What could be better than walking down any street in any city and knowing you're the heavyweight champion of the world?
Why waltz with a guy for 10 rounds if you can knock him out in one?
I believe, in my prime, I could have fought with anybody alive.
In the ring, I never really knew fear.
I'd be conceited if I said I could, but I'd be lying if I said I couldn't.
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.