My other Main Man is Muhamed Ali, for the obvious reasons.
Oscar De La Hoya is unique. Even Ray Leonard didn't have the star power Oscar has.
I do believe he’s the greatest, but forget about boxing - give that to Joe Louis, or somebody - I believe he’s one of the greatest men I’ve ever met.
Muhammad Ali - he was a magnificent fighter and he was an icon... Every head must bow, every knee must bend, every tongue must confess, thou art the greatest, the greatest of all time, Muhammad, Muhammad Ali.
Sugar Ray Leonard was as close as anyone came after Ali to being Ali, but he wasn't Ali.
People know I was the last true champion.
I fought Sugar Ray Robinson so many times, it's a wonder I don't have diabetes.
Shaq and Muhammad Ali's my favorite two athletes of all time.
Roberto Duran was the kind of guy who was a true fighter and you hardly see guys like that anymore.
Julio Cesar Chavez is the most important sporting figure we have ever had.
Bernard Hopkins is one of my idols.
If other people want to say that I'm the next person in boxing, then that's up to them. That's their opinion.
I want to be like a Muhammad Ali, like a Julio Cesar Chavez. So when people talk about boxing, they have to remember Canelo.
Sugar Ray Robinson was probably the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time.
Muhammad Ali is a combination of personality and athlete who is probably better known around the world than any other. He became a great hero.
Canelo is the number one in Mexico, a country known for great fighters. He is very special.
In fifty years of covering the sport, of course Muhammad Ali is by far the dominant figure.
Muhammad Ali was a god, an idol and an icon. He was boxing. Any kid that had the opportunity to talk to Ali, to get advice from Muhammad Ali, was privileged. He's always given me time to ask questions, although I was so in awe that I didn't ask questions.
