I didn't push Cory. I wanted him to decide if he wanted to go into boxing and he did. Can't blame it on me.

People ask for autographs, and I wonder why before realising, 'Oh, that's right, I'm doing well in boxing.'

There's only been three giant promoters in our lifetime. There's Michael Todd, P.T. Barnum, and yours truly.

My brothers first brought me to boxing. I dedicate the fights to them and my father and fight for my family.

I'd say the most memorable thing for me was my dedication and motivation in how I got so involved in boxing.

I pretty much know when people are talking rubbish and when they're serious. It's common in boxing, rubbish.

Boxing is the only sport you can get your brain shook, your money took and your name in the undertaker book.

In boxing, as with other government-regulated activity, the integrity of public records should be preserved.

Bullfighting can be an art Boxing can be an art Loving can be an art Opening a can of sardines can be an art

If you look at the world the same way when you're 50 that you did when you were 20, then you wasted 30 years.

The boxing public aren't interested in knowing me. They want to know The Hayemaker, the one who gives it big.

The only difference between street fighting and boxing is there a ref there from stopping me from killing you

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.

If other people want to say that I'm the next person in boxing, then that's up to them. That's their opinion.

A boxing contest is a brain-damage contest. Who can give out more brain damage and who can absorb more of it?

Growing up in Baltimore, there were a lot of distractions. But I was so into boxing, it was like candy to me.

Well madam, have you looked in the mirror and seen the state of your nose? Boxing is my excuse. What's yours?

When archaeologists discover the missing arms of Venus de Milo, they will find she was wearing boxing gloves.

It ain't about if he knocks a guy out. It's about how he knocks a guy out. It's the style, the improvisation.

I think the beauty and mystery of boxing is just the immediacy of how it reveals people unlike anything else.

Muhammad aware of what to look for and he handled it on his own. He did his own thing. I never programmed him.

Once or twice a week, I try to do some kind of boxing. I'm hitting the bags and jumping rope - all that stuff.

There's only one rule anyone connected with boxing must keep in mind - everything you here in boxing is a lie.

I'd love to have a chance to fight in the World Series Boxing for women, but nothing has been done about that.

I earned a black belt when I was in high school. And I did a lot of boxing and full contact karate in college.

Boxing is one of the very few things left in life that you know who you are as soon as you step into the ring.

My own ambition in the ring had always been skillful boxing, speed and defense - on the order of Mike Gibbons.

My boxing inspiration is to one day become world champion, to go as far as I can go and see where it takes me.

I'd hate to compare anyone with Sugar Ray Robinson, but Donald is the closest thing to Robinson I've ever seen

Those kinds of fights when a warrior meets a warrior is something that should definitely take place in boxing.

I didn't excel too highly in school, but I felt that I was moving ahead - and not just in boxing - but in life.

I got [Muhammad Ali's boxing shorts] for $40 at an auction. Nobody wanted them. I have them framed in my house.

Youngsters taking up boxing will get a lot of encouragement to do something for the country, seeing my laurels.

One of the reasons boxing is one of the greatest things to happen to my life is because it made me human again.

That was a good fight back in the gym,” he said. “But I think you could benefit from a few more boxing lessons.

I took high school very casually. There was Teen Town, chess, tennis, boxing, running. Lots of things going on.

I was hittin' him with body punches and I hurt him. Actually he was cryin' in there, makin' woman gestures like

I started at a small school in Virginia, and I learned how to wrestle - at least take falls - in a boxing ring.

In boxing, it's one fight, so it's easier to build up rivalries, but everyone's got huge respect for each other.

The biggest fight in my life is not in boxing. The biggest fight in my life is how to end poverty in my country.

The life of a boxing athlete is short, so I don't have time to waste or time to take tune-up fights or whatever.

For The Chicago Code, I did some boxing. It makes you stand differently when you know you can punch someone out.

You can never say never in this game, but I can't see myself boxing again. There's loads of things I want to do.

Boxing isn't just about fighting people, it's about being a standard bearer. You become a beacon for the people.

Let the other guy have whatever he wants before the fight. Once the bell rings he's gonna be disappointed anyway.

When I had a boxing match, all I wanted to do was put the guy on his back. That's why I chose to chase after MMA.

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

Canada definitely has a strong program in women's boxing, and we're showing that women are capable, not just men.

When she would walk, it was like rhythm. The guys' heads would bounce, but I wouldn't look because I was married.

The Olympics are the biggest thing in boxing and the more you do as an amateur, the better deal you get as a pro.

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