- Nov 07, 2020
Heavyweight Champion Quotes
The heavyweight championship has long stood for the peak of athletic achievement. These quotes cover family pride in a boxing legacy, a comparison between the demands of the title and the demands of public office, nostalgia for an era when boxers were treated as heroes, and a reminder that even a champion of limited ability still carries the title's full weight. Together they trace what the crown has meant across generations.
Reaching the top takes more than talent; it takes the drive to stay Able to compete at the highest level.
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- Champion
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- Nov 07, 2020
My brother is much stronger, faster, and when he becomes heavyweight champion again, I will be in his corner. One Klitschko may be gone now, but not the Klitschko name.
- Champion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Boxing is a dying sport, really. Years ago, the world heavyweight champion could be said to have reached the highest pinnacle of sport. Even in this country, boxers were heroes. Think of Henry Cooper and Frank Bruno.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020
The heavyweight championship of the world was the most coveted title in sports. Everyone knew who the heavyweight champion was. And not only when it was Muhammad Ali or Rocky Marciano: they knew when it was Ingemar Johansson.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even when the heavyweight champion was a fighter of limited ability, he was still the heavyweight champion of the world.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
A perfect record does not mean that someone is the greatest. Rocky Marciano never lost a fight, but I never hear anyone say he's the greatest heavyweight champion of all time.
- Champion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Becoming heavyweight champion and holding the top title is on my bucket list. That spot is always getting tighter and tighter, but why not? A man can always dream.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
The days of the heavyweight champion as civil rights leader are long gone. You think you'd see Ali rolling around on the floor of an ESPN Zone? I don't think so.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, I believe George Foreman was a bad example because when he became world heavyweight champion again at 42, that made a lot of fighters think they could also carry on.
- Champion
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- Nov 07, 2020
The mission I set out on in the beginning - to become heavyweight champion of the world, undisputed, lineal champion - you could say that mission is complete.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Joe Frazier's life didn't start with Ali. I was a Golden Gloves champ. Gold medal in Tokyo '64. Heavyweight champion of the world long before I fought Ali in the Garden.
- Memorable
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- Nov 07, 2020
Aug. 2, 1992, was one of the most memorable moments in sports-entertainment. It was on that night in Baltimore, that Ron Simmons became the first African American recognized as World Heavyweight Champion in wrestling.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can't explain it, but from the first day I stepped into a wrestling ring, I knew that one day I was going to be a big superstar. I knew that one day I would be the NWA World Heavyweight Champion like my hero, Lou Thesz.
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- Nov 07, 2020