I think that David Stern is probably the greatest commissioner that any sport has ever had in the history of this country.
I am just taking the top fights out there for me. People will get bored seeing me every day knock someone out.
In boxing you create a strategy to beat each new opponent, it's just like chess.
If youve got physical weaknesses, youll lose. Nobody who gets cut easily can be a champion, however strong and talented he is. Boxers are trained to see and exploit their opponents weaknesses, they hit you on your wounds. Only the strongest survive in this sport.
How can you trust a man who can talk for 5 minutes and you cant understand a sentence of it!
In boxing, if you think you will lose. . . you're already halfway there.
I play chess about four hours a day in training camp. You have to decide what move to use, or what combination of moves. I think less when I box because the reaction time is a lot quicker, but some people call me the chess boxer because they say I think too much in the ring. I take my time and they don't see the action they want. Some boxers just go in there and just throw punches and hope to win.
The real strong have no need to prove it to the phonies.
It is as much our obligation not to cooperate with evil as it is to cooperate with good
Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and pounds will take care of themselves.
Quit counting time and start making time count