The powers that be don’t want athletes or boxers to become as smart as they are.

I was told I would be back in 90 days. If I listened to people, I would be back where I came from - the penitentiary.

Anybody who thinks I'm taking this fight for a paycheck doesn't know me. My whole life I've been achieving the impossible.

I like Sergio Martinez. I think he's strong, he's gritty, he's got plenty of heart, he's not the fanciest guy you might have seen in boxing but he has the goods to be around a long time in the Middleweight division.

I always not only want push the envelope in my career but I also have an itch for going against the grain.

I wouldn't wanna fight me, because I know it wouldn't be a good outcome for both.

The streets was basically my parents.