I'm lining up my troops to go to battle with. Tarver is the man at light heavyweight. He has the credibility of the fans and media, and that's what counts. That's why I am taking this risk, but I am taking it by preparing myself with good people.

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.

I still shop at Costco. I just started tipping two years ago.

Boxers are resilitant guys. We know how to take of a big punch that hits us, we know how to survive. Oscar is a survivor, he's gonna be back bigger and stronger.

The only way you can get experience is from the clock. Time works with some people and against some people. Fortunately, the clock has worked in my favor.

When you have somebody that's smart and you're not so smart, to me that's modern day slavery because you're being dictated to.

I function better when my back is to the wall.