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"I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me."
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"Sure, there have been injuries and deaths in boxing - but none of them serious."
"The bell that tolls for all in boxing belongs to a cash register."
"Well I am grooming him, he has a boxing trainer that knows what he is talking about, and once he has that he is able to put everything together and he listens, and when somebody listens they are able to accomplish anything."
"In those days, boxing was very glamorous and romantic. You listened to fights on the radio, and a good announcer made it seem like a contest between gladiators."
"The boxing world is full of all kinds of corruption."
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"I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing; if I hurt a guy, I normally take him out."
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"I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing; if I hurt a guy, I normally take him out."
"When I'm not in training. I'll walk around the streets at 153, but it's not solid; it's my socializing weight."
"Boxing is the ultimate challenge. There's nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way you do every time you step in the ring."
"Aaron Pryor wants to get into the ring with me. He wants to be able to retire, and he will. For health reasons."
"Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than to receive."
"I'll think, If this is his first punch, how are the others gonna feel? That's the only fear I have for myself."
"In Italy, I had an Afro, and a lot of the kids came up and felt my hair. It really was funny. I wish I had understood Italian."
"To be the best, you need to spend hours and hours and hours running, hitting the speed bag, lifting weights and focusing on training."
"If I hadn't had the talent, the networks wouldn't have televised my fights. No one has made me; I made myself. I paid my dues."
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