19 Muhammad Ali Quotes on Boxing

Muhammad Ali quotes on boxing

1. Clay swings with his left, Clay swings with his right, Look at young Cassius carry the fight. Liston keeps backing, but there's not enough room, It's a matter of time till Clay lowers the boom. Liston is still rising, now Clay lands with a right, What a beautiful swing, and the punch raises the Bear clean out of the ring. Liston is still rising and the ref wears a frown, For he can't start counting till Sonny goes down. Now Liston is disappearing from view, The crowd is going frantic, But radar stations have picked him up, Somewhere over the Atlantic. Who would have thought when they came to the fight? That they'd witness the launching of a human satellite. Yes the crowd did not dream, when they put up the money, That they would see a total eclipse of the Sonny.

3. This is the legend of Cassius Clay, The most beautiful fighter in the world today. He talks a great deal, and brags indeed-y, Of a muscular punch that's incredibly speed-y. The fistic world was dull and weary, but with a champ like Liston, things had to be dreary. Then someone with color and someone with dash, brought fight fans are runnin' with Cash. This brash young boxer is something to see and the heavyweight championship is his destiny. This kid's got a left, this kid's got a right, if he hit you once, you're asleep for the night.

8. Last night I had a dream, When I got to Africa, I had one hell of a rumble. I had to beat Tarzan's behind first, For claiming to be King of the Jungle. For this fight, I've wrestled with alligators, I've tustled with a whale. I done handcuffed lightning And put thunder in jail. You know I'm bad. I have murdered a rock, I've injured a stone, and hospitalized a brick. I'm so bad, I make medicine sick. I'm so fast, man, I can run through a hurricane and don't get wet. When George Foreman meets me, He'll pay his debt. I can drown the drink of water, and kill a dead tree. Wait till you see Muhammad Ali.

9. If you were surprised when Nixon resigned, just watch what happens when I whup Foreman's behind!

17. I'm retiring because there are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.

18. Joe Frazier is so ugly that when he cries, the tears turn around and go down the back of his head.

19. Frazier is so ugly that he should donate his face to the US Bureau of Wildlife.

20. It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.

21. I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round

22. Allah is the Greatest. I'm just the greatest boxer.

59. I say it again, and I said it before. Archie Moore will fall in round four.

60. I say get an education. Become an electrician, a mechanic, a doctor, a lawyer - anything but a fighter. In this trade, it's the managers that make the money and last the longest.

65. I'm a Muslim. I've been a Muslim for 20 years. . . . You know me. I'm a boxer. I've been called the greatest. People recognize me for being a boxer and a man of truth. I wouldn't be here representing Islam if it were terrorist. . . . I think all people should know the truth, come to recognize the truth. Islam is peace.

67. I'm gonna have to be killed before I lose, and I ain't going to die easy.

74. It's gonna be a a killa, a chilla, and a thrilla when I get that gorilla in Manila.

78. Joe comes out smokin', and I gonna be jokin'. I be packin' and pokin', pouring water on his smokin'. This might shock and amaze ya, but I will destroy Joe Frazier. Some people say you better watch Joe Frazier, he is always strong I said tell them to drive then roll on.

91. Sonny's trainer told him at the beginning of the seventh round, he says: 'Sonny, son get up the bell is about to ring. Sonny says: My mother didn't raise no fool I'm gonna stay on this stool.

96. This time Norton will see. Im truly the most, and all this time he is been cheasin' a ghost. There are two things, are hard to hit and see, that's a spokie ghost and Muhammad Ali.

109. I hit him so hard that I made him cry. He looked at me and said, 'I'm going to get you for that.' I respected him then, and I respect him now.