32 Quotes About Boxing

Boxing is a sport consisting of two people fighting using their hands and feet, with the intent of scoring points by landing punches and kicks to the head or body of their opponent. The rules ban holding, punching, kicking, blocking, etc. In this collection of boxing quotes from the golden era of boxing, you’ll find the most famous quotes about boxing, along with others that will help you grow as a boxer or fan.

My arms are too short to box with God.
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My arms are too short to box with God. Johnny Cash
You don’t have to be in a boxing ring to...
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You don’t have to be in a boxing ring to be a great fighter. As long as you are true to yourself, you will succeed in your fight for that in which you believe. Muhammad Ali
What is the difference? Tell me what is the difference...
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What is the difference? Tell me what is the difference between you and me. We both kill for what we want, " the man asks." We lived here first. Brittany Noel Bostic
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You know how there are words that never really–they are never really quite right. You can't quite trust them. Use them. You know. Without p Emma Richler
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We all fight for money, some for power, but most of all for love. But me, I fight to become a champion. Jonathan Anthony Burkett
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... there are two types of fighters, the former strike all over the place hoping one would land, the latter, assured of their prowess and capabilities, hit once and destroy the opponent's desire to continue the fight Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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The 'Righteous' are mightier than 'God. Shivish
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A threat should never be spoken, your enemy should not be told of your intentions. Either take decisive action or refrain from it, but never threaten Soke Behzad Ahmadi
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I'd no room left in me for thinking of trifling things. I could feel fear start up and try to take down my rage, but I'd not give it up. Anna Freeman
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Anger, hate, blind temper, that crazy switch to destroy, all of it purified into discipline and control, the best side of boxing, Billy says. Adam Berlin
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I hope to have one more boxing match at the age of 55. Given that demographic at the age of 55 to 65, you've got to make a statement with your life. Otherwise, you are just existing. George Foreman
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As my future crumbled before my eyes, I grasped for the rope. My entire life's struggle was ending here, in plain view of my enemies. How was it possible? Had had I let things come to this? Tony McMahon
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As she began to speak she stood and started to wrap herself, expertly, creating a binding in minutes that held without a wrinkle until the show ended. Peggy made a connection between binding her breasts and wrapping her hands in boxing wraps; this was what one did before battle, to protect one's self (and it is the Self, absolutely, that binding protects for many butches). S. Bear Bergman
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To be a professional you have to act like one as well.. Alcurtis Turner
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If I lost all, at least I would have played for it. It had always been my philosophy that one must play, or be a loser two-fold. Anna Freeman
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It is not uncommon for fighters’ camps to be gloomy. In heavy training, fighters live in dimensions of boredom others do not begin to contemplate. Fighters are supposed to. The boredom creates an impatience with one’s life, and a violence to improve it. Boredom creates a detestation for losing. Norman Mailer
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Boxing is a celebration of the lost religion of masculinity all the more trenchant for its being lost. Joyce Carol Oates
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Boxing has become America's tragic theater. Joyce Carol Oates
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Boxing, mixed martial arts and tennis are the hardest sports to train for. Andy Murray
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A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. Emo Philips
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My husband and I went to Bald Head Island for our four-year anniversary. We spent the night in bed with champagne, tequila and Krispy Kreme doughnuts and watched a boxing match on Showtime. Teri Polo
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I like boxing movies. One of the hardest things for me to watch as far as boxing films, is the boxing. The actual boxing usually sucks. Omar Epps
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Too many guys don't know what to do with their lives after boxing. I was lucky because I had two managers who didn't trust each other, and so they were always making sure where all the money was, and because of that, so did I. Gerry Cooney
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One thing I like about boxing is that I will not have to deal with the same kind of politics that I had to in skating. In boxing, it is not about your appearance, or how your costume looks, what color it is, or how much it costs. Tonya Harding
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Boxing was not the sport that I thought is was due to all the politics. Gerry Cooney
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In those days, boxing was very glamorous and romantic. You listened to fights on the radio, and a good announcer made it seem like a contest between gladiators. Joseph Barbera
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Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up. Muhammad Ali
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Boxing was a way to express my anger. All of a sudden, I was expressing anger, and I was good at it. I was like a Jekyll and Hyde. Boxing helped me because I was fighting the anger out. I was knocking guys out. Gerry Cooney
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Boxing gave me a voice to express the anger I felt for where I came from. Gerry Cooney
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I took up boxing as a fitness thing. I got obsessed, and I would go every day when I wasn't working. It's just an insane sport when you get into it. Lena Headey