For this fight my blood, my soul, everything was on the line.

I don't think boxing took more from me then I got in return. It gave me everything that I took from it. It was all fair.

King has big offices, houses, and he pays his fighters a lot of money. An, because he's black, the FBI figures he must be doing something crooked.

There's nothing to fear but fear itself. It's an illusion of fear. Fear is an illusion. If you gonna die, you gonna die anyway; it's not something to fear, fear is not gonna help.

God, it would be good to be a fake somebody rather than a real nobody.

Being a champion opens lots of doors—I'd like to get a real estate license, maybe sell insurance.

What I want to do in life is just be a respectful man and just take care of my children and guide my family in the right direction. I'm not looking to be a chairperson, I'm not looking to be ambassador or anything in that capacity.