It's hard being black. You ever been black? I was black once - when I was poor.

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

I make appearances, but I really want to spend more time fishing. That is what I really enjoy doing with my spare time.

Earnie hit me harder than any other fighter, including Mike Tyson. He hit me and I was face down on the canvas hearing saxophonist Jimmy Tillis.

That guy [Floyd Mayweather] is throwing his money around like there is no tomorrow.

I don't like Larry Merchant. He thinks he knows everything about a sport that he was never in. He walks around with papers and studies what he writes, he just pisses you off.

Fighters today are much bigger, stronger and quicker and not only that but referees, judges and doctors back then were very strict and if your head got busted up the fight would be stopped.