Ever since boyhood I've made a religion of keeping in shape by regular, conscientious exercise.

I've seen Dempsey fight and I was impressed with his lack of knowledge.

Normally, I could hit hard enough, as anyone who studied my fights might have known. But the impression was that I was essentially defensive, the very reverse of a killer, the prize fighter who read books, even Shakespeare.

Fat is one of the chief enemies of the heart because it has to be plentifully supplied with blood and thus needlessly increases the pumping load that the heart must sustain.

A concave chest means that your diaphragm is sagging.

My own ambition in the ring had always been skillful boxing, speed and defense - on the order of Mike Gibbons.

Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing.