Boxing Quotes
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To recognize that head injuries were as essential a part of football as they are of boxing would be to erase the fine distinction on which the game's respectability rested.
Charlie Pierce
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Boxing is what pays my bills.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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Before, boxing was something that I did. Now, boxing is who I am.
Mandy Bujold -
I want to be like a Muhammad Ali, like a Julio Cesar Chavez. So when people talk about boxing, they have to remember Canelo.
Canelo Alvarez
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I've always wanted to do a boxing movie.
Walter Hill
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The content and thematic materials of dance is, of itself, like boxing. You play tennis and baseball. But boxing is not a sport you play: you stand up and do it.
Twyla Tharp
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That's the most beautiful thing that I like about boxing: you can take a punch. The biggest thing about taking a punch is your ego reacts and there's no better spiritual lesson than trying to not pay attention to your ego's reaction. That's what takes people out of the fight half the time.
David O. Russell
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Boxing gave me a path in life. Because of boxing, I learned what I'm capable of achieving if I put my mind to it and how hard work can and will pay off in the end. It gave me confidence and taught me to face fear straight on and dig down deep when times get tough.
Mandy Bujold
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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.
George Foreman
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I took up boxing out of sheer interest and to help my parents financially.
Mary Kom
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I'm not going to be boxing forever, but I've put no time-cap on it, really.
Katie Taylor
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I thought I knew how to work out before I immersed myself into boxing. I now know what an extreme workout really is.
Edgar Ramirez
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I love playing for Ireland, and I love soccer, but when it comes down to it, I would choose boxing as my number one sport, as I'd miss it too much if I wasn't involved.
Katie Taylor
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I don't want to sound obnoxious, but I like to think I brought it another step. I was able to bring people who were casually interested in boxing together.
Barry McGuigan
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To make it in boxing, you must captivate the fans in America, too.
Deontay Wilder
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Alvarez is the biggest name in boxing. I'm looking forward to pitting my wits against one of the best in the sport.
Liam Smith
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I do actually use a boxing trainer when I train for stand-up.
Louis C. K.
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Some say Hollywood movies that are made about boxing are just metaphors for other things, I think I've made one that's actually about boxing and not a metaphor.
Walter Hill
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I do shadow boxing and use a heavy bag, but I don't spar with anyone.
Liam Neeson
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I think when people twitter 20 or 30 times per day, that's too much. They are boxing everyone else out, and people stop following them because they need a break.
Biz Stone
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I know my Beijing medal has been a watershed moment in the history of Indian boxing, but personally speaking, I would like to better it in London.
Vijender Singh
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My father is a Marine. My brother is a Marine. I almost became a Marine. I'm no stranger to fight training. I used to do jujitsu and boxing as a kid. I was a running back in football for my high school and my college. I played ice hockey as well as did theater. So, there's always been a physical nature to me.
Zach McGowan
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I've always boxed, I always taught boxing.
Adam Carolla
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I was drawn to boxing because I got beat up as a kid. I was the kid with the piano books in a New York neighbourhood.
Billy Joel