Had I had another year, I think I would've beaten [ Harry Carpenter] - and Larry Holmes even said that himself; that if I'd had another year to get r….

Today I have a great life. I have three kids and a beautiful wife. I play golf every day. I give to charities. I'm in a lucky position..

[Michael Spinks] didn't belong in the same ring as me, but I wasn't taking good care of myself because of drink and he beat me..

I like the Klitschko boys, I think they're in a class of their own. I like Manny Pacquiao. All the super-middleweights are great..

Gil Clancy told me to move around for six or seven rounds, but when you're a puncher and you catch someone, you got after them. And in that fight [wi….

I got messed up between my fight with Ken Norton and my fight with Larry Holmes; I got messed up with alcohol. I needed at least a year more experien….

The bad press came because they thought I should fight more. I couldn't get the fights because if I would sign to fight one of King's guys I would be….

The way to beat the Klitschkos is to get inside, under the jab, and bang to the body. Do that for two or three or four rounds and then the hands will….

Like I say, boxing was on the floor, but it got back up..

Boxing was not the sport that I thought is was due to all the politics..

I was a small kid from Huntington, Long Island. I never imagined that anything like that would happen to me..

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

All of the sports have a safety net, but boxing is the only sport that has none..

Growing up training, I use to get up so early I would wave to the garbage men going by. So, I had this relationship with Blue Collar America and I re….

A lot of the athletes moved away from boxing, into UFC - which I think is really crazy, where they elbow to the head and knee to the jaw. I think tha….

I lost three times in my career. Losing to Holmes I could deal with, because I lost to a true champion..

By the time you're 30 years old, you can be on a nowhere street, if you're not careful..

I grew up in a big Irish, Catholic family. My dad was a pretty rough guy. So one of my brothers left home when he was 15 and found his way to the gym….

With the Klitschkos, though, unless someone comes around, they can stay where they are forever! The heavyweight division is lackluster, and it will b….

All of the sports have a safety net, but boxing is the only sport that has none. So when the fighter is through, he is through. While he was fighting….

The only regret I have in my career, is my managers wanted a big payday, and I wanted four or five more fights before going in with [Larry] Holmes. T….