The fighter loses more than his pride in the fight; he loses part of his future. He's a step closer to the slum he came from.
Source: c. 1970; in Words to Make My Dream Children Live, by Deirdre Mullane, 1995.
-- Floyd Patterson, (Jan 4 1935-2006), US boxer; He won the heavyweight title by defeating Archie Moore, 1956; first to gain the title a second time in a rematch with Ingemar Johansson.