I was once knocked out by a Mexican bantamweight - six of my pals were swinging him around by his heels at the time.

I was once knocked out by a Mexican bantamweight - six of my pals were swinging him around by his heels at the time.

Earnie Shavers could punch you in the neck and break your ankle.

All I want to do is hit someone in the mouth. It's a whole lot easier than working for a living. Don't make anything noble out of what I do

You feel like you're an outcast. You're the old man. I promise you, all the kids, none of them have beards. They all just have a little stubble on their face. The girls all look like middle schoolers. I just felt really old. It really reminded me how far removed from college I am.

When I went to college, I wanted to major in kinesiology. That's what I wanted to do, but just the way our schedule matched up - our football schedule and the college of kinesiology - all the classes were in the morning and football practice was in the morning. So there was no way for me to take all the classes that I needed to. Once I got into those core classes, it would have been hard for me to do it.

I don't think his hands could take the abuse.