Inactivity Is The Biggest Sin

I Retired And Came Back In '97. Woo! I Mean, Come On! I Don't Know, Man. A Six-year Layoff? That Was Crazy! My Career Was Relatively Short, Whether You Look At Either Its Length In Years Or The Number Of Fights I Had. But It Was Brutal.

The Only Way For A Fighter To Get Back In Shape Is To Fight His Way Back.

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.

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.

When I'm Not In Training. I'll Walk Around The Streets At 153, But It's Not Solid; It's My Socializing Weight.