Ray Leonard needs a knockout to win this championship. ibid. US fight commentary
Tommy had the heart of a gladiator, a warrior. ibid. Leonard
You’re blowing it now, son. You’re blowing it. ibid. Dundee to Leonard
I really didn’t know how to accept it. And I was down on myself. Because I felt like I’d let the public down. And I felt like I’d let Emanuel down. ibid.
I come from nothing and now I’m reborn. My life changed. The Kings III: The Will to Win
I made things happen. I wanted so badly to redeem myself. ibid. Hearns
In the beginning, my drive and determination all came from New Jersey. ibid.
I don’t blame the drugs or the alcohol for what I did. I was just a bad guy, a selfish guy … I shot the TV up. ibid.
June 16 1983 New York City: Moore v Duran: He beat Davey Moore down. That was Roberto as Roberto. And when that happened Roberto was back. All was forgiven. ibid. Thomas Hauser
November 10 1983 Las Vegas: Hagler v Duran. ibid.
After 13 rounds, Duran is ahead on the cards. ibid. Steve Barhood
Duran whispered in Leonard’s ear: You box him [Hagler], you can beat him. ibid. Steve Marantz
A right hand from Kevin Howard and Sugar Ray Leonard right on the seat of his pants! ibid. US fight commentary
Duran v Hearns: Fucking around with those women. I didn’t train. I didn’t do shit. I got fat. It was a nightmare making the weight. Bearing in mind it was Tommy Hearns. I was just drinking and fucking … He hit me so hard I thought, I’m going down. ibid.
Hagler v Hearns, Las Vegas, Middleweight: It’s going to come down to a street fight and whose chin will hold up. ibid. Tony Petronelli
I’ve never seen a first round like that in my life. ibid. chatshow host
It was the closing of a show. It was the closing of an era. These fighters made the world come out and watch. The Kings IV: A Champion Never Quits
Hagler v Leonard: I thought Ray was on a suicide mission of some sort. I mean, who would you bet on? ibid. Larry Merchant
Experts offer little hope for Leonard. ibid. The Miami News 1 April 1987
Marvin sort of bought into the chess match Leonard created. ibid. Steve Marantz
Hagler: He didn’t knock me down. He didn’t hurt me at all. Come on. ibid.
He overthought it, Hagler. Because he was trying to capture something that was never given to him. Acceptance. What he thought he should have had. How great he was. So maybe in the end he was a co-conspirator in his own demise. ibid. Teddy Atlas
He realised there was life after boxing. ibid. Thomas Hauser
And so Thomas Hearns has his own special day in Detroit: four world championships and just twenty-nine years old. ibid.
Leonard v Hearns: That rematch which came eight years after the first one was a tremendously exciting fight. Why? Because they’re both vulnerable. Tommy knocked Ray down of course. ibid. Steve Farhood
Tommy hit me and hurt me more times than the first fight. I felt I lost the fight. I really felt that. ibid.
And then the IRS comes along and fucks me. ibid.
Leonard v Duran III 7th December 1989: But also they’re addicted. Every one of them is addicted. To his love of attention and that’s why they fight. ibid. Charles Farrell
Those great fighters’ reputation last for eternity. ibid. Teddy Atlas
The Twins’ elder brother Charlie had been a boxing champion whilst serving in the Royal Navy and was keen to encourage Ron & Reg. The Notorious Kray Twins
All three Kray brothers fought on the same bill at the Royal Albert Hall. ibid.
They said I had dynamite in both hands. It never occurred to me that I was doing something so outrageous. We were challenging the norm and that was frightening people. Right to Fight ***** fighter, Sky 2023
Nobody in the whole of the United States wanted women in the ring period. ibid.
The history of women’s boxing is an amazing story. But it has been erased … Where are these fighters now? And what happened to them? ibid.
I was determined to be a boxer. So I made business cards. On the card said I was the first female boxer. Eventually, a trainer accepted me. ibid. Lady Tyger
Tyger and I were the first who tried to put on an exhibition like that. ibid. Killer Diane
They considered female boxers fourth-class citizens. They degraded you. ibid.
Nevada 1975: The first professional fight between women was sanctioned by the State Boxing Commission after pressure from women’s rights groups. ibid. news
Women ain’t made to be hit in the breasts. ibid. Muhammad Ali
California, April 28th 1976 Pat Pineda vs Kim Maybee: There was 10,000 people there. They had the police escort me into the ring because they afraid someone was going to shoot me … I was pregnant … Showtime … I was five-foot-four, she was six-feet-one … The baby I had nine months later was as healthy as can be. ibid. Pat
Lavonne ‘Snow White’ Ludian: I just told them I was 29 but I had to be closer to 40. ibid.
It’s not legal for a woman to box. ibid. Floyd Patterson, New York commission
Cathy Davis: I was the first woman on the cover of Ring magazine. ibid.
Boxing licenses were issued to three women Tuesday by the State Athletic Commission, and New York came close to having its first feminine bout on the spot. ibid. AP news
I never had the opportunity to fight in New York … I had no other choice but to go back to California. ibid. Lady Tyger
When someone hits the ground with a thud, that’s a real knockout. ibid. Cath Davis
When you think about those days, I still can’t believe how badly we were hated and how badly we were treated. ibid. Cathy Davis with Lady Tyger
It took me years to realise what we had done … This is our story. ibid.
Christy Salters Martin: Most of the time I feel safe. But I still have my weak moments … The only place I feel safe is in the boxing ring. Untold: Deal With the Devil, Netflix 2021
Let me introduce to you the first lady of boxing – Christy Martin. ibid. Don King
Christy Martin’s fight that night [Tyson/Bruno bill] put women’s boxing on the map. ibid. Mike Tyson
The Lady Is A Champ. ibid. Sports Illustrated front cover
My personal and private life – it was quite the opposite … He shot me. ibid. Christy
I went from one fishbowl town to another. And I wanted nothing to do with football. ibid. Johnny
Good morning, Jake Paulers … Untold: Jake Paul: The Problem Child, Netflix 2023
Jake Paul is a promoter. Yawl got fooled into thinking he is a boxer. ibid. brother
That’s when I saw him really do some conniving things. ibid.
TikToker Justine Paradise makes sexual assault allegation against YouTuber. He denies it. ibid. The Washington Post 13 April 2021
The old guard boxing community looked down on what these kids were doing. ibid. observer
Say what you like about the Problem Child – he delivers. ibid. commentary
These guys have brought boxing back to life. ibid. Mike Tyson
The revolution has started. ibid. Jake Paul