Quotes from boxers that made you say hmmm....

[My Name Is...]

"It's hard to stay hungry, when you have a refrigerator full of food" - Bernard Hopkins

and

"It's hard to get up and train, when your sleeping in silk pajamas" - Marvin Hagler

and

"Why Bill Gates still make all them ma'a***in computers? That's why Floyd still fights." - Roger Mayweather


All are referring to staying hungry and wanting to fight for legacy, rather than the money. Also all meaning, its hard to keep on training and working hard when you already have everything and more than you ever expected to make in boxing. You are doing it for the love.

[SkillspayBills]

LMAO! Classic.

What was the one with Tyson saying something about fading into Bolivian or something like that?

[D_Chosen_1]

On June 9, 1997 during a tour to promote his September 13, 1997 bout with Oscar De La Hoya, Hector Camacho was asked his opinion of Mike Tyson after he bit Evander Holyfield's ears in their 1997 rematch earlier that year. Camacho responded in part by saying, "That's what Mike's problem is, he's got too many '*****s' around him." For many, that was an unexpected and inappropriate response. Two days later he felt the need to clear up what he said so that there was no misunderstanding, but in his attempt to apologize for what many believed was an inappropriate use of words, he just dug a bigger ditch when stating:

"And I also want to clear up a little thing that the people are repeating around about ******s, OK, when I made the comments about Mike Tyson, they asked me, `What do you think about Mike and what is going to happen to Mike?' I said, `Mike is a very unhappy character. Instead of having classy African-American people with class who make him look good, he got all these ******-attitude people around him that make him act the way he does, like a little beast. And he ain't. I love Mike. He's a great man." (June 11, 1997)

His comments made a clear distinction between “classy African-Americans” and low class “*****s”. He stated that if Tyson had surrounded himself with "smart African Americans," instead of "*****s" he may not have found himself in as much trouble. Camacho was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in el barrio of Spanish Harlem, and he is a straight shooter. So his use of the word “*****”, offended many people. There was a sizable backlash that Camacho endured for using the word “*****” in the same way that Chris Rock did but the difference, Camacho is not a comedian and he is not black. If Camacho was something other than a boxer, we would be talking about his comments as the country did then Jennifer Lopez said the word.

[SkillspayBills]

1k in points says deevel posts about Floyd

[SkillspayBills]

If Camacho was something other than a boxer, we would be talking about his comments as the country did then Jennifer Lopez said the word.

When did JLO say the n-word?

[Orion]

"My girlfriend boos when we make love because she knows it turns me on."
Hector Camacho

[Orange Sneakers]

Sorry, Enzo Calzaghe's not a boxer. I'm sorry.

[D_Chosen_1]

"My girlfriend boos when we make love because she knows it turns me on."
Hector Camacho

LOL. Did Camacho really say that? Man, he sure had some charisma. Cotto could learn a thing or two from him. It's a shame Camacho squandered his money on drugs.

Oh yeah, I remember during the Paz/Camacho press conference Hector threw a tampon at Vinny and said something to the effect that Vinny was going to need it halfway through the fight because he was a bleeder.

[deevel79]

"My girlfriend boos when we make love because she knows it turns me on."
Hector Camacho

LMAO! That's Classic!

[D_Chosen_1]

LMAO! That's Classic!

You said you're from NY and heard stories about Camacho. Any stories you can share or what people generally said about him? Was he liked in New York or disliked the way people in Puerto Rico hated him?