The match was ended by the referee as LaMotta leaned against the ropes, taking too much punishment without any return fire. They rematched and Tarver knocked him out in the second round. —Terry Malloy as played by Marlon Brando in the movie, On The Waterfront. This quote was given by Chuck Wepner to a reporter asking Wepner, a relatively unknown fighter at the time, if he thought he could survive against Ali. When Duran was asked why he quit, he said stomach cramps. Timing, speed, reflexes, rhythm, his body, everything was beautiful. "—Cus D'Amato.
Foreman was king now. Training is probably the biggest portion of a boxer's career. Frazier made it out alive, just not undefeated. Jones as a person is rich, healthy, and living well now in retirement, but Jones the fighter would never be the same. He took on a nation determined to do wrong, but he was determined to do right. His style was one of patience and defense, a precursor to the much similar styles of the atypical slick Black American boxer of today. The love and pride that goes into fighting has left somewhat in favor of the greedy grab for money that has plagued and ultimately helped kill the old sport. I looked out the window and started crying.".
In fact, he put out the fire. This attitude of one who is willing to fight all the greats in order to be great is not quite reflected in today's young fighters. I want the public to see a knockout in the making.". When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water. When asked how he felt about this change in the location of the fight, Liston replied with the above quote.
Foreman was king now. Training is probably the biggest portion of a boxer's career. Frazier made it out alive, just not undefeated. Jones as a person is rich, healthy, and living well now in retirement, but Jones the fighter would never be the same. He took on a nation determined to do wrong, but he was determined to do right. His style was one of patience and defense, a precursor to the much similar styles of the atypical slick Black American boxer of today. The love and pride that goes into fighting has left somewhat in favor of the greedy grab for money that has plagued and ultimately helped kill the old sport. I looked out the window and started crying.".
In fact, he put out the fire. This attitude of one who is willing to fight all the greats in order to be great is not quite reflected in today's young fighters. I want the public to see a knockout in the making.". When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water. When asked how he felt about this change in the location of the fight, Liston replied with the above quote.
"He went to the hospital with bleeding kidneys and me, I went dancing with my wife.". The match was ended by the referee as LaMotta leaned against the ropes, taking too much punishment without any return fire. They rematched and Tarver knocked him out in the second round. —Terry Malloy as played by Marlon Brando in the movie, On The Waterfront. This quote was given by Chuck Wepner to a reporter asking Wepner, a relatively unknown fighter at the time, if he thought he could survive against Ali. When Duran was asked why he quit, he said stomach cramps. Timing, speed, reflexes, rhythm, his body, everything was beautiful. "—Cus D'Amato.
Foreman was king now. Training is probably the biggest portion of a boxer's career. Frazier made it out alive, just not undefeated. Jones as a person is rich, healthy, and living well now in retirement, but Jones the fighter would never be the same. He took on a nation determined to do wrong, but he was determined to do right. His style was one of patience and defense, a precursor to the much similar styles of the atypical slick Black American boxer of today. The love and pride that goes into fighting has left somewhat in favor of the greedy grab for money that has plagued and ultimately helped kill the old sport. I looked out the window and started crying.".
In fact, he put out the fire. This attitude of one who is willing to fight all the greats in order to be great is not quite reflected in today's young fighters. I want the public to see a knockout in the making.". When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water. When asked how he felt about this change in the location of the fight, Liston replied with the above quote.
Many times, the best in boxing are not only afraid to fight each other once, but if the fight's too close, they don't dare fight each other again. George Foreman defied the odds, the years and the naysayers to go ahead and knock out champion Michael Moorer for his world title. Before revealing the number one greatest boxing quote of all time, the following links are to more articles by this writer (they'll pop up in a new window). 14 One-Liners That Sum Up What Marriage Is Really Like. You know you're not gonna win, but you're sure as hell gonna try. In the second fight, Leonard decided to dance and prance around the ring. Randall Cobb is known for having one of the best chins in boxing history. The best though was in response to Ali saying Tyson would knock him out. Tarver's quote pitch-perfectly reflects the impact of Jones being knocked out for the first time after dominating for so long.
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