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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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"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."
"I'm a competitor and a very proud man. If a guy beats me once, he'll have to do it again to make me believe him."
"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'm a free agent. I haven't allowed any promoters to have exclusive options on my fight. I don't need a promoter."
"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."
"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."
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"When archaeologists discover the missing arms of Venus de Milo, they will find she was wearing boxing gloves."
"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."
"Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today."
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