Famous Quotes & Sayings

Angelo Dundee

He would have beat everybody because we'd have found a way to beat him.

Angelo Dundee

I just put the reflexes in the proper direction.

Angelo Dundee

The nearest I have ever seen to the great Willie Pep

Angelo Dundee

Both guys ran out of gas, only my guy had an extra tank.

Angelo Dundee

When she would walk, it was like rhythm. The guys' heads would bounce, but I wouldn't look because I was married.

Angelo Dundee

Trainers give of themselves. So, I learned and I projected it with my fighter.

Angelo Dundee

Joe Louis, to me, was the finest human being God put on this earth in every way.

Angelo Dundee

It's been like that forever. We got spoiled by Joe Louis, by Rocky Marciano. Muhammad ruined us for everybody. He was great outside [the ring]; he was great inside. We got so accustomed to it we thought we deserved it.

Miguel Cotto

I was like any other kid: very normal, I can say. I just was a simple kid that came from a humble family and was taught by my father to be a family man and be committed to them. I stepped into boxing following my older brothers.

It came down to the hustle plays and not boxing out on their second chance points.

Shay Doron

It came down to our defense. We didn't stop them. It wasn't them; it was everything we weren't doing -- hustling back, boxing out, the things that we can control.

Lloyd Jones

He used to get in some trouble at school. But since he started boxing four months ago, he's totally turned his life around.

He is very good at playing the passing lanes, stopping dribble penetration and boxing out.

I think it's like when you watch a boxing match. Ever notice that the guy who lands the first couple good punches usually comes out on top?

I though we played well on defense. We concentrated on boxing out for rebounds this week and we really did that well tonight. I'm very happy with the way we played. We came out strong and our intensity didn't die.

Whatever comes next for me, as far as boxing is concerned, I have no regrets. I would never change what I've accomplished and the history I've made.

We talked about the importance of getting inside and boxing out so much after the Carroll game. We watched the film and the girls saw the mistakes they made. They made a commitment that they were not going to make the same mistakes Friday night.

We're proud of what we have accomplished with the boxing club. I'm optimistic that we can find another location soon and keep it going.

I always tell my people in the gym I'm getting old. The legs are the oldest thing on me. Once your knees go it's a struggle. I'm not able to move as much anymore. My whole game plan, my whole boxing career has been around moving and getting out of the way. I was not a person who catches a lot of punches. I slip more punches than getting hit. I had to get away from that and sit down.

He is improving every day and I think he will be back on Boxing Day (December 26),

John Powell

He'd run around, pretend like he was boxing everybody, ... Everyone kind of laughed at how he was. But the main thing I would say about him, he was so focused on it.

For me to have my aspirations in film probably way after my boxing career is over, you know, he's said he's there to help me out if I need him.

Shani Davis

If someone wanted to put on a celebrity boxing match, I think I could take him. I know he's from Texas, so he's gotta be tough, but I used to have a pretty nice jab until I retired it in high school.

Erik Morales

He was a tough guy. I hit him with everything, ... I knew the guy was quick. I knew boxing would be the key because he was so fast.

Jeff Fenech

I wish her every success in boxing because no one has worked harder to make it than she has.

Charlie Pierce

To recognize that head injuries were as essential a part of football as they are of boxing would be to erase the fine distinction on which the game's respectability rested.

Conor McGregor

I never got into training to be an All-Ireland boxing champ or to win a belt. At the start, I just got into it to learn how to defend myself when I got into situations.

Danny Devito

I developed that for a long time. I also developed 'Sugar Sweet Science' at New Line and that didn't happen. That was a boxing movie. And between all that there were a couple of other things.

We have seen much-improved inside play of late. That four-man rotation is giving us everything we need out of our post play. They're boxing out, rebounding, scoring and basically, just controlling the paint.

Two of the fighters that night will emerge as stars in their respective divisions. And in today's boxing world, when television dates are hard to come by, you really have to fight the toughest fights you can to make your fighter a star. ... Two of these fighters will emerge that night, hopefully, with that label on them.

Fame is a lot of fun. Fame gets you to boxing matches, football games and cool stuff.

When you get to this stage, it's like a heavyweight boxing match. Teams are feeling each other out ... nobody wants to make a mistake. But then, they opened up.

Paul Hewitt

When you don't do the little things - the boxing out, the transition defense, all the things you have to do - you leave it to a chance or you leave it to a bounce.