Vitali [Klitschko] does want to fight me, but his promoter wants to be bigger than him. This is another situation of politics in the sport.

I've got a new life now, a new future, there's a lot more to Lennox Lewis than just being a boxer.

Fighters used to be afraid of the Russians, Cubans but then I'd figure them out and figure out how to beat them.

I am proud to be in Los Angeles. I have a lot of fans that love me here. When you talk about the Meccas of boxing - Las Vegas, New York - now you have to talk about Los Angeles.

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.

If the media didn't know I played chess, there'd be no angle on me at all.

Sometimes the image of the intellectual boxer did for me more harm than good. If a boxer has a reputation as an intellectual, some people no longer respect him as a fighter. With me it was always ‘Lennox should react, not think’. But that’s nonsense. Only the guy who controls his opponent wins.