I'll think, If this is his first punch, how are the others gonna feel? That's the only fear I have for myself.

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Aaron Pryor wants to get into the ring with me. He wants to be able to retire, and he will. For health reasons.

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I'm a competitor and a very proud man. If a guy beats me once, he'll have to do it again to make me believe him.

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I'm a free agent. I haven't allowed any promoters to have exclusive options on my fight. I don't need a promoter.

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Duran always disturbs me. The guy is just weird. Before our first fight, both Duran and his wife gave my wife the finger.

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Although it was a great accomplishment to win a gold medal, as soon as they put it on you, that's it; your career is over.

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In Italy, I had an Afro, and a lot of the kids came up and felt my hair. It really was funny. I wish I had understood Italian.

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If I hadn't had the talent, the networks wouldn't have televised my fights. No one has made me; I made myself. I paid my dues.

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When we got back to the U.S., I wanted to kiss the ground after seeing what people in other countries are denied or don't have.

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I think an athlete should be honest. I know it's difficult, but if a guy knocked me on my can, I couldn't very well say, I slipped.

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