A biography for Michael Bufferhasn’t been written yet.
“I'm supposed to be neutral when I do my job. But I'm a fan and I have my favorites.”
“Before boxing I was a car salesman but I was horrible at it and had to make a living elsewhere.”
“I remember a show in New Jersey several years ago when a big fight broke out in the crowd. I took the microphone and introduced Frank Sinatra. He wasn't there, but even the guys creating the disturbance stopped to look.”
“I always loved Evander Holyfield because people think of him as a small heavyweight, but of course from the waist up he was a pretty good-sized guy, but he just had these little skinny legs and no booty and it made him look like he was small.”
“I never pick a side when I am announcing a big boxing match but there's always a part of you rooting for the underdog I guess.”
“I have nothing to complain about financially.”
“I've met kids right out of the Olympics who tell me they can't wait to be introduced by me. After a fight, fighters say, 'Being introduced by you, what a thrill.' That's probably the best compliment I can get.”
“I was watching fights on TV one day with my oldest son and we watched a ring announcer announce a split decision where he gave the winning scores first, so he took away the drama. So my son said: 'Dad you could do that,' and the light went off in my head and I decided to contact promoters and got my foot in the door.”
“I didn't see conflict during the Vietnam War, but I did lose close friends.”
“I used to watch old clips of Muhammad Ali, where he'd be talking the jive during interviews, you know, 'Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, rumble, man, rumble.'”
“You can't believe everything you hear on the Internet.”
“I've been blessed with doing something I love and then at the same time, do introductions at World Series, Stanley Cup championships, NFL playoff games and a lot of commercials. No regrets at all.”
“A lot of times you go to a fight and the crowd will be for a certain fighter who is the favourite but if the underdog shows he has a chance they sometimes even swing to side of the underdog.”
“Most times, I'm playing myself in films, like 'Rocky' or 'Creed.'”
“One time, a hedge fund gentleman in Connecticut brought in a bunch of professional wrestlers and myself at a very hefty price for his son's 11th birthday.”
“Some guys' names I love announcing.”
“The great Muhammad Ali used to have that phrase where he would say: 'Rumble young man, rumble' and 'I'm so pretty I'm ready to rumble.' I kind of just fine tuned it to 'Let's get ready to rumble.'”
“I'm not a business person.”
“A throat-coating tea with some honey is very soothing for my throat, so I always travel with that.”
“I was very surprised to learn how many cancer survivors are out there and how they instantly rallied to my support.”