The powers that be don’t want athletes or boxers to become as smart as they are.
I walk around at 150-152 pounds to weigh 147 pounds. Other boxers weigh around 160-170 before coming down.
Dealing with these emotions as an actress is like being a boxer put into the ring.
What drove me to become the world's greatest bodybuilder is no different from what drives other athletes to become great tennis players or boxers or jockeys.
My goal is not getting hit and to knock the other guy out. Some people might complain because they want to see boxers beat up on each other, but you cannot last long in professional boxing if you take a lot of punches.
A boxer makes a comeback for two reasons: either he’s broke or he needs the money.
I may not be a pin-up, but I'm one hell of a boxer.
When I see great boxers, it's like reading a wonderful poem.
Joe Louis was a good Heavyweight, good boxer but he was kind of in the same boat as Marciano, weighing about 190 to 200 lbs.
The Greeks were the first boxers. Pugilism appears to have been one of the earliest distinctions in play and exercise that appeared between the Hellenes and their Asiatic fathers. The unarmed personal encounter was indicative of a sturdier manhood.
I'm not a fighter, but I would love to be a boxer because I love the courage and toughness. I mean, there can be nothing more terrifying than walking into an arena and looking at Mike Tyson in the ring.
I have to have an adjustment before I go into the ring. I do believe in chiropractic. I found that going to a chiropractor three times a week helps my performance. The majority of boxers go to get that edge.
Every boxer is tough for me. I don't think any opponent is better than any other. Every opponent is the same for me.
They found a cave once lived in by Osama bin Laden and the only thing in the cave were some boxer undershorts, and macaroni. I'm telling you, you add an old stack of Playboys, this could be my place. It's like I have a twin.
I have a thing for men's boxer briefs and a tank top. If I'm wearing them, I'm a happy gal.
It's like all the signs were telling me that I shouldn't be a boxer, so I quit.
I look at B. J. Penn as one of the best boxers in the business. He's got one of the best jabs around.
I should warn you that underneath these clothes I'm wearing boxer shorts and I know how to use them.
I learned in my Ph. D. the discipline I needed to be successful. Most boxers are not that disciplined. They have talent, but the self-organization - the ability to schedule yourself and your priorities - is lacking. My studies were about the control of training on both the psychological and the physical side.
I've got a new life now, a new future, there's a lot more to Lennox Lewis than just being a boxer.