"I'm the greatest thing that ever lived! I'm the king of the world! I'm a bad man. I'm the prettiest thing that ever lived. I shook up the world! I want justice..."

I still looked the same - I had a swollen jaw.

Howard Cosell was gonna be a boxer when he was a kid only they couldn't find a mouthpiece big enough.

At home I am a nice guy: but I don't want the world to know. Humble people, I've found, don't get very far.

I'm just hoping that people understand that Islam is peace and not violence.

That man was beautiful. Timing, speed, reflexes, rhythm, his body, everything was beautiful. And to me, still, I would say pound for pound... I'd say I'm the greatest heavyweight of all time, but pound for pound, I still say Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest of all time.

There are no pleasures in a fight but some of my fights have been a pleasure to win.