Boxing purists, quite naturally, question Tyson's appetite for victory. Mills Lane should have stopped the fight before Tyson took a second helping.

Quote by Fred Mitchell

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I liked that title. I didn't want to lose it to anybody, but if I...

I liked that title. I didn't want to lose it to anybody, but if I...

To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the...

To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the...

There are a lot of things and in order to be at the top and...

There are a lot of things and in order to be at the top and...

There are too many governing bodies. They're all corrupt. I think they have replaced the...

There are too many governing bodies. They're all corrupt. I think they have replaced the...

I made a lot of mistakes out of the ring, but I never made any...

I made a lot of mistakes out of the ring, but I never made any...

Rhythm is everything in boxing. Every move you make starts with your heart, and that's...

Rhythm is everything in boxing. Every move you make starts with your heart, and that's...

Boxing is a rather amorphous body, though recognizable because it is headless.

Boxing is a rather amorphous body, though recognizable because it is headless.

This fight is more about what Roy Jones lost than what I took.

This fight is more about what Roy Jones lost than what I took.

If you screw things up in tennis, it's 15-love. If you screw up in boxing,...

If you screw things up in tennis, it's 15-love. If you screw up in boxing,...

I could have had class. I could have been a contender.

I could have had class. I could have been a contender.

Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!

Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!

Earnie Shavers could punch you in the neck and break your ankle.

Earnie Shavers could punch you in the neck and break your ankle.

I'm not God - but I am something similar.

I'm not God - but I am something similar.

They only made one mistake, they signed this fight.

They only made one mistake, they signed this fight.

Bruce Lee was an artist and, like him, I try to go beyond the fundamentals...

Bruce Lee was an artist and, like him, I try to go beyond the fundamentals...

It's different when you become a professional, because you also have to become a businessman,...

It's different when you become a professional, because you also have to become a businessman,...

It's like someone jammed an electric light bulb in your face, and busted it. I...

It's like someone jammed an electric light bulb in your face, and busted it. I...

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.

If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the...

If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the...

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.