I found boxing when I was 14 years old. I went down to the gym because my brother, who used to beat me up all the time, introduced me to boxing. I found boxing to be a sport that I felt safe in because I controlled what was in those four squares.

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.

Boxing's a poor man's sport. We can't afford to play golf or tennis. It is what it is. It's kept so many kids off the street. It kept me off the street.

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

Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for the sport.

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

Inactivity is the biggest sin in boxing.