It's like someone jammed an electric light bulb in your face, and busted it. I thought half my head was blowed off...When he knocked me down I could have stayed there for three weeks.

Quote by James J Braddock

Topics: Boxing Quotes

Boxing is a rather amorphous body, though recognizable because it is headless.

Boxing is a rather amorphous body, though recognizable because it is headless.

My punches are just as hard in Chicago as in New York.

My punches are just as hard in Chicago as in New York.

To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the...

To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the...

Boxing purists, quite naturally, question Tyson's appetite for victory. Mills Lane should have stopped the...

Boxing purists, quite naturally, question Tyson's appetite for victory. Mills Lane should have stopped the...

I made a lot of mistakes out of the ring, but I never made any...

I made a lot of mistakes out of the ring, but I never made any...

Rhythm is everything in boxing. Every move you make starts with your heart, and that's...

Rhythm is everything in boxing. Every move you make starts with your heart, and that's...

Earnie Shavers could punch you in the neck and break your ankle.

Earnie Shavers could punch you in the neck and break your ankle.

The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income.

The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income.

If I survived the Marines, I can survive Ali.

If I survived the Marines, I can survive Ali.

Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!

Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!

Bruce Lee was an artist and, like him, I try to go beyond the fundamentals...

Bruce Lee was an artist and, like him, I try to go beyond the fundamentals...

He can have heart, he can hit harder and he can be stronger, but there's...

He can have heart, he can hit harder and he can be stronger, but there's...

Getting hit motivates me. It makes me punish the guy more. A fighter takes a...

Getting hit motivates me. It makes me punish the guy more. A fighter takes a...

Boxing is smoky halls and kidneys battered until they bleed.

Boxing is smoky halls and kidneys battered until they bleed.

There are a lot of things and in order to be at the top and...

There are a lot of things and in order to be at the top and...

This fight is more about what Roy Jones lost than what I took.

This fight is more about what Roy Jones lost than what I took.

He went to the hospital with bleeding kidneys and me, I went dancing with my...

He went to the hospital with bleeding kidneys and me, I went dancing with my...