I wanted to be champ of the world, but I kept hoping something would happen to Frazier. I didn't want to fight him. Nobody wanted to fight Joe Frazier.

When I was a boxer, I wanted to be champion of the world, not the richest man in the world.

I want to keep fighting because it is the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don't fight, I'll eat this planet.

Muhammad Ali is a true hero, and the fact there's something wrong with him is his badge of valour. He's a great man.

I'm the world heavyweight champion. I consider myself a citizen of the whole world.

'Iron' Mike Tyson is the last boxer who was truly embraced by the media. They followed him around. You didn't know what he was going to do next: bite you, cut you, fight you. When you think about it, that defines him - it was an exciting adventure.