My fans know the name Larry Holmes and that he always gave it his all.

The seventies and eighties are when the division was really good. The fights were very enjoyable and everyone knew when the next fight was. Nowadays, you don't even know who won a fight three days after it happens. We need heavyweights, the people want heavyweights.

All fighters are prostitutes and all promoters are pimps

I train myself. I don't have trainers who want hundreds of thousands of dollars to train me. I hire who I want to put the grease on my face, to rub my neck and rub my back, to take my mouthpiece out and rinse it off and put the mouthpiece back in. And then I go about my business. And if they want to say something, they can give me little reminders. All you need are reminders. You don't need 'big-time' trainers.

I cursed [Larry Merchant] out once, and I told him that he was a phony.

The guys today are just too strong and back then they would take many hard punches to land one.

My actions speak louder than my words.