Oliver McCall was someone who I never really got to know too well, and he had some well-publicized problems.

I don't see anything happening [in heavyweight division] when I watch these fights, they are very boring. Not only that, but you never heard of any of the fighters.

Set a goal and make a commitment to meet that goal. Do the best you can, but never forget your roots, never forget where you came from. After you have succeeded, look back and see if there are others that you might help to achieve what you have accomplished.

I don't think Mike Tyson's a bad guy. I think the people, the media, makes him out to be a bad guy.

Don King is a hip exploiter, an intelligent flesh peddler

You can't put those guys like Marciano or anyone else in with today's class of fighters.

I think gambling can be a good thing if you don't take it too seriously. Take it and have fun with it, and don't lose what you can't afford to lose.