My mother was watching on television and she doesn't want me to hurt anyone.

Sonny Liston stood up to me and actually made me give ground. No one has ever done that to me before or since.

There's never been a great fight without the writers taking on and finding an identity for it. That's probably what has happened boxing. Writers are not writing about us big boys anymore and I tell you right, however you feel, take something, find it, and use it because American needs something to read about.

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

The boxing promotion part is really interesting, because I got the chance to do something with my sons. They carry their own weight, and I get a chance to listen to them and see what they have on their minds. I don't have to hand out things to do, and now they have things for me to do. It's an amazing privilege to get the opportunity to work with your children.

The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters.

I didn't come back for the money. I just got sick of beating people up for free.