They're makin' excuses so they don't have to be the chump to get whipped in front of the whole civilized world.
5 seconds sound clip from the Rocky (1976) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:29:52.466 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Then get me Buddy Shaw! Hell, he's ranked fifth!
- Went to California and gained 50 pounds.
- Oh, shape nothin', man! They're afraid.
- All I can say is I'm a good promoter.
- I've promoted fights in every goddamn country in the world, and I've broken my ass over this one.
- But I don't know what the hell else to do!
- I do.
- Without a ranked contender, what this fight is gonna need is a novelty.
- This is the land of opportunity, right?
[...]