![]() ![]() Muhammad Ali had recently announced he was changing his name from Cassius Clay, his birth name, to Muhammad Ali as a result of his conversion to Islam. Now I'm sure you've been well-broken in, the time has come to reveal the "50 Greatest Boxing Quotes of All Time." Sometimes, no one can tell the truth about the "sweet science" like a long-time warrior of the sport. ![]() Most of these quotes will come from legendary boxers. Boxing quotes can be funny, sad, angry or perplexing about numerous topics that plague or uplift the sport.īoxing quotes can also come from all types of sources, from ringside announcers and analysts to boxing managers and trainers to the very boxers themselves that define the sport. What a great quote does is illuminate the truths or issues within boxing, no matter if they are financial, structural, cultural or whatever. This leads to boring fights, useless fights and sometimes for long periods of time, no fights. On one hand, we don't want boxers to starve and go broke despite bringing so much to the sport (ex: Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Louis).Īt the same time, boxers tend to take advantage of the fact that they make more money now for doing so much less. Money is an example of a complicated issue within boxing. Boxing beyond the premise is very complicated and filled with conflicts that define what it means to be a boxer. ![]() ![]() The question that answers that question is simple: What makes a great boxing quote?īoxing is a complex sport with a simple premise: Beat the other man up and either hit him more effectively to win on a point system, or hit him so hard or so much that he can't continue to fight. The question is, how do you determine what quote should be over the other? There's always a big question when it comes to these sort of lists. ![]()
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