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"Boxing brings out my aggressive instinct, not necessarily a killer instinct."
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"Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today."
"I've seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won."
"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."
"The boxing world is full of all kinds of corruption."
"New York's like a boxing match. In Hollywood, it's like a Fellini movie or something."
"As a West Side kid fooling around with boxing gloves, I had been, for some reason of temperament, more interested in dodging a blow than in striking one."
"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 real problem today is the ineffective and inconsistent oversight of professional boxing, which has led to continuing scandals, controversies, unethical practices, and unnecessary injuries and deaths in the sport."
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"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."
"Aaron Pryor wants to get into the ring with me. He wants to be able to retire, and he will. For health reasons."
"I'll think, If this is his first punch, how are the others gonna feel? That's the only fear I have for myself."
"Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for the sport."
"Although it was a great accomplishment to win a gold medal, as soon as they put it on you, that's it; your career is over."
"I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing; if I hurt a guy, I normally take him out."
"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'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."
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