A prizefighter who gets knocked out or is badly outclassed suffers in a way he will never forget.

For if you train hard and responsibly your confidence surges to a maximum.

I've been knocked down more than any heavyweight champion in history.

Fear was absolutely necessary. Without it, I would have been scared to death.

The fighter loses more than his pride in the fight; he loses part of his future. He's a step closer to the slum he came from.

There is so much hate among people, so much contempt inside people who'd like you to think they're moral, that they have to hire prizefighters to do their hating for them. And we do. We get into a ring and act out other people's hates.