Classic boxing quotes

Rory McCloskey · Post by **Rory McCloskey** » 28 Nov 2005, 23:40

hmm interesting fight.. lets take it to the forum shall we???

Ezzard · Post by **Ezzard** » 29 Nov 2005, 02:54

I read this some years ago (and hope my memory serves me well) and maybe someone here can vouch for its validity or debunk it...

Liston was having drinks in London at a table that included Reg Gutteridge (TV commentator). The subject of race came up and Liston posed the question as to why racists call black people monkeys when white people generally have a lot more hair on their bodies than black people.

Quick as a flash Reg makes a bet that Sonny's got more hair on his leg than Reg has. Sonny takes the bet and rolls his trouser leg up. Sure enough there are very few hairs on there. The other people at the table want to see Reg's leg. he dutifully rolls it up to reveal a completely smooth false leg. Sonny had no idea about Reg's leg and paid up the bet. Despite trying to be affable Liston was apparently not that impressed with Reg's little joke.

witherspoon · Post by **witherspoon** » 29 Nov 2005, 10:27

kingpawn wrote:Loved Ali's comment about Frazier being so ugly the sweat runs around to the back of his head to avoid having to look at his face ...

OR in his classic interview with Cosell ... "I don't know what truculent means, but if it's good I'm it !!

Marlon Starling in a quote in Sports Illustrated years ago (forget who he was referring to) ... "I'll fight him for nothing if the price is right!"

Loyd Honeyghan?

witherspoon · Post by **witherspoon** » 29 Nov 2005, 10:29

Ezzard wrote:I read this some years ago (and hope my memory serves me well) and maybe someone here can vouch for its validity or debunk it...

Liston was having drinks in London at a table that included Reg Gutteridge (TV commentator). The subject of race came up and Liston posed the question as to why racists call black people monkeys when white people generally have a lot more hair on their bodies than black people.

Quick as a flash Reg makes a bet that Sonny's got more hair on his leg than Reg has. Sonny takes the bet and rolls his trouser leg up. Sure enough there are very few hairs on there. The other people at the table want to see Reg's leg. he dutifully rolls it up to reveal a completely smooth false leg. Sonny had no idea about Reg's leg and paid up the bet. Despite trying to be affable Liston was apparently not that impressed with Reg's little joke.

This story is in Reg's autobiography. So unless Mr.Gutteridge is a liar, it's true.

Ezzard · Post by **Ezzard** » 29 Nov 2005, 11:24

witherspoon wrote:
Ezzard wrote:I read this some years ago (and hope my memory serves me well) and maybe someone here can vouch for its validity or debunk it...

Liston was having drinks in London at a table that included Reg Gutteridge (TV commentator). The subject of race came up and Liston posed the question as to why racists call black people monkeys when white people generally have a lot more hair on their bodies than black people.

Quick as a flash Reg makes a bet that Sonny's got more hair on his leg than Reg has. Sonny takes the bet and rolls his trouser leg up. Sure enough there are very few hairs on there. The other people at the table want to see Reg's leg. he dutifully rolls it up to reveal a completely smooth false leg. Sonny had no idea about Reg's leg and paid up the bet. Despite trying to be affable Liston was apparently not that impressed with Reg's little joke.
This story is in Reg's autobiography. So unless Mr.Gutteridge is a liar, it's true.

Thanks

I think i read it in a newspaper... Nice to know it's for real.

Slapsie Maxie · Post by **Slapsie Maxie** » 29 Nov 2005, 11:34

May have already posted this somewhere

It was Frank Bruno being interviewed on The Sports Personality of The Year Show by Des Lynham just after he had beaten another no name ( in this case, I think, Chuck Gardener )

Des: So Frank, who will you be fighting next time?

FB: Huh Huh, I dunno Des. I could be you, know what I mean?

Des: Judging by your last few opponents, it probably will be

camera pans to Sue Barker talking about tobogganing

Slapsie

witherspoon · Post by **witherspoon** » 29 Nov 2005, 13:23

Ezzard wrote:
witherspoon wrote:
Ezzard wrote:I read this some years ago (and hope my memory serves me well) and maybe someone here can vouch for its validity or debunk it...

Liston was having drinks in London at a table that included Reg Gutteridge (TV commentator). The subject of race came up and Liston posed the question as to why racists call black people monkeys when white people generally have a lot more hair on their bodies than black people.

Quick as a flash Reg makes a bet that Sonny's got more hair on his leg than Reg has. Sonny takes the bet and rolls his trouser leg up. Sure enough there are very few hairs on there. The other people at the table want to see Reg's leg. he dutifully rolls it up to reveal a completely smooth false leg. Sonny had no idea about Reg's leg and paid up the bet. Despite trying to be affable Liston was apparently not that impressed with Reg's little joke.
This story is in Reg's autobiography. So unless Mr.Gutteridge is a liar, it's true.
Thanks

I think i read it in a newspaper... Nice to know it's for real.

Reg also says that the joke went down well, after some initial reluctance and he and Sonny would laugh about it on several occassions.

Jaclem · Post by **Jaclem** » 29 Nov 2005, 14:39

...similar to the bruno quote....ali was set to fight a less than mediocre opponent....don't recall the name....reporter: do you think you can draw a big crowd with an opponent like that? ALi: I could fight YOU and draw a big crowd.

babyhuey · Post by **babyhuey** » 29 Nov 2005, 20:07

i wish i could remember who said this........

i went to our fight yesterday and felt great,
i had him in trouble, and knocked him out in the 6th round,.......
..........but when i woke up this morning,........
i realized it was just a dream,
and i had to get up and do it all over again.......

Jaclem · Post by **Jaclem** » 30 Nov 2005, 02:09

...babyhuey...don't bet money in this...but i think it just might be rocky graziano.

babyhuey · Post by **babyhuey** » 30 Nov 2005, 12:32

Jaclem wrote:...babyhuey...don't bet money in this...but i think it just might be rocky graziano.

it was somewhat recent last 5 yrs....
i remember the boxer saying it on tv....
just wish i could remember who it was...???????

Ambling Alp · Post by **Ambling Alp** » 30 Nov 2005, 21:44

Promoter Bob Arum after someone claimed he had said something that contradicted what he had said the day before. "Yesterday I was lying, today I'm telling the truth".

tagjohnson · Post by **tagjohnson** » 03 Dec 2005, 21:01

I'm pretty sure this is legit. I think it was in Sports Illustrated. A reporter was interviewing Mike Tyson and asked him "So Mike they have you fighting every two weeks?" Mike, "No, just twice a month."

tagjohnson · Post by **tagjohnson** » 24 Apr 2006, 13:54

This past Saturday after his fight with Byrd, Wladimir Klitschko was asked if he could prove the critics wrong about his supposed weak chin. He answered "I would like to prove I have a good chin but I would rather knock my opponent out."

Syntax Error · Post by **Syntax Error** » 24 Apr 2006, 14:05

"It's written that I'll be heavyweight champion of the world!" (Audley Harrison, 2000).

pundit · Post by **pundit** » 24 Apr 2006, 14:13

Rocchigiani to Michalczevski before their second fight:

"There are smart Poles and stupid Germans, but you are a stupid Pole. With you I cannot discuss".

After the fight:

'You are still a stupid Pole, but today you've boxed well."

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Rocchigiani before the first Maske fight (R is from West Berlin, M from East Berlin):

"I consider this bout as the fight East agasint West. After all this is what it is all about: punch the West German in the kisser, punch the East German in the kisser".

tagjohnson · Post by **tagjohnson** » 24 Apr 2006, 18:35

During the Klitschko/Byrd fight, Chris would frequently shake his head and grin when he would get hit by Klitschko. One of the announcers said "Skhaking your head doesn't keep the punches from scoring."

Migz · Post by **Migz** » 24 Apr 2006, 19:39

Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die... Joe Louis

BoxBuzz · Post by **BoxBuzz** » 24 Apr 2006, 19:46

Migz wrote:Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die... Joe Louis

You know that sums up the current HW group, everybody wants to be champ but no one wants to really put in a serious effort.

Migz · Post by **Migz** » 24 Apr 2006, 19:47

its because they want everything given to them like Rahmans paper title

BoxBuzz · Post by **BoxBuzz** » 24 Apr 2006, 20:16

Someday we will all get HW titles.....and there will be equality for all.

generic screen name · Post by **generic screen name** » 29 Apr 2006, 01:01

Joe Louis: "He can run but he can't hide"
Hagler, during the stoppage of the Hearns fight, Richard Steele asked him if he can see through the blood in his forehead and Hagler replied, "I'm hitting him am I?"
Ali: "Don't count the days, make the days count"
Tyson: "Maybe I'll fade to Bolivian"

Expug · Post by **Expug** » 29 Apr 2006, 15:48

Ron Standers wife after Stander was thrashed by Joe Frazier: "Ron fighting Joe is like putting a Volkswagon in the Indy 500".

Syntax Error · Post by **Syntax Error** » 30 Apr 2006, 06:30

Mike Tyson when asked by a reporter, whether Bruno's size (who was coming in at his heaviest weight ever) for the rematch would be too much; Mike said, "Ain't no problem, just more of him to hit!"

tagjohnson · Post by **tagjohnson** » 30 May 2006, 15:40

When asked by Howard Cosell about some of his less than stellar opposition during his first couple of years as heavyweight champ, Ali said, (and I saw this myself BTW) "I want to give fighters from different countries a chance at the title; Canada, Germany, London."

Classic boxing quotes

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Ali, of course