The fight will last as long as I allow it to last.

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

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.

I am just taking the top fights out there for me. People will get bored seeing me every day knock someone out.

You’'ve got to understand that everything has its time. I had wonderful years as a boxer, I achieved everything. I don’t miss anything.

If you’ve got physical weaknesses, you’ll lose. Nobody who gets cut easily can be a champion, however strong and talented he is. Boxers are trained to see and exploit their opponents’ weaknesses, they hit you on your wounds. Only the strongest survive in this sport.

There were different heroes with different images. There was Mike Tyson, the animal, there was Evander Holyfield, the devout, the priest. And there was me, the thinker, the intellectual boxer. So there was something for every fan, if you like. The public could always identify with one of us.