The greatest fighter I ever saw
Though I was not a belligerent kid, I do not think I ever passed up a good opportunity to fight.
As a West Side kid fooling around with boxing gloves, I had been, for some reason of temperament, more interested in dodging a blow than in striking one.
A boxer must exercise and develop every part of his body.
Never eat less than four hours before boxing. Then eat only lightly.
Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing.