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Boxing Motivational & Inspirational Quotes

Tips by World Famous Boxers

The man who has no imagination has no wings.
Muhammad Ali

Life doesn't run away from nobody. Life runs at people.
Joe Frazier

A champion shows who he is by what he does when he's tested. When a person gets up and says 'I can still do it', he's a champion.
Evander Holyfield

Now you see me, now you don't. George thinks he will, but I know he won't!
Muhammad Ali

You don’t think. It’s all instinct. If you stop to think, you’re gone.
Sugar Ray Robinson

When I was a young fellow I was knocked down plenty. I wanted to stay down, but I couldn’t. I had to collect the two dollars for winning or go hungry. I had to get up. I was one of those hungry fighters. You could have hit me on the chin with a sledgehammer for five dollars. When you haven’t eaten for two days you’ll understand.
Jack Dempsey

I'll beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on.
Muhammad Ali

It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters.
Evander Holyfield

To win takes a complete commitment of mind and body. When you can't make that commitment, they don't call you a champion anymore
Rocky Marciano

It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.
Muhammad Ali

Lie down so I can recognise you
Willie Pep

He can run, but he can't hide
Joe Louis

If you control it, you can make good use of it. But if you lose control, it will kill you.
Jose Torres

The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.
Muhammad Ali

Let the other guy have whatever he wants before the fight. Once the bell rings he's gonna be disappointed anyway.
George Foreman

I love boxing and it did a lot for me. But sometimes it made me think how savage human beings could be to each other. That wasn't the kind of boxer I wanted to be. My strategy was to be as scientific as I could when I fought. I didn't want to be seriously hurt, and I didn't want to do that to anybody else either.
Muhammad Ali

A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.
Jack Dempsey

I'm scared every time I go into the ring, but it's how you handle it. What you have to do is plant your feet, bite down on your mouthpiece and say, 'Let's go.'
Mike Tyson

Boxing is the ultimate challenge. There's nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way you do every time you step in the ring.
Sugar Ray Leonard

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Bob Fitzsimmons

When you saw me in the boxing ring fighting, it wasn't just so I could beat my opponent. My fighting had a purpose. I had to be successful in order to get people to listen to the things I had to say.
Muhammad Ali

How dare these boxers challenge me with their primitive skills? It makes me angry.
Mike Tyson

The man who has no imagination has no wings.
Muhammad Ali

Once that bell rings you're on your own. It's just you and the other guy.
Joe Louis

A fighter can condition his body to go hard certain rounds, then to coast certain rounds.
Muhammad Ali

My power is discombobulatingly devastating. It's ludricrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm.
Mike Tyson

"To be a great champion, you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are."
Muhammad Ali

Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them -- a desire, a dream, a vision.
Muhammad Ali

"I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'"
Muhammad Ali

Inactivity is the biggest sin in boxing.
Sugar Ray Leonard

"Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them: a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill, and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill."
Muhammad Ali

I have always adhered to two principles. The first one is to train hard and get in the best possible physical condition. The second is to forget all about the other fellow until you face him in the ring and the bell sounds for the fight.
Rocky Marciano

I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.
Muhammad Ali

I will fight like a lion to retain my title.
Rafael Márquez

I hospitalized a rock, killed a brick...I'm so bad I make medicine sick!"
Muhammad Ali

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. His hands can’t hit what his eyes can’t see."
Muhammad Ali

"Everyone has a plan ’till they get punched in the mouth."
Mike Tyson

"I am the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be."
Floyd Mayweather Jr.

"Only in death will I relinquish my belts."
Manny Pacquiao

"I was born for this, and when I’m gone, I’ll be back."
Canelo Alvarez

"I did the best I could with what I had."
Joe Louis

"You might beat me, but I’m never going to quit."
Henry Armstrong

"Within our dreams and aspirations, we find our opportunities."
Sugar Ray Leonard

"They can’t say they beat me until they kill me."
Sam Langford

"I’m not God, but I am something similar."
Harry Greb

"You can map out a fight plan or a life plan, but when the action starts, you’re down to your reflexes."
Joe Frazier

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