I saw Todd Bridges talk about being abused on Oprah. Something that he said, or an expression that he made that gave me that little boost I needed to be open about it and to talk about it as transparently as I did. When I told my wife, she couldn't believe it. She was petrified, because it's such a no-no, taboo, a hands-off subject. But I'd have to say hearing Todd Bridges on Oprah was my watershed moment.

Duran always disturbs me. The guy is just weird. Before our first fight, both Duran and his wife gave my wife the finger.

It is wonderful. It truly is. It is the only thing that is real! It's you against me, it's challenging another guy's manhood. With gloves. Words cannot describe that feeling of being a man, of being a gladiator, of being a warrior. It's irreplaceable.

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

I wouldnt change anything because the mistakes and the hurt are as important as all the great fights. They made me who I am today.

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.

Everything you want to know about a fighter is in his eyes. The look in his eyes tells the truth.