Boxing quotes

“Your record is going to stand the test of time.”

Beau Bridges - Mr. Carlton

“Why am I so pretty? And I’m only twenty-two years-old. There is no way I’m supposed to be this great. Look, Alexander the Great conquered the whole world at the age of thirty. And I conquered the world of boxing at twenty-two, without sustaining so much as a scratch.”
Eli Goree - Cassius Clay

“This movement that we are in is called The Struggle. Because we are fighting for our lives!”
Kingsley Ben-Adir - Malcolm X

“You brothers, you could move mountains without lifting a finger.”
Kingsley Ben-Adir - Malcolm X

“If there's magic in boxing, it's the magic of fighting battles beyond endurance, beyond cracked ribs, ruptured kidneys and detached retinas. It's the magic of risking everything for a dream that nobody sees but you.”
Morgan Freeman - Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris

“I figured since I was taking all the punches, only fair that you share some of the anxiety.”

Louis Gossett Jr. - Honey' Roy Palmer

“- Henry 'Razor' Sharp: I've always regretted not beating Kid at his best.
- Sally: No matter how hard you guys work, it won't be your best.
- Henry 'Razor' Sharp: It's the best we got.
- Sally: Then go kick his ass.
- Henry 'Razor' Sharp: Well, since you put it like that, he's a dead man.”
Sylvester Stallone - Henry 'Razor' Sharp
Kim Basinger - Sally

“Instead of running from the pain like a sane person would do, you step into it.”

Morgan Freeman - Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris

“- Dante Slate, Jr.: Come on, Evander! So the man went batshit and bit your ear off, it's not like he enjoyed it!
- Mike Tyson: It tasted like ass!”
Kevin Hart - Dante Slate, Jr.
Mike Tyson - Himself

“- Mike Banning: You're going to seriously try to rope-a-dope me? That's an old man's move.
- President Benjamin Asher: I am an old man.
- Mike Banning: No, you're not. But you box like one.”
Gerard Butler - Mike Banning
Aaron Eckhart - President Benjamin Asher

“Use the combos, keep the feet light. This is it.”

Vincent Craig Dupree - Julius Gaw

“This walking mountain of muscle is called Sagat. He is a champion Muay Thai fighter and is considered a national hero in Thailand. Contestant number two is Balrog who's penchant for violent behavior got him permanently banned from boxing. From Spain we have Vega: He's savage, ruthless and a card-carrying psychopath.”
Lia Sargent - Chun-Li

“- Adrian: Why did you train with Hector?
- Diana Guzman: Because I want to.
- Adrian: Aren't you afraid of getting hurt?
- Diana Guzman: What, and you're not?
- Adrian: No, it's just, it's a dangerous sport.
- Diana Guzman: I didn't make the cheerleading team.”
Santiago Douglas - Adrian
Michelle Rodriguez - Diana Guzman

“He shot him up with amyl-nitrite between rounds! Gillon knew that Charles Macom Diggs would never take a fall! So he put the dope in his nasal spray. How that man went the distance is anybody's guess, but there is one thing for sure, his brain didn't.”

James Woods - Gabriel Caine

“- Adrian: You shouldn't hit people like that.
- Diana: I couldn't resist.”
Santiago Douglas - Adrian
Michelle Rodriguez - Diana Guzman

“When I get to the table, that person, I don't care who they are, they're my mortal enemy. I hate them.”

Bruce Way - Grizzly

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. His hands can't hit what his eyes can't see.”
Will Smith - Muhammad Ali

“- Gabriel Caine: He's bigger than you are. He's tougher. He's faster. He's younger thant you are. He hasn't fought 22 rounds today, but remember this... you are black!
- Honey Roy Palmer: What the hell is that supposed to mean?”

James Woods - Gabriel Caine
Louis Gossett Jr. - Honey' Roy Palmer

“Boxing is an unnatural act. Everything in boxing is backwards: sometimes the best way to deliver a punch is to step back. But step back too far and you ain't fighting at all.”
Morgan Freeman - Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris

“- Frankie Dunn: How many eyes do you need to finish this fight?
- Maggie Fitzgerald: One's enough.”

Clint Eastwood - Frankie Dunn
Hilary Swank - Maggie Fitzgerald

“Boxing is about respect. Getting it for yourself, and taking it away from the other guy.”
Morgan Freeman - Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris

“- Joey Popchik: I'm fighting in the Garden tomorrow night.
- Gloves Malloy: I heard it in the papers.”

Harry Hamlin - Joey Popchik
George C. Scott - Gloves Malloy

“You love my black ass! You know why? Because I'm exciting. You ain't making no movie on Bob Arun, are you? It's entertainment, baby! That's all! Heroes and villains, angels and devils, shit if you didn't have Don King you would have to invent them. And for all of you out there saying this and that, remember this: many fighters step into the ring...” (continue)(continue reading)
Ving Rhames - Don King

“- Luke Davenport: We go boxing. I could go as Reggie!
- Sam Simms: You could go as Michael Jordan, but you ain't going.”
Brock Pierce - Luke Davenport
Sinbad - Sam Simms

“When you are not training, someone else is training, to kick your ass!”
Michelle Rodriguez - Diana Guzman