When I thought about it, I said "if you quit now, how you gonna explain to any other kid coming up that if something don't go their way, they're supposed to get up and go hard at it next time?" You can't if you quit.

Roy Jones still number one and it's gon' be that way baby! For all these doubters, him [points to Larry Merchant] and the rest of them that said Roy Jones is a fluke, now they know.

We're in Madison Square Garden, I can't let you beat me in Madison Square Garden, are you serious!?

I think I might've turned 39, look like I turned 29, feel like I turned about 19.

I got some real rough dental work done not long ago, and my mouth's still numb right here [points to the left side of his chin]. So it kind of messes with my speech a little bit, so don't y'all think that I took too many cos I haven't.

I was concerned about them. I mean, it feels good but I was concerned about them.

I always feel like there’s no fighter that I can’t figure out.