Boxing is a stepping stone just to introduce me to the audience. If I was still in Louisville, Kentucky and never was a boxer I still might get killed next week in some kind of freedom struggle and you'd ever hear the news.

I'm relyin' on Almighty God, Allah, and whatever happens happens.

My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world.

I have a beautiful daughter, beautiful wife.They look like me, we all happy and I don't have no trouble. And I ain't that much in love with no woman to go through that hell - ain't no one woman that good.

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

My toughest fight was with my first wife.

Do you know why I’m the fastest heavyweight in the world? I’m the only heavyweight that trains underwater!