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

Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than to receive.

Boxing brings out my aggressive instinct, not necessarily a killer instinct.

It's hard to talk about yourself.

I'll think, If this is his first punch, how are the others gonna feel? That's the only fear I have for myself

I only wish that I had had the courage and the knowledge to have gotten that out of my system, out of my mind or my heart years earlier. But there is no book, there is no manual to tell you how to deal with sexual abuse.

This kid [Janks Morton, Jr.] was so special, although he's not a kid anymore, obviously, but he was there from day one of my rise through boxing. You know how the years go by and then, when you stop to reflect, you realize that someone was a part of your whole evolution as an individual? That's what I share with Junior.