I think my grandmother saw my potential first. When I was young, I told her, 'I think I should get a job.' She said, 'No, just keep boxing.'

Ricky Hatton ain't nothing but a fat man. I'm going to punch him in his beer belly when I see him.

You have good days, you have bad days. But the main thing is to grow mentally.

I want to be promoted in the urban areas. A lot of African-American people should know more about me.

You hear certain things, negative things, all the time that aren't true, but you never hear about the positive.

Nobody knows what the future holds, but right now, I'm cool and comfortable and having no second thoughts at all about retirement. I had a good career, I won every world title, but boxing is wear and tear on the body. It's time to hang 'em up. I'm looking forward to working with some up-and-coming kids, going on walks, and taking vacations.

Everything people say I couldn't do I've done.