There's never been a boxer better than Joe Louis. You'd take one shot from him and you were sure he'd have seven or eight more coming for you. Certainly Muhammad Ali was the greatest man ever to fight, but not the greatest boxer.

I was a tiger, a good fighter, in good shape, but I was always nervous before boxing matches.

I always carried a small American flag red white and blue with me so people would know I was from America.

As long as I'm reading, I'm at home.

Sure the fight was fixed. I fixed it with a right hand.

Growing up poor, I didn't even have a lunch to take to school.

I cannot remember a time when I was not getting into fights.