Gene Tunney Boxing Quotations

Never eat less than four hours before boxing. Then eat only lightly.

As a West Side kid fooling around with boxing gloves, I had been, for some reason of temperament, more interested in dodging a blow than in striking one.

Actually, I started my ring career as a terrific hitter; then my hands cracked up and I had to resort to boxing and tricks to win.

I've seen Dempsey fight and I was impressed with his lack of knowledge.

My own ambition in the ring had always been skillful boxing, speed and defense - on the order of Mike Gibbons.

The greatest fighter I ever saw