Boxing Quotes and Sayings

“I think my grandmother saw my potential first. When I was young, I told her, “I think I should get a job.” She said, “No, just keep boxing.” – Floyd Mayweather Jr.

“Attack is only one half of the art of boxing.” – Georges Carpentier

“The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses – behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.” – Muhammad Ali

“Whether it’s boxing, basketball, or badminton, one must be ready to succeed before entering the arena…long before the lights come up.” – Muhammad Ali

“Show me an undefeated fighter and I’ll show a guy who’s never fought anybody.” – Whitey Bimstein

“A champion shows who he is by what he does when he’s tested. When a person gets up and says ‘I can still do it’, he’s a champion.” – Evander Holyfield

“Boxing, for me, it’s the beginning of all sports. I’m willing to bet that the first sport was a man against another man in a fight, so I think that’s something innate in all of us.” – Omar Epps

“I was called “Rembrandt” Hope in my boxing days, because I spent so much time on the canvas.” – Bob Hope

“Tell him he can have my title, but I want it back in the morning.” – Jack Dempsey

“The third man in the ring makes boxing possible.” – Joyce Oates

“To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there’s no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other.” – Jack Handy

“When two men step into the ring, one and only one deserves to win. When you step into the ring, you gotta know you deserve to win. You gotta know destiny owes you victory, cause you trained harder than your opponent. You sparred harder. You ran farther.” – Cus D’Amato