Boxing

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Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee!

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Topic

Boxing

Speaker

Muhammad Ali

Source

CBS

Medium

Interview

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Ali, Muhammad. Interviewed by Bob Halloran, CBS, c. 25 Feb. 1964.

Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.

Muhammad Ali

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Topic

Boxing Self-assurance

Speaker

Muhammad Ali

Statement Type

Boast

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Ali, Muhammad. Statement after fighting Henry Cooper. Boxing match. 18 June 1963, Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK.

I have wrassled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale, I woulda handcuffed lightnin', throw thunder in jail.

Muhammad Ali

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Topic

Boxing

Speaker

Muhammad Ali

Source

Speech at the Waldorf Astoria

Medium

Press conference

Statement Type

Boast

Language

English

Time

1974 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

When We Were Kings. Directed by Leon Gast. Performed by Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. Gramercy Pictures, Jan. 1996. Originally a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. 17 Sept. 1974, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, NY, USA.

Oh there they go. There they go, every time I start talkin 'bout boxing, a white man got to pull Rocky Marciano out their ass. That's their one, that's their one. Rocky Marciano. Rocky Marciano. Let me tell you something once and for all. Rocky Marciano was good, but compared to Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano ain't shit.

Coming to America

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Topic

Boxing

Speaker

Clarence

Actor

Eddie Murphy

Source

Coming to America

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1988 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Coming To America. Directed by John Landis, Eddie Murphy Productions, 1988.

Boxin' is about respect. Gettin' it for yourself, and takin' it away from the other guy.

Million Dollar Baby

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Topic

Boxing

Speaker

Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris

Actor

Morgan Freeman

Source

Million Dollar Baby

Medium

Film

Genre

Sports (film) Drama (film) Sports Drama

Language

English

Time

2004 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Million Dollar Baby. Directed by Clint Eastwood, Lakeshore Entertainment/Malpaso Productions/Ruddy Morgan/Epsilon Motion Pictures, 2004.

It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.

Muhammad Ali

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Topic

Boxing Vocation

Speaker

Muhammad Ali

Source

Life With Ali (in a Neutral Corner) The New York Times

Medium

Interview Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1977 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Ali, Muhammad. "Life with Ali (in a Neutral Corner)." Interviewed by Joyce Maynard. The New York Times, 6 Apr. 1977.

Boxing's just show business with blood.

Frank Bruno

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Topic

Boxing

Speaker

Frank Bruno

Source

The Guardian

Medium

Interview Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1991 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Bruno, Frank. Quoted in Guardian. 20 Nov. 1991.