Muhammad Ali Quotes

There is one hell of a difference between fighting in the ring and going to war in Vietnam.

When a man goes into the ring, he's going to war.

I never fought in my life outside of a ring.

One of the things I always tell people is that when it comes to fighting and fight week, then I'm there for one purpose, and that's to fight and get the hell out of dodge.

I like fighting in America.

I would like to say boxing cannot compared with war. We have gloves on, we have cushions, we have referees, we have judges, we have ambulances there, the intention not to kill, we don't have steel there, we don't have bullets, we don't kill momma, kill daddy, kill baby, our intention is a sport, and we're not there to kill, so boxing cannot be compared in no way with machineguns and bombs and everything that used.

War only in the ring. Peace on earth

Oh, go in anywhere Colonel, go in anywhere. You'll find lovely fighting all along the line.

I don't like any sport except boxing and bull fighting.

Boxing is sort of an inevitability. We know they are going to be pounding each other.

Boxing brings out my aggressive instinct, not necessarily a killer instinct.

The last time I saw you Gooks was when you were shooting at me.

Mankind has conceived history as a series of battles; hitherto it has considered fighting as the main thing in life.

When I get finished with fighting, I hope they ask the same questions. It's not my purpose to answer them. Boxing is the art of self-defense. I knock 'em out the first chance I get.

I've had two fights in my life. Both times I threw one punch, and both times I broke my hand! I really am a stranger to the world of fighting.

You put me in there with anybody at '35 or '45, I get on your back, I take you down, it's going to be a long night and it's a dangerous situation to be in.

I enjoy fighting. It's one of my favorite things to do in the world, so I'm just enjoying every minute of it.

There's no such thing as a lucky punch. You throw to hurt someone and if you hurt someone, job done.

Ground and pound is my thing, everyone knows that.

I like to fight, and I think the fans want to see a good fight, too.

I love fighting. I don't know what it is in me, whether it's a sickness or a gene, but I just love standing in front of another fighter and going for it: they can hurt me, and I can hurt them.

I was just want to get some good fights and as many as possible.

Fighting is what I love to do.

I love fighting. I love what I do.

I've been in a few fights where I keep drilling guys - Carl Froch, those sort of people - and they just keep coming.