Boxing was a way to express my anger. All of a sudden, I was expressing anger, and I was good at it. I was like a Jekyll and Hyde. Boxing helped me because I was fighting the anger out. I was knocking guys out.

Every Saturday and Sunday, when the other guys were out having a good time at the mall, I was at home working in the garden.

If you look at my career, towards the end you will see I was fighting like once a year. I was not part of the Don King top heavyweights, so I was kind of kept out. His guys were getting three to four fights a year and I could only get one.

You have a small period of time when you can perfect your career and become good at it. A lot of guys get distracted, which only hurts them. You must stay focused and work very hard at boxing.

I am seeing all the guys, like Earnie Shavers, Tex Cobb, and Larry Holmes all the time.

Roberto Duran was the kind of guy who was a true fighter and you hardly see guys like that anymore.