No one but myself thought I could beat guys like Tommy Hearns or Roberto Duran

The only way for a fighter to get back in shape is to fight his way back.

I wanted to be like Bruce Jenner.

I want my fights to be seen as plays that have a beginning, a middle and an end

When I'm not in training. I'll walk around the streets at 153, but it's not solid; it's my socializing weight.

I retired and came back in '97. Woo! I mean, come on! I don't know, man. A six-year layoff? That was crazy! My career was relatively short, whether you look at either its length in years or the number of fights I had. But it was brutal.

I'm not in favor of that [mandating protective headgear ] because we learn as amateurs how to protect ourselves. And that's why there's a third man in the ring, the referee. And that's why there has to be a very strong boxing commission that doesn't allow guys in the ring who don't belong there.