A good boxing competition gives one the sight of fine men in their prime, trained to the ounce, showing the highest skill, pluck and endurance in carrying out their attack and defence under strict rules of fair play and good temper. Read Summary
The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. Read Summary
I used to tease Joe Louis by reminding him that I was the greatest of all time. But Joe Louis was the greatest heavyweight fighter ever. Read Summary
I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round. Read Summary
I should be a postage stamp, because that's the only way I'll ever get licked. I'm beautiful. I'm fast. I'm so mean I make medicine sick. I can't possibly be beat. Read Summary
The name Muhammad is the most common name in the world. In all the countries around the world - Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon - there are more Muhammads than anything else. When I joined the Nation of Islam and became a Muslim, they gave me the most famous name because I was the champ. Read Summary
My toughest fight was with my first wife. Read Summary
Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up. Read Summary
I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark. Read Summary
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up. Read Summary
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. Read Summary
Joe Frazier is so ugly that when he cries, the tears turn around and go down the back of his head. Read Summary
I've seen George Foreman shadow boxing, and the shadow won. Read Summary
I done wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale; handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder in jail; only last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalised a brick; I'm so mean I make medicine sick. Read Summary
If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize. Read Summary
My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world. Read Summary
If you lose a big fight, it will worry you all of your life. It will plague you - until you get your revenge. Read Summary
I'm the greatest thing that ever lived! I'm the king of the world! I'm a bad man. I'm the prettiest thing that ever lived. Read Summary
Sonny Liston is nothing. The man can't talk. The man can't fight. The man needs talking lessons. The man needs boxing lessons. And since he's gonna fight me, he needs falling lessons. Read Summary
I always bring out the best in men I fight, but Joe Frazier, I'll tell the world right now, brings out the best in me. I'm gonna tell ya, that's one helluva man, and God bless him. Read Summary