Bernard wants to do what Sugar Ray Robinson tried to do and go from middleweight to capture that light heavyweight title. He has nothing to lose, but this is a big challenge that will really motivate him.

I tried to do the impossible on paper -- beat the middleweight champ coming up from 130 pounds,

I tried to do the impossible on paper -- beat the middleweight champ coming up from 130 pounds.

It's like Jake LaMotta versus Sugar Ray Robinson or Ali versus Frazier. To be the best, you've got to beat the best on a regular basis, and we've faced those guys in a lot of big games. It brings out the best in both of us.

I think my body went through a lot, went through the wringer. In terms of being inside the ring, getting hit, but also outside the ring, living a crazy life.

Everything I have in this world, I owe to the sport of boxing, and I won't ever forget that.