Mustafa Ali Quotes

Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than to receive.

I belong in the ring.

A boxing ring looks different from the inside, particularly when it's shared with another man who is intent upon rendering you unconscious. There's no place to hide. Once a fighter climbs the stairs, he's roped in, unable to leave until his night's work is done.

I've always fought the best guys.

There's nothing more intimidating than crawling into a ring.

Every time I stepped into the ring, somebody wanted to kill me.

Boxing is the only sport you can get your brain shook, your money took and your name in the undertaker book.

In the ring, I never really knew fear.

I'm a winner each and every time I go into the ring.

Those 'Rocky' endings are great in the movies and on the stage, but I don't think it would be too smart for me to get into that kind of fight in the ring.

Boxing's a very lonely sport. That ring is the loneliest place in the world.

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

I know there is not a featherweight out there who I couldn't beat.

There's nothing like getting in the ring.

When it was time for me to get in the ring, I was ready.

I love to battle with the best of them.

I've fought the best in the world.

When I step in the ring, I bring everything I have.

Sonny Liston is nothing. The man can't talk. The man can't fight. The man needs talking lessons. The man needs boxing lessons. And since he's gonna fight me, he needs falling lessons.

Boxing is the toughest and loneliest sport in the world. You've got all the fans, lots of hangers-on jumping up and shouting different words. But when you actually go in the ring, it's a very lonely and scary place. It's just you and the other guy.

When I fought Nick Thompson, I wasn't experienced enough. That was the first person that put me in a real fight. Before Nick, nobody had put me in a fight where I had to struggle.

Every fight in my life is important because the man standing across from me is there to beat me.

I want the big fights.

I felt good in the ring with John Cena.

I've fought a lot of prospects.