Best lines from a post-fight interview?

[Rumsfeld]

"It takes more than a left hook and a hair cut to beat Lennox Lewis."

[janitor]

I zigged when I should have zagged.

Jack Roper after the Louis fight (Roper was a switch hitter).

[McGrain]

"I looked across the ring and I realised I wanted to go home."

Baer after the Louis fight.

[Arriba]

"I looked across the ring and I realised I wanted to go home."

Baer after the Louis fight.

:lol::lol::lol:

"Bert Cooper was just fucking tough man."

Michael Moorer after his brutal win over Cooper.

[flamengo]

"NO...FUCK YOU!!!!!!!"

Fenech after the 'loss' to Nelson in Vegas, as Don King mentioned a rematch..

[Maxmomer]

"NO...FUCK YOU!!!!!!!"

Fenech after the 'loss' to Nelson in Vegas, as Don King mentioned a rematch..

Is there a youtube clip of that?

[flamengo]

Is there a youtube clip of that?

Not sure mate, but its definiately valid. 60 minutes had a great time 'airing' the audio/footage. The fooatge is factual, the audio is factual, the entire thing is factual. Yes its real, as alll who have the entire fight, will also have the same sweet words from Fenech towards King.

[teeto]

Bit of a different nature to the ones already mentioned this one, but i liked it-

'If i would have fought him in his prime i wouldn't have stood a chance'

Tyson after stopping Larry Holmes.

[Arriba]

On the topic of Mike Tyson:

Kind of trying to remember it word for word but I'm sure I'm off a little bit.

"Everytime I hit him he was making little noises like a woman would make. Every time I hit him in the body he made cried like a girl."

[flamengo]

Is there a youtube clip of that?

Tell RB to post one.

[Maxmomer]

Not sure mate, but its definiately valid. 60 minutes had a great time 'airing' the audio/footage. The fooatge is factual, the audio is factual, the entire thing is factual. Yes its real, as alll who have the entire fight, will also have the same sweet words from Fenech towards King.

I don't doubt it's validity, I just want to see/hear it because it sounds hilarious.

[GPater11093]

not a quote but when larry merchant attacked a fan who run in to the irng in a wayne mccullough fightg

[flamengo]

No probs. its a terrific slag off.

[SuzieQ49]

"Everytime I hit him he was making little noises like a woman would make



im sorry but thats sounds so hilarious coming from mikes mouth

[he grant]

I was trying to drive his bone into his skull ... Tyson on Fergerson ... Jim Jacobs could not pull Mike away fast enough ... first signs of Mike the nut ...

Honey I should have ducked ... Dempsey to Estelle Taylor after Tunney 1 ...

I am proud to have lost to an American, I offer no excuses ... Sullivan post Corbett ..

I am the greatest in the world and I've just turned 22 years old ... Ali post Liston 1 ..

Lordy, lordy, I hit him with shots that would have knocked down walls ... he's a great champion ... Frazier after Thrilla in Manilla ...

I beat the man and then the man beat men ... Leon after the rematch ...

He couldn't carry my jockstrap .... Holmes on Marciano post M. Spinks 1 ...

Old man, stay home in your rocking chair ... Holmes to Ali after stopping LeRoy Jones ...

I lost fair and square ... I have no excuses ... Jack Johnson , initially post Willard ...

Who is the greatest now? ... Frazier post Superfight 1

[john garfield]

Tommy Gallagher trained Yuri Vaulin, a tall, light-hitting Russian cruiserweight.

Vaulin was matched with Tommy Morrison, who was on track for a title fight, in a main event on national TV. It was supposed to be no more than tune-up for Morrison.

From round one through four, the Russian surprised everyone, out jabbing and out boxing Morrison.

The crowd and Gallagher smelled upset -- the BIG MONEY for Vaulin was in grasp.

Suddenly, in the 5th round, Morrison caught the Russian with a left hook to the body. He crumpled to the canvas and couldn’t beat the count.

The TV announcer jumped into the ring and shoved a mic in Gallagher's face while he ministered to the Russian.

"Tommy, Tommy, your kid was so close to being a contender. What happened?"

"The co#%sucker quit!" Gallagher said coast-to-coast.

[BatTheMan]

On the topic of Mike Tyson:

Kind of trying to remember it word for word but I'm sure I'm off a little bit.

"Everytime I hit him he was making little noises like a woman would make. Every time I hit him in the body he made cried like a girl."
That was on Tyrell Biggs.

[teeto]

That was on Tyrell Biggs.
Yeah it was, i can't remember it 100% clear,but didnt they ask Tyson for an example of the girly noises and he obliged in demonstrating?

[mcvey]

Yeah it was, i can't remember it 100% clear,but didnt they ask Tyson for an example of the girly noises and he obliged in demonstrating?

Well he would know what noises girls make when they are in pain wouldnt he? Probably do an excellent imitation.

[TheGreatA]

Marlon Starling and Larry Merchant after being knocked out by Molinares:

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Starling: "Do I look knocked out, do I look like I'm wobbled?"

Merchant: "Well you only have to be knocked out for 10 seconds."

Starling: "I wasn't knocked out, I wasn't knocked down!"

Merchant: "What has your doctor told you, has he told you that he thinks you have a broken leg, did they want to take you out?"

Starling: "I can go another round!"

...

Merchant: "Thank you Marlon."

[Russell]

Actually the girl noise bit from Mike was after the Tubb's fight. He hit Tony with some serious bodyshots there.

[teeto]

Well he would know what noises girls make when they are in pain wouldnt he? Probably do an excellent imitation.
Ooohhh, low blow!!

[Bigcat]

Ok get your family to write your will out , you're in trouble...

Mike Tyson to Donovan Razor Ruddock...........

[manbearpig]

Ali after the Thrilla in Manila - We're both the greatest

Or words to that effect. I thought it was very respectful after such a war.

[Bokaj]

Liston quipped a classic line after getting his jaw broken. Don't know if it was the post-fight interview or later, given that his effing jaw was busted it probably was later.

But he said something along the lines: "I couldn't keep from laughing looking at that clown, and right when I did he happened to hit me."

Cohn has an even better, but I don't know for sure when he said it. But it was on a question of why he tried to slug it out with Louis, and he said something like: "Well, what good is it being Irish if you can't be stupid."

This one is of course known to all of you, but I just love it.

[Seamus]

I think this exchange was initiated by Jim Lampley, though I could be wrong.

(to Iran Barkley) "What do you plan to do now after this victory"

IB "Rob your house."

[teeto]

Ali after the Thrilla in Manila - We're both the greatest

Or words to that effect. I thought it was very respectful after such a war.
Not sure if it was right after the fight, but he said something like 'he is the greatest fighter of all-time, after me'

It wasn't said in a cocky manner, quite the opposite, in a respectful way.

[Addie]

Marlon Starling and Larry Merchant after being knocked out by Molinares:

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Starling: "Do I look knocked out, do I look like I'm wobbled?"

Merchant: "Well you only have to be knocked out for 10 seconds."

Starling: "I wasn't knocked out, I wasn't knocked down!"

Merchant: "What has your doctor told you, has he told you that he thinks you have a broken leg, did they want to take you out?"

Starling: "I can go another round!"

...

Merchant: "Thank you Marlon."

:lol::lol::lol::lol: OMG!!!!!

[teeto]

Chris Eubank after stopping Nigel Benn 'the man is an animal'

It was shit how the media guy tried to make out like Eubank was slagging off Benn, but Eubank quickly put him straight and told how he meant it as a compliment to Benn's bodypunching power.

British media for you, they knew what he meant and should have just took it as a kinda throwback pug line.

[Arriba]

Yeah it was, i can't remember it 100% clear,but didnt they ask Tyson for an example of the girly noises and he obliged in demonstrating?

He did but there was no way any impersonation could do Tyson's example justice :lol::lol:

We should've known then that there was some problems with Tyson

[Bill Butcher]

`It wasnt a close fight was it ?, was it a close fight ?, was it close before I knocked him out ?`

Ali after KOing Foreman.

[Bill Butcher]

Tommy Gallagher trained Yuri Vaulin, a tall, light-hitting Russian cruiserweight.

Vaulin was matched with Tommy Morrison, who was on track for a title fight, in a main event on national TV. It was supposed to be no more than tune-up for Morrison.

From round one through four, the Russian surprised everyone, out jabbing and out boxing Morrison.

The crowd and Gallagher smelled upset -- the BIG MONEY for Vaulin was in grasp.

Suddenly, in the 5th round, Morrison caught the Russian with a left hook to the body. He crumpled to the canvas and couldn’t beat the count.

The TV announcer jumped into the ring and shoved a mic in Gallagher's face while he ministered to the Russian.

"Tommy, Tommy, your kid was so close to being a contender. What happened?"

"The co#%sucker quit!" Gallagher said coast-to-coast.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Brilliant, he must have been one hard old bastard.

[Bill Butcher]

Ali after the Thrilla in Manila - We're both the greatest

Or words to that effect. I thought it was very respectful after such a war.

Ali on Frazier after the thrilla: `He is the greatest fighter of all times, next to me`
Commentator, mishearing Ali: `except for you ?`
Ali, realising in those split seconds he may have gave Joe a bit too much credit: `except for me.`

:good

[teeto]

Ali on Frazier after the thrilla: `He is the greatest fighter of all times, next to me`
Commentator, mishearing Ali: `except for you ?`
Ali, realising in those split seconds he may have gave Joe a bit too much credit: `except for me.`

:good
Yeah i posted that one but not the exact words, thanks for the proper version BB

[DocDevil]

("IF he couldn't tell nine from ten,it musta been a good punch").George Chuvalo after his knock out win over Jerry Quarry.Quarry,who took a knee after he was knocked down watched the ref count then jumped up to late.Told Don Dunphy he wasn't hurt,and the punch wasn't that hard,he just got mixed up on the count.Chuvalo was on hand when Jerry made the statement.

[Mike T]

I'm just gonna fade into bolivian

[TBooze]

"That's Cricket"

Frank Bruno after his defeat to Tyson in 1989

"I could never of beaten him, even at my best"

Mike Tyson after his defeat to Lennox Lewis

[GPater11093]

cant remember who it was but i think they was fighting ali

they told their wife that they was going to be in bed with the champion of the world tonight

the fighter then lost and came back to the dressing room where the wife said

am i going to Alis bed or is he coming to mine

cant remember who said it but would like toknow

[TBooze]

cant remember who it was but i think they was fighting ali

they told their wife that they was going to be in bed with the champion of the world tonight

the fighter then lost and came back to the dressing room where the wife said

am i going to Alis bed or is he coming to mine

cant remember who said it but would like toknow

Chuck Wepner spun that

[john garfield]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Brilliant, he must have been one hard old bastard.

Still is, BB

[The Wanderer]

cant remember who it was but i think they was fighting ali

they told their wife that they was going to be in bed with the champion of the world tonight

the fighter then lost and came back to the dressing room where the wife said

am i going to Alis bed or is he coming to mine

cant remember who said it but would like toknow

Like TBooze said, Wepner was the one who did that... apparently he bought his wife special lingerie to wear for the occasion and everything. I always get a laugh out of that one, and it's a fun one to tell too, even non-boxing fans get a kick out of it.

For recent ones, David Diaz' post-fight interview after getting beat by Manny Pacquiao was a classic, especially "He was so fast I thought Freddie was fuckin' in there hitting me too!" Check out the last round and interview here:

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(Also gotta say, really great candor and sportsmanship from Diaz in that interview, very commendable).

[GPater11093]

Chuck Wepner spun that

thanks thats who it was

and wanderer it really is a great quote one o the funniest i have heard

willie pep also had afew good lines


'who hit me hardest, my third wife' was his best

[TBooze]

thanks thats who it was

and wanderer it really is a great quote one o the funniest i have heard

willie pep also had afew good lines


'who hit me hardest, my third wife' was his best

Pep's funniest one was when he bumped into an old opponent and he was alleged to of said:

"Lay down, so I can recognize you!"

Alan Minter, famously, has the stupidest quote:

"Sure boxers have been injured and killed in boxing; but none of them seriously."

[COULDHAVEBEEN]

When Carl 'Bobo' Olson won the vacant world middleweight title from Randy Turpin in 1953, he commented:

"This title should belong to Dave Sands".

Sands, the Australian champ with a 97 wins, 10 losses & 1 draw record beat Olson conclusively in both their bouts (1950 & 1951), and had been tragically killed in a motor accident in 1952.

[Arriba]

Kostya Tszyu after beating Zab Judah when the proposition of a rematch was brought up.

"Remember what Zab said to me when I asked him at the press conference? It is winner take all. The winner took all."

[COULDHAVEBEEN]

Kostya Tszyu after beating Zab Judah when the proposition of a rematch was brought up.

"Remember what Zab said to me when I asked him at the press conference? It is winner take all. The winner took all."

Surely one chicken dance is enough on any fighter's CV!

[GPater11093]

Pep's funniest one was when he bumped into an old opponent and he was alleged to of said:

"Lay down, so I can recognize you!"

Alan Minter, famously, has the stupidest quote:

"Sure boxers have been injured and killed in boxing; but none of them seriously."

peps quote was quality

Minters abit thick aint he, thats Hagler does to you