#boxing

There's such a big buzz around boxing at the moment. Everything's happening and there's so much building up with a lot of young talent coming through. ↗

— Billy Joe Saunders

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I think on balance, Don King has been bad for boxing. I think he's done some very good things and I think he did a heck of a job of promoting Ali but I think I could have promoted Ali. ↗

— Dick Schaap

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It's kind of ironic that the two sports with the greatest characters, boxing and horse racing, have both been on the decline. In both cases it's for the lack of a suitable hero. ↗

— Dick Schaap

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When I came into boxing, I brought it to the next level with adverts and doing pantomime and people just got jealous of me doing that. ↗

— Frank Bruno

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I do actually use a boxing trainer when I train for stand-up. ↗

— Louis C. K.

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You have a small period of time when you can perfect your career and become good at it. A lot of guys get distracted, which only hurts them. You must stay focused and work very hard at boxing. ↗

— Gerry Cooney

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Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it. ↗

— George Foreman

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James Franco is a Method actor. I respect Method actors, but he never snapped out of character. Whenever we'd have to get in the ring for boxing scenes, and even during practice, the dude was full-on hitting me. ↗

— Tyrese Gibson

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Barney was interested in bringing professional boxing back to Northern Ireland in a big way. ↗

— Barry McGuigan

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I beat Larry Holmes and George Foreman. I whupped Mike Tyson twice. I had my ear chewed off and spat on the ground in front of me. I've seen everything it is possible to see in boxing. I know this business better than anyone. So I live and die by my own decisions. ↗

— Evander Holyfield

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