I'd be conceited if I said I could, but I'd be lying if I said I couldn't.

I believe, in my prime, I could have fought with anybody alive.

What could be better than walking down any street in any city and knowing you're the heavyweight champion of the world?

Roland La Starza was tough, but Ezzard Charles was the toughest man I ever fought. I learned what pain was all about when I fought him.

I was on my face. I heard the count from one to 10. I kept telling myself that I had to get up, but I couldn't move. I couldn't make myself move. It was the strangest feeling.

In the ring, I never really knew fear.

Why waltz with a guy for 10 rounds if you can knock him out in one?