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| | - On June 19, 1946, a reporter asked Louis about his upcoming match with Billy Conn, Louis responded, "He can run, but he can't hide."
- Dandy Jack Donovan, on Gorgeous George The only thing he forgot to tell me was, when you make those people mad, you'd better be ready to fight them. He gave me fifteen dollars to referee one match. When I got to where I could referee the whole show, he still gave me fifteen dollars. Dandy Jack Donovan, on his pro wrestling debut.
- At the time of his retirement, Ali was arguably the most famous man in the world, and many heard him utter these famous words: "I beat boxing; boxing didn't beat me.
- Emo Philips; "A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing."
- Nicole Kidman; "Dealing with these emotions as an actress is like being a boxer put into the ring."
- Lennox Lewis; "I am definitely not scared of Mike Tyson. I am at the top of the food chain and he is looking to knock me off. Mike's an arrogant imbecile. He sounds like a cartoon character."
- Lennox Lewis; "I was very aggressive as a child. At primary school in London my attitude was 'If you don't do what I say, I'll knock you out', and I was eventually expelled for fighting."
- Lennox Lewis; "Boxing isn't just about brute strength; it's about skill and outwitting your opponent."
- One night after the big fight Mike Tyson was a bit depressed so he decided to get a prostitute to cheer him up. After the act, they were laying in bed having a smoke. The prostitute said, "Well Mike, how's it all going?" "How's it all going?" he asked. "My life's a disaster. I was born to an under-privileged family, had a hard up-bringing, was thrown in jail for rape, now I'm on parole and I've hit a cop, my wife left me for beating her up, I have to pay maintenance for my kids, I've lost two world title fights, I've disgraced myself and my sport, most people want me banned me for life and they won't pay me my money. Nothing could make my life any worse." "Oh, that's so sad," the prostitute said. "I'll say one thing to cheer you up. You're a much better lover than Magic Johnson."
- Did you hear about the new Mike Tyson computer? It has two bytes and no memory .
- How does Mike Tyson differ from Metallica? Metallica leaves a ringing in your ears. Tyson leaves your ear in a ring.
- When interviewed after the fight, Tyson*s first remarks were that "it tasted like chicken."
- Don King, on boxing's rating system: "When we started, it was based on lies. It's changing now. There are no secrets in the business. You've got to come with the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. It's becoming very confusing."
- Buddy McGirt, when he was asked by Gil Clancy who would win the up-coming fight between Maurice Blocker and Glenwood Brown he replied: "The black guy."
- Jack Handy, Deep Thoughts: "To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography and the dancers hit each other."
- Harry Carpenter: "This boxer is doing what is expected of him, bleeding from his nose."
| | 17. Willie Pep, talking to an old opponent years after each retired. "Do you recognize me?" the old opponent asked. Willie looked hard and considered before finally replying "Lie down so I can recognize you."
18. Mark Kaylor: "I'm concentrating so much I don't know what I'm doing half the time."
19. Harry Kabakoff, on Chango Cruz: "The bum was up and down so many times. that I thought he was an Otis elevator." | | | |
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