- Commissioner’s statement on Ventura, Marte
- Ronnie O’Sullivan: Masters champion ‘felt so vulnerable’ in final
- Arron Fletcher Wins 2017 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event ($140,224)
- Smith challenges Warner to go big in India
- Moncada No. 1 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Braves land 2 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Kingery makes MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- New Zealand wrap up 2-0 after Bangladesh implosion
- Mathews, Pradeep, Gunathilaka to return to Sri Lanka
- Elliott hopes for rain for Poli
Boxing Quotes of the Year Pt2
- Updated: December 27, 2016
Sticks and stones may break my bones… but words have also done some major damage in boxing over the last year.
There are too many verbal battles in 2016 so here is the second part that takes us through from July to December…
July
“Right now, I think it’d be a very safe fight for Joshua to opt to fight Wilder as soon as possible. Now he knows Wilder’s got one arm, there’s no better time.”David Haye watched an injured Deontay Wilder’s title defence, and thought he emerged vulnerable.
“When I went into boxing very few thought I would reach championship level. To win the title now would mean the world to me but I already feel like a winner because of the journey I’ve been on.”Former footballer Leon McKenzie was confirmed as the next challenger to the English super-middleweight title.
“I know history like Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran. Manny Pacquiao, he came up to junior middleweight and beat Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito. This is the biggest test for me.”Gennady Golovkin was wary of welterweight king Kell Brook stepping up two divisions.
“We got into a position where everybody was ready to sign. He (Eubank Jr) was offered the same pay-per-view deal as Anthony Joshua, Carl Froch and the one that Kell Brook accepted. Unfortunately they (the Eubanks) made the deal impossible.”Promoter Eddie Hearn explains how Chris Eubank Jr vs Gennady Golovkin fell apart.
August
“It’s probably the worst kept secret in boxing. I wanted to protect him from it, didn’t want to go around boasting about it.”David Price claims to have knocked out Anthony Joshua in sparring.
“I think, for him, it would have been a much better chance than for me. He was more focused on boxing, he had a much better style than me.”Gennady Golovkin insists his twin, Max, was a far better amateur prospect.
“The Russians are constantly being accused of something. Let’s deal with these things in a dignified way. There were judges sitting there, professionals who take responsibility for these things. Why is there this mistrust all the time?”Russian boxing federation defend the Olympic judging, after Ireland’s Michael Conlan controversially lost.
“It’s difficult keeping that facade up, 24-7, all the time. When a bad day does come, all that goodness disappears and the bad comes in. People need to come forward and talk about such things.”Dave Allen bravely opened up about struggling with mental health issues.
September …
