I won my first 10 fights by knockout. The money was getting larger at the same time.
Pacquiao earned the right to go out how he wants to go out. He had fought everybody there is to fight - when they was there to fight. He fought all the top names. Eight-division champion. He accomplished everything there is to do in the sport of boxing.
Rocky Marciano had such guts and heart. He was something special.
I'm one of the baddest, hardest-hitting heavyweights in the business. Right here from Alabama, baby.
And of course coming from Massachusetts, Rocky Marciano was my favorite.
A lot of people don't understand my reasoning behind wanting to fight big fights and big names. Knocking off these big names in fights really solidifies me as the best welterweight that's ever done it.
I ain't a 16-fight novice who has only fought at British title level.
When you have a fighter who's been punched a lot and been knocked out a lot of times, they're not going to be able to recover. They're going to look like they were knocked out.
If you look through my career, I put an end to a lot of guys never been knocked down, never been stopped.
I was never tested in my first 21 fights.
I've seen so many fighters getting knocked out.
Cain has proven himself as the best heavyweight of all time, and it would be hard to strip him.
I've never seen a truly great fighter get knocked onto the ropes unconscious... knocked out cold before... and I saw Roy Jones get knocked out twice in a row.
I do think Wilder can be a household name in America. He is a good fighter, and he has knockout power and has knockout potential, which is what you need as a heavyweight.
What I know about Mike Tyson, I see in the boxing ring. As far as all of the gossip stuff that I hear about him, I know first hand to take that with a grain of salt.
I really believe in my hands and my power to knock people out, and I will try to keep looking for that, for knockouts.
