BoxRec

it aint the size of the dog in the fight, its the size of the fight in the dog

fatigue makes cowards of men

fail to prepare and prepare to fail

"The toughest fighter to fight is a stupid fighter. When you feint him, he doesn't even know you're doing it."

'Yes i can'

'A lot of boxing promoters couldn't match the cheeks of their own backside'

"couldn't hit him with a bag of rice"

"Today I am telling the truth. Yesterday I was lying".

'Everybody's got a plan until they get punched in the mouth'

"That there Horse is a Donkey"

' If he Dies, he Dies'

"I was once knocked out by a Mexican bantamweight – six of my pals were swinging him around by his heels at the time..."

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”

Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that.

"Shut your mouth, jebroni"

Ghandi

"The possession of muscular strength and the courage to use it in contests with other men for physical supremacy does not necessarily imply a lack of appreciation for the finer and better things of life."

"There ain't gonna a be no rematch!".
"Don't want one!".

"Can you see Marvin?"
"Why? Am I missing him?"

black panther wrote:“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”

I like this one - was it said by a former US President or similar ?

JayMc wrote:Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that.

I like this one too - although I have a feeling it is taken from a Rocky film or something ?? ..........

bripez wrote:

black panther wrote:“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”

I like this one - was it said by a former US President or similar ?

Roosevelt.

"I didn't beat Sugar Ray - I beat his ghost."

Tel.

" you can't practice shitting yourself "


Phil "the power" Taylor

bripez wrote:

JayMc wrote:Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that.

I like this one too - although I have a feeling it is taken from a Rocky film or something ?? ..........

Rocky Balboa

MarkMcBurney wrote:

bripez wrote:

JayMc wrote:Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that.

I like this one too - although I have a feeling it is taken from a Rocky film or something ?? ..........

Rocky Balboa

I knew it ! - was it from the final Rocky film ?

Cracking film that was. My favourite was Rocky 2 for years, but the last Rocky film tied the series together (guess its a sign of getting old and sentimental !).

"Its not a tickling contest"

'People don't want art, they wanna see war. I ain't leaving my face in that ring'