Thomas Hauser Quotes

I don't think Joe Louis could take the punches today fighting in this era.

When Mike Tyson was only 18, his managers used to market him on posters, reminding you that if your grandfather had missed Joe Louis, or your father Muhammad Ali, don't you miss Tyson.

Shaq and Muhammad Ali's my favorite two athletes of all time.

I do believe he’s the greatest, but forget about boxing - give that to Joe Louis, or somebody - I believe he’s one of the greatest men I’ve ever met.

That was the fight. I knew that I had done something that no man had been able to do to a champion.

I don't know why sportswriters always have to write bad things about Joaquin Andujar.

I've been very fortunate to be involved in all the Super Bowls, to see some World Series, to cover heavyweight championship fights; I've been to the Olympics and seen every sporting event there is.

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.

Sure, women sportswriters look when they're in the clubhouse. Read their stories. How else do you explain a capital letter in the middle of a word?

My top three were Jim Brown, Wilt Chamberlain and Bo Jackson.

In fifty years of covering the sport, of course Muhammad Ali is by far the dominant figure.

And I love Evander Holyfield to death!

For me, I believe George Foreman was a bad example because when he became world heavyweight champion again at 42, that made a lot of fighters think they could also carry on.

Them sportswriters don't even know how to put uniforms on, most of 'em.

Muhammad Ali was the kind of guy you either loved or hated, but you wanted to see him. I happen to really love him. He brought boxing to another level and always made you laugh.

I was a huge Mike Tyson fan growing up; his fights were always on in my house.

Klitschko was the reigning champion for a decade and regarded by many as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. I'm never going to face another opponent with that legacy.

You can play football and be the next Jim Brown or play baseball and be the next Reggie Jackson.

In the 1930s, in boxing, to be the heavyweight champion of the world was really, really big, people wanted to see the toughest guys. But what I've figured out now, in the '50s, '60s, boxing started to become more entertainment than sport.

I used to watch old clips of Muhammad Ali, where he'd be talking the jive during interviews, you know, 'Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, rumble, man, rumble.'

One of my favourite fighters to watch ever, and of course before I was a ring announcer, was Muhammad Ali.

When I was a kid, I wanted to fight Joe Louis. But I think if I had seen Mike Tyson at that time, I would have said, 'Nah, I don't want to fight him.' He's deadly. He could have been one of the great heavyweight champions. But he goofed.

The fight game and the commentary game are two different worlds.

I want to go down, like my hero Sugar Ray Robinson, in history.

I'm a huge sports guy, so getting messages from guys I grew up watching and following - Scott Van Pelt, Chris Paul, Charles Barkley, Adam Schefter - was really special.