I am seeing all the guys, like Earnie Shavers, Tex Cobb, and Larry Holmes all the time.

I am seeing all the guys, like Earnie Shavers, Tex Cobb, and Larry Holmes all the time.

Growing up training, I use to get up so early I would wave to the garbage men going by. So, I had this relationship with Blue Collar America and I really liked it. I felt that lots of those people looked forward to me winning.

I lost three times in my career. Losing to Holmes I could deal with, because I lost to a true champion.

I was a small kid from Huntington, Long Island. I never imagined that anything like that would happen to me.

Had I had another year, I think I would've beaten [ Harry Carpenter] - and Larry Holmes even said that himself; that if I'd had another year to get ready I'd have beaten him. Me and he are good friends today though, and that fight was a great moment for me. I lost, but then I had to move on and get on with my life.

Muhammad Ali was the kind of guy you either loved or hated, but you wanted to see him. I happen to really love him. He brought boxing to another level and always made you laugh.