"Everybody has plans until they get hit for the first time."
Source, in full
In response to an overly optimistic prognosis by his soon-to-be TKO-ed challenger for the heavyweight title, Tyrell Biggs, as quoted in "Tall Man Tyrell Biggs thinks his height will add new dimension to fight" by Rick Warner (Associated Press), The Orangeburg Times and Democrat (August 19, 1987)
Notes from Wikiquote
Often quoted as "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." | Sometimes misattributed to Joe Louis.