There's no way I'm goin' down. I don't go down for nobody.

In my whole career, I've never really gotten hurt. The only ones that really hurt me were my wives.

The three toughest fighters I ever fought were Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Robinson. I fought Sugar so many times, I'm surprised I'm not diabetic.

I was so good at boxing because I worked hard. I worked harder than anybody. When other boxers used to box in the gym, three or four rounds, I used to box 10-20 rounds.

I fought Sugar [Ray Robinson] so many times that I'm lucky I didn't get diabetes

I read the Romans had bread and circuses. We had home relief and boxing.

You can't go into the ring and be a nice guy. I would go a month, two months, without having sex. It worked for me because it made me a vicious animal. You can't fight if you have any compassion or anything like that.