It's different when you become a professional, because you also have to become a businessman, and that takes something away from it.

Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five

Sugar Ray Robinson was probably the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time.

Boxing is the ultimate challenge. There's nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way you do every time you step in the ring.

I think an athlete should be honest. I know it's difficult, but if a guy knocked me on my can, I couldn't very well say, I slipped.

Aaron Pryor wants to get into the ring with me. He wants to be able to retire, and he will. For health reasons.

My ambition is not to be just a good fighter. I want to be great, something special.