There is just one rule about boxing: never bet on the white guy.

The Tyson fight was like the hardest I ever trained for a fight in my entire career.

As a boxer I took the liberty of using not only my fists, but also my head.

During the past twenty-three years, I have set a number of goals for myself and I’m proud to say that these goals have been achieved.

Boxing involves the possibility of defeat, I accepted that very early on. After all, there are only two men and one of them wins.

Recently I donated money to the establishment of the Muhammad Ali Foundation in Louisville. I regard that as a kind of payback. He smoothed the way for us. He wasn’t just a great person who had conviction, but made the sport of boxing great. He was the first superstar, he made our stock rise. Without him we wouldn’t have earned so much. Americans from every walk of life have contributed to the foundation: Bill Clinton, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt. Unfortunately I was the only American athlete to make a donation. There’s not enough respect in our business.

Boxing always was corrupt and always will be corrupt. The three world champion's belts really are absurd. One single association would make this business more reputable. Just as powerful as the promoters, is the media. The cable networks control the cash flow. You can’t ignore the influence the media and the promoters have on the sport. They have a financial objective - high ratings, selling pay-per-views and selling out arenas. Because of the system, the public may not be seeing the best the sport has to offer, but what sells.