Generally, the more weight you put on, the less effective you are.

Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom. I had a good resume.

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.

Success is attaining your dream while helping others to benefit from that dream materializing.

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

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

It was a whole different world, and Montreal was an absolutely beautiful setting unlike anywhere I'd ever been before. So, Montreal in '76 was an encompassing experience I will cherish for the rest of my life.