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Taking It on the Chin, A Gallery of Gore, Witty Jabs and Bon Mots
Boxing
Willie Pastrano, when asked by the ring doctor if he knew where he was:
“You’re damn right I do. I’m in Madison Square Garden getting the shit knocked out of me.”
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Randall “Tex” Cobb:
“When I got up I stuck to my plan — stumbling forward and getting hit in the face.”
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Henry Cooper, replying to boxing abolitionist, Baroness Edith Summerskill, about the brutalities of his sport:
Baroness:
“Mr. Cooper, have you looked in the mirror lately and seen the state of your nose?”
Cooper:
“Well madam, have you looked in the mirror and seen the state of your nose? Boxing is my excuse. “
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Before the Muhammad Ali-Chuck Wepner fight, Wepner (The Bayonne Bleeder), confident he would pull off an upset, bought his wife a new negligee and said:
“You’ll be sleeping with the champ tonight, baby.”
After returning defeated to his hotel room after the fight, Wepner found his wife in her new negligee perched on the edge of the bed. She said to him:
“Is Ali coming to our room or am I going to his?”
MMA
“I’m a very unique fighter. If there were two of me I’d be unnecessary.”
– Sam Morgan
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“I thought I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury.”
– Tank Abbot after losing a decision to wrestling and MMA legend Dan Severn
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“I’ll come out smelling like booze and dirty hookers and still put the stamp on kids.”
– Chris Leben
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“No, don’t get me wrong I like the guy… it’s just too bad I have to smash his f#cking face in.”
– Ross Pointon on Kendall Grove
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“Sure, everyone knows Shogun’s a great striker. Sure, he’s great on the ground, has great speed, hits like a truck, and he’s one of the best in the world, but other than that, what’s he got?”
– Forrest Griffin before the Mauricio Rua fight
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“I don’t care, hit him with your groin!”
– Trainer Greg Jackson to GSP
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Interviewer: What’s new in your life?
“I gained some weight and it affects my car’s fuel consumption.”
– Kazushi Sakuraba
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Stephen Quadros to Don Frye, ‘How long have you had that mustache?’
“Since I was five. I got it from my mom’s side of the family. She’s not a pretty woman.”
– Don Frye
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“Here’s where I hit him with the light switch.”
– Tank Abbott commentating on his knockout of Steve Nelmark