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

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

When we got back to the U.S., I wanted to kiss the ground after seeing what people in other countries are denied or don't have.

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

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

I'm a free agent. I haven't allowed any promoters to have exclusive options on my fight. I don't need a promoter.

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.