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"Why you so down on Joe Bugner, He musta stole your girlfriend or something" Ali To Parkinson asfter Parky said Bugner had "No Class".

youngrell wrote:

crusader wrote:

steve689 wrote:Oh yeah "What was that Mike?"

"I broke my back in training"

"Spinal"

"It's a miracle that I'm actually standing right now"

That was after the Etienne fight wasn't it?

God knows what excuse he'd have made if he'd lost.

"I've retired more men than social security"

Apollo Creed :)

"I`ll never lose to a white boy"

Hopkins

Jim Rosenthal on Enzo Maccarijelly after his KO over Mark Hobson “He is the most chilling puncher in world boxing”.

Larry Merchant: "You got paid for doing nothing tonight."
Bernard Hopkins: "You get paid for doing nothing EVERY night."

What fight was that Ian?

Superman don't need no seatbelt," Ali snorted. "Superman don't need no airplane," the hostess retorted, a winner by knockout.

boxerrob2005 wrote:What fight was that Ian?

Can't remember exactly, Rob - it was during the several years of easy-ish opponents he was taking on - perhaps Morrade Hakkar?

The most memorable thing about it was this quote!

That was a cracker from BHop!

no not that long ago Ian mate (hopkins hakkar was aug 2003 and i think) pretty sure it was eastman chaps.

I remember watching the fight and was in South africa for Haakar whcih was quite amusing for the ante french undertones to it all with the Iraq war impending. I remember watchin it on tv there but with no sound.

Eastman i remember staying up for and it was pony, bhop coasted and eastman just did his usual half assed attmept then the I was robbed thing. Clear and easy nights work fo hopkins who got on his bike for the last 3 rounds as it was sown up.

Think it was eastman.

A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.

Jack Dempsey

One of the most cringeworthy IMO is Calzaghe before the Hopkins fight. Something along the lines of

"Mary Popkins" and "After the fight he'll be singing Supercalzaghefragilisticexpealidocus"

terrible.

Funniest:

Williams before Audley fight "Once we're in the ring he'll be shouting 'I'm a celebrity get me out of here'"

Ali "If he even dreams of beating me he'd better wake up and say sorry"

J wrote:no not that long ago Ian mate (hopkins hakkar was aug 2003 and i think) pretty sure it was eastman chaps.

I remember watching the fight and was in South africa for Haakar whcih was quite amusing for the ante french undertones to it all with the Iraq war impending. I remember watchin it on tv there but with no sound.

Eastman i remember staying up for and it was pony, bhop coasted and eastman just did his usual half assed attmept then the I was robbed thing. Clear and easy nights work fo hopkins who got on his bike for the last 3 rounds as it was sown up.

Think it was eastman.

Cheers mate...I knew it was something deathly boring!

"I'm always into a positive black image. Whenever Leon Spinks fights I always pray, 'Dear Lord, please don't let them interview Leon on TV.'

Arsenio Hall

After his heavy defeat by Matthew Saad Muhammad - "I'm going down so often these days you'd think I was making a blue movie"

John Conteh (1980)

There are so many Don Kng quotes, but I love this one, complete nonsense!

"I'm a promoter of the people for the people and by the people and my magic lies in my people ties. I'm a promoter of America. I'm American people. You know what I mean? So therefore, uh, do not send for who the bell tolls 'cause the bell tolls for thee."

"Sure, there have been injuries and deaths in boxing - but none of them serious." - Alan Minter

“The next time I’ll kill him.”

-Roberto Duran after sending an opponent to the hospital on national television.

forcefraser wrote:"I`ll never lose to a white boy"

Hopkins

I love most of the Ali ones.

Referring to the above, Minter said he wouldnever lose to a black man prior to the Hgaler fight didn't he? DOH!