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

Except for Ali, fighters had never been marketable.

I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was either learn or get knocked off.

They say that I'm stubborn, and my wife says that, too, but it's paid off so far.

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

My intention was to fight Durán ASAP because I knew Durán's habits. I knew he would indulge himself, he'd gain 40–50 lbs and then sweat it off to make 147.

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