fact a true underdog going against the biggest and nearly fell rising star of the decade, George Foreman. The man was wiping out men Ali struggled with in a mere two rounds. Ken Norton and Joe Frazier didn't make it out of the second round.

Ali was believed to be playing with fire, simply he didn't go burnt. In fact, he put out the fire. The flame that was George Foreman was humbled in defeat and Ali etched himself further into immortality by defying the predictions of fifty-fifty his toughest critics.

23. "The [Temptation] for Greatness Is the Biggest Drug in the World."

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"The [temptation] for greatness is the biggest drug in the world."

—Mike Tyson

In this interview, Mike Tyson speaks on avenging Muhammad Ali's defeat at the hands of Trevor Berbick. Tyson also speaks on beating Larry Holmes, not spending his money wisely, the death of D'Amato and other things. What stands out amid all is toward the end of the video when he speaks on Don King and how easily he was tempted into Don Male monarch's greedy hands.

Tyson spoke on how the temptation of greatness is a drug that cannot be outdone by real drugs. Tyson has tried. He said he tried every drug in the world and admitted he would kill himself if he tried to replicate what being champion of the world feels like.

It's this high that influences championship fans to be title boxers. Tyson got a taste and stayed in the boxing world for as long every bit he could, fifty-fifty as his skills began to deeply decline. Many boxers have and will overstay their welcome because being world champion is an addiction that once a contender gets a hit of, they never desire the high to go away.

22. "Centre of the Tiger."

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"Heart of the Tiger."

—Survivor

The rock ring was requested past Sylvester Stallone to class a vocal for Rocky III. Stallone wanted "Another 1 Bites the Dust" from Queen. When that asking was denied, he got Survivor to write quite possibly the greatest battle song to train to of all fourth dimension.

Just listen to it. I can't help just shadowbox whenever the shell jumps in my ear.

21. "I Made a Lot of Mistakes out of the Ring, only I Never Fabricated Any in It."

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"I made a lot of mistakes out of the ring, merely I never made any in information technology."

—Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson became the starting time black heavyweight champion on Dec 26, 1908. He had to fight everybody for well-nigh six years to get the gamble. His style was one of patience and defense force, a precursor to the much similar styles of the singular slick Black American boxer of today. Looking at his one-time fights, he rarely fabricated a mistake within the ring.

20. "The Loss Only Made Me Hungry..."

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"The loss just fabricated me hungry; it made me desire to get out and win another title."

—Thomas (Tommy) Hearns

He was 32-0 earlier Sugar Ray Leonard dethroned him. Hearns' reaction was to put in more work. He goes out and perfects his craft. Some boxers run into a loss on a record every bit signs that a fighter isn't every bit good every bit some believe, only it all depends on who you lot fight, and if y'all beat them.

nineteen. "Down Goes Frazier! Down Goes Frazier! Downward Goes Frazier!"

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"Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!"

—Howard Cosell

This demolition by George Foreman to Joe Frazier witnessed excitedly in memorable fashion past Howard Cosell represented a changing of the eras. Foreman was king at present. Frazier, who beat Ali, was considered the man favored for victory.

Foreman changed all that with vi knockdowns within the first ii rounds. The offset knockdown in the first round shocked anybody. Frazier had never lost in his professional career upwards to that point of 29 victories,  and he looked injure, equally if he wouldn't make information technology out the band alive. Frazier fabricated information technology out alive, just not undefeated.

18. "It's Different When You lot Become a Professional person..."

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"It'due south different when you go a professional, considering you also have to become a man of affairs, and that takes something away from it."

—Saccharide Ray Leonard

What is Sugar Ray Leonard saying here? Is he speaking on how money corrupts sports and leagues from battle to basketball to golf to tennis?  Boxing is a dangerous sport, so coin is needed at a sure level to justify the willingness to put health on the line.

The negotiation process for more wealth for risking their health can lead to much desired fights not happening, and two friends or acquaintances can become enemies behind an statement over handbag money rather than a friendly pair of rivals who beat each other into profound respect and awe at each others' skills.

17. "The Fight Is Won or Lost Far Abroad from Witnesses..."

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"The fight is won or lost far abroad from witnesses—backside the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I trip the light fantastic toe nether those lights."

—Muhammad Ali

Preparation is probably the biggest portion of a boxer'due south career. How did they train? Did they train for this, that and the unexpected? Did they train enough? Did they starve or gorge themselves while grooming? Did they get interrupted by drugs, court cases, business, family unit and other drama while training?

Ali hitting the mark with this quote on how important preparation is to victory.

16. "... Motivation..."

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"There are a lot of things and in order to be at the superlative and maintain your focus yous have to have something that motivates you. For me, it was what I perceived as a lack of respect from the boxing world as well as the media, which made me want to work so hard and be bully."

—Marvelous Marvin Hagler

Marvelous Marvin Hagler is a fighter who is consistently ranked below the likes of Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard. He too never gained the fanfare those fighters got in the same era. It's questionable as to who achieved more in their careers, but Hagler is truly an aristocracy veteran deserving to be ranked almost them in the record books even if he isn't ranked in a higher place them.

15. "He Saved My Life...I Can't Thank Him Plenty for the Hazard To Fight Him."

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"He saved my life, he saved my career. I tin't thank him plenty for the chance to fight him."

—Ken Norton

Norton in the 1970's was going through numerous financial difficulties. Ken Norton was a five-1 underdog against Muhammad Ali when they fought March 31, 1973. Norton didn't practice like many in his position would've done and fight just to get a paycheck. Norton fought aggressively with jabs to effort and beat Ali.

Ali had a large mystique about him, because he had only a loss to Joe Frazier at the time. Ali was notwithstanding considered 1 of the peak superstars at heavyweight. Norton was, for what counts, an unknown. The victory shot him into fame, and resurfaced his career from the drowning ship that information technology had become.

Norton went to state of war with Ali twice more and Ali won both times. Despite Ali'south twin successful attempts at redemption, Norton is as much a compelling star for the duration of the trilogy with Ali as Ali was. Norton is living proof that obscurity and fame are merely one fateful dark apart.

xiv. "Getting Striking Motivates Me. It Makes Me Punish the Guy More than..."

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"Getting hit motivates me. It makes me punish the guy more. A fighter takes a punch, hits back with 3 punches."

—Roberto Duran

In Christianity, the one thing that every follower is told to learn is John three:16. It's virtually God sending Jesus to die for everyone's sins, and professing that those who believe in Him will have everlasting life. That one scripture is the foundation of Christianity.

In the Bible of the boxing brawler, Roberto Duran'due south statement about getting striking with a dial only to return iii more is John 3:16. Whoever shall return more fire confronting those who fire at them will have everlasting victories and a boatload of accolades.

xiii. "Once That Bell Rings You're on Your Own. It's Simply You and the Other Guy."

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"In one case that bong rings yous're on your ain. It'south only you and the other guy."

—Joe Louis

Possibly the truest spoken statement about battle. No coach, mentor, inspirational speaker, groundwork theme music ring, grouping of fans, reporter, wife, flock of kids, girlfriend, lover, mistress, hooker, chauffeur, butler, maid, managing director or referee can fight for a boxer scheduled to go 12 rounds with some other boxer.

12. "...It's What Y'all Practice With [Fearfulness] That Matters."

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"The hero and the coward both experience the same thing, only the hero uses his fear, projects information technology onto his opponent, while the coward runs. Information technology'southward the same thing, fear, but information technology's what you do with it that matters."

—Cus D'Amato

The former trainer of Mike Tyson until his death in 1985, Cus D'Amato knew a lot about fearfulness. Mike Tyson was the most feared homo in boxing at the time of his prime. This comes as no surprise when one considers D'Amato's quote and what D'Amato perhaps taught Tyson to get him ready for world domination.

11. "You never got me downwardly Ray."

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"You lot never got me down Ray."

—Robert DeNiro (as Jake LaMotta)

Though possibly over-glamorized in the Martin Scorsesce-directed film, Jake LaMotta'due south last fight with Sugar Ray Robinson ended in a dramatic technical knockout in round 13. This brought an catastrophe to one of boxing's greatest fight serial between two legends.

The match was ended by the referee every bit LaMotta leaned against the ropes, taking too much punishment without any render burn. The quote shows that LaMotta is unquestionably one of the toughest fighters to ever lace upward a pair of gloves.

10. "...Appreciation For The Effectively and Better Things Of Life."

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"The possession of muscular strength and the courage to use it in contests with other men for physical supremacy does not necessarily imply a lack of appreciation for the finer and improve things of life."

—Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson did in fact enjoy the effectively things in life. He smiled with a gear up of golden teeth that replaced his natural born ones. He had copious amounts of sex with white women, a forbidden act in 1908 when Johnson won the earth heavyweight title. He was rebellious, proud and loud, especially with his fist.

9. "If Y'all Screw Up in Boxing, Information technology's Your Ass."

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"If you screw things up in tennis, it's 15-love. If yous spiral up in battle, information technology's your donkey."

-Randall "Tex" Cobb

Hither's my last comical saying from Randall Cobb brought to you in part by this man's mentum. He can't be knocked downward patently and this has led to him having SO much insight on what happens when fists get flying into the man face.

His wit helps deliver his personal band insight into the funniest quotes boxing has to offer, this ane included.

8. "We Got and then Accustomed to It We Thought We Deserved It."

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"Information technology'due south been like that forever. We got spoiled by Joe Louis, by Rocky Marciano. Muhammad ruined u.s.a. for everybody. He was great outside [the ring]; he was great inside. We got so accepted to it we thought we deserved information technology."

—Angelo Dundee

Angelo Dundee has trained some of the best fighters of all fourth dimension including Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard and even George Foreman when he came dorsum to boxing to become the oldest heavyweight champion of all time at historic period 45.

Dundee has seen some of our greatest fighters and his assessment can exist deemed accurate or inaccurate, simply truth be told, the fighters he dealt with in the 1970's and 1980's are rare. They were entertainers in every attribute.

Today's boxers merely entertain in a build-up to a fight, but non on fight nighttime or they can't go anybody excited to see a fight. Just they can put on a hell of an inspiring showdown (also bad nobody volition see it).

Boxing will always exist in some format of consistent talent, simply the days of the megastar on the level of Louis, Ali or Leonard are over. If not, lace upwards a pair of gloves and prove me incorrect.

vii. "I'm Not God, simply I Am Something Similar."

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"I'1000 not God, just I am something similar."

—Roberto Duran

Duran may not have beaten every fighter he e'er faced, simply he did confront every fighter who was considered among the greatest of his time. From Benitez to Leonard to Hearns to Hagler, Duran faced everyone. This attitude of one who is willing to fight all the greats in order to exist bang-up is non quite reflected in today'due south immature fighters. Maybe someone watching Duran at habitation is preparation as we speak to topple his extensive legacy.

half-dozen. "To Encounter a Human Beaten Not past a Amend Opponent but by Himself Is a Tragedy."

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"To see a homo beaten non past a improve opponent just by himself is a tragedy."
—Cus D'Amato

Cus D'Amato brought Tyson into the world. Then D'Amato died and much of the progress made with Tyson died with him. From drug addictions to ambitious tearing beliefs, Mike Tyson destroyed himself from within. His implosion knocked him down to existence just one of the greats and not above them.

5. "...Watching Ali Gave Me the Great Deal of Confidence..."

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"Even though I heard him say he doesn't believe, cuz' that'south why from watching Ali gave me the keen deal of confidence and deep-down inner belief to believe there's no human being fighting that could beat me."

—Mike Tyson

On the Arsenio Hall Testify, Hall invited Muhammad Ali to bring together him. Fifty-fifty though Parkinson'south had gear up in a little bit at this time, Ali's trademark personality was still very much on display. Then Hall dropped the flop on everybody.

Surprise guests Sugar Ray Leonard and Mike Tyson walked onto the set with Muhammad Ali. Three different unique champions, all amid the greatest of all time speaking on battle.

Mike Tyson had the all-time quotes of the night. 1 was a story well-nigh meeting Ali in a detention center. The best though was in response to Ali proverb Tyson would knock him out. Tyson felt Ali could accept harder punches from harder punchers similar Earnie Shavers and George Foreman.

Then Tyson went into detail about what he felt Ali believed in order to portray that his opponent and his fans. From this rant comes a lot of data virtually how 1 legendary boxer inspires the next fable. Seeing the passing of the heavyweight billy in total color and sound is truly 1 of the most interesting moments in talk show and boxing history.

iv. "Simply in America."

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"Only in America."

—Don Male monarch

At present when Don Male monarch starts talking, that'southward ordinarily when it's too tardily. The quondam-every bit-dirt battle promoter has talked his way into and out of the pockets of everyone from Mike Tyson to Muhammad Ali. His signature phrase is unremarkably coupled with an improvised speech frequently on the opportunities (most of them financial) beingness in America can earn a fighter and the words tailor themselves for any given boxer he wants.

Don King'due south gift of gab has given battle some of its greatest events from "The Fight of the Century" betwixt Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier to the "Rumble in the Jungle" betwixt George Foreman and Muhammad Ali.

Today, Don Rex withal has his paw over some of boxing'south best and brightest. The next major fight he'south involved in will exist when the 23-year-one-time phenom he promotes named Devon Alexander seeks to finish the reign of the No. 1-rated 140 lb. fighter, Timothy Bradley, on January 29, 2011.

Even if there's probable some trickery and money stealing in the background, you lot can bet that if Don Male monarch's promoting the fight, it'southward going to exist one hell of a night.

3. ..."Pound for Pound...Sugar Ray Robinson Was the Greatest of All Time..."

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"That man was beautiful. Timing, speed, reflexes, rhythm, his body, everything was beautiful. And to me, yet, I would say pound for pound...I'd say I'grand the greatest heavyweight of all time, but pound for pound, I still say Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest of all time."

—Muhammad Ali

For someone as boastful and prideful as Ali to step themselves downwards to bring y'all up, you must be special. Indeed, Sugar Ray Robinson was and is forever special to the world of battle. History has recorded his achievements. I would recommend those who oasis't been a witness to watch Carbohydrate Ray fight.

2. "We Gon' Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee..."

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"We gon' float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. AH! Rumble, boyfriend rumble! AH!"

—Bundini

Bundini is Muhammad Ali'due south trainer. The catchphrase has brought itself deep into the heart of battle pop culture. The phrase describes, in entertaining fashion, what Ali'due south way is and the true goal of many boxers. The goal is to not get hit (float) and to hitting hard (sting).

The phrase has inspired and continues to inspire many thinkers and doers of all backgrounds and professions, not but boxing. Not many boxing phrases eclipse the sport on the level this phrase has. This boxing quote is very probable the all-time known of all fourth dimension.

1. "I Fought Sugar So Many Times, I'm Surprised I'm Non Diabetic."

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"The 3 toughest fighters I always fought were Sugar Ray Robinson, Saccharide Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Robinson. I fought Sugar and then many times, I'yard surprised I'one thousand not diabetic."

—Jake LaMotta

Over the years, LaMotta has stated many variations of the quote when bragging about fighting Sugar Ray Robinson (such equally one in the in a higher place video at the 3:28 indicate). Here's some other pop variation:

"I fought Sugar Ray so many times, it's a wonder I don't have diabetes."

Fighting Sugar Ray Robinson defined LaMotta's legacy. Fighting LaMotta increased Sugar Ray Robinson'south legacy as well. The two are forever intertwined as a pair of the greatest rivals in boxing history.

Many times, the best in battle are non only afraid to fight each other once, only if the fight's also close, they don't dare fight each other again.

Where are the rematches? Even Saccharide Ray Leonard only fought Marvelous Hagler one time. Tommy Hearns grew ill of existence cheated after he suffered a depict against Leonard in what he felt should've been a victory.

In today's battle, Paul Williams was initially reluctant to put himself on the line against Sergio Martinez subsequently beating him to a majority decision during the late 2009 fight of the year contender. They finally held a rematch after HBO did everything merely identify a gun to each of their heads. Sergio Martinez knocked Paul Williams out in the second round, creating one of the nigh beautiful knockouts of all time.

Eventually, more trilogies and series of fights will emerge, merely Robinson vs. LaMotta is a hard-to-equal standard that hopefully the coming and growing generation of boxers volition learn from.

Final Words

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Well, thanks for reading. I know my listing is controversial and not the perceived listing of what the pop peachy quotes are, but nonetheless, it is a listing of what I perceive to be the greatest quotes of all time. Thanks again and here's some other quotes from yours truly to reflect on.

"Let the words of the past be a direction, not a road map.

Let the actions of those who made history be a foundation, non the building.

Honor the greats, but be certain to beat them likewise.

They will capeesh you for going further than they e'er dreamed."

—Justin David Tate

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