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# Top 10 Funniest Quotes In Boxing History

### 10.

“Braddock can use the title. He has three kids. I don’t know how many I have.” MAX BAER after losing the world heavyweight title to ‘Cinderella Man’ James J Braddock in 1935

[James Braddock vs Max Baer - Highlights (CINDERELLA MAN) (embedded)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZV2z7kmanAM?feature=oembed)

### 9.

“Sure the fight was fixed. I fixed it with a right hand.” GEORGE FOREMAN after knocking out Michael Moorer to win the world heavyweight title in November, 1994

[George Foreman vs Michael Moorer 5.11.1994 - WBA & IBF World Heavyweight Championships (embedded)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/2VQmYUg2Pp8?feature=oembed)

### 8.

“Well, he fell kinda awkward.” JERRY QUARRY’s reply when asked if he had found Jack Bodell an awkward opponent. Quarry won their fight in 64 seconds in November, 1971.

[Jerry Quarry | Jack Bodell 1/1 (embedded)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/Dfypx1zTRuQ?feature=oembed)

### 7.

“My mum said I used to fight my way out of the cot. But I can’t remember. That was before my time.” FRANK BRUNO

[Who is telling the truth to boxer Frank Bruno? - They Think It's All Over - BBC sports comedy (embedded)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/kQNB-VXthw8?feature=oembed)

### 6.

“I believe in having a little fight in most everything except funerals. Anything that ain’t got some fighting in it is like a funeral and I don’t like funerals.” JOHN L SULLIVAN

['The Legendary Champions' (1882-1929) - Documentary (embedded)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/AO5S8Qtsf-c?feature=oembed)

### 5.

“Ginsberg, what happened ?”\
Estelle Taylor to husband JACK DEMPSEY after he was beaten by Gene Tunney in their first fight in 1926.

“Honey, I forgot to duck.”\
Dempsey’s reply

[Gene Tunney -vs- Jack Dempsey I 1926 World Heavyweight Championship (Restored Full Fight)) (embedded)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/_rkwNb4IQXY?feature=oembed)

### 4.

“People say I’m crazy. Well of course I am, I have to be. You can’t make world champion if you’re not crazy.” CHRIS EUBANK Sr.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnkYCPyJV1E

### 3.

“I was five-six and a half. I looked up at Sugar Ray (Robinson). He was sneering at me, trying to scare me. So I started to laugh. I was laughing so hard that the ref had to stop me to see if I was OK.” CARMEN BASILIO remembers fighting Sugar Ray Robinson IN 1957.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsxYRcnN6Dw

### 2.

“What’s the point in being Irish if you can’t be thick.” BILLY CONN after missing his chance to take the world heavyweight title from Joe Louis in 1941. Ahead on points after 12 rounds, Conn chose to trade with Louis in the 13th – and was knocked out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zOuvmZXiHg

1\.

“What a fluke. I was doing all right until I slipped.” RICKY HATTON keeps smiling after losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr in December, 2007.

[Floyd Mayweather vs Ricky Hatton Full Fight (embedded)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/zS8QDCV1Pb4?feature=oembed)

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