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Willie Pep, talking to an old opponent years after each retired. "Do you recognize me?" the old opponent asked. Willie looked hard and considered before finally replying "Lie down so I can recognize you."
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actually, ali had a writer that would write a lot of these up for him. a bunch of his most famous quotes arent actually his words at all. i always thought that was really interesting. it gave him a great image to the publicOriginally posted by El TemibleComment
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"no mas"
Roberto DuranComment
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"Richard Steele es un **** You"
Julio Cesar ChavezComment
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“While they reading the decisions strangers is tellin me...
You don't know? Don King knows who robbed you. And they braggin, they braggin. So that's why what I'm doin', I know what I'm doin...I'm cryin'...I'm cryin'.”
- Zab Judah after Baldomir fight.Last edited by jack_the_rippuh; 07-31-2006, 12:13 PM.Comment
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Some from Tex Cobb (may not be exact, I'm going from memory):
"If you screw things up in tennis, it's 15-love. If you screw up in boxing, it's your ass."
"Nobody ever hit harder than Ernie Shavers. If anybody ever does hit harder than Shavers, I'm gonna shoot him. Cuz that ain't right."Comment
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lol theyre brilliantComment
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I never knew that...
Originally posted by SkunkApe
it was the Larry Holmes vs Tex Cobb fight that retired Howard Cosell from commentating boxing ever again and I also didnt know that this was the very last 15 round championship fight...been a fan all my life and never knew that...that is why I love boxing...so much more to learn and soooo interesting....Comment
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Joe Frazier to Ali " Im gonna come out smokin." Ali back to Frazier " I hope you do cause Ill be dancin not jokin,pickin and a pokin pouring water all over your smokin!"Comment
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Ali before the third Frazier fight in Manilla "Its gonna be a thrilla and a chilla and a killa when i get the gorilla in Manilla!"Comment
to your mom..
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