When I'm not in training. I'll walk around the streets at 153, but it's not solid; it's my socializing weight.

Quote by Sugar Ray Leonard

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Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom....

Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom....

I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was...

I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was...

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

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

My ambition is not to be just a good fighter. I want to be great,...

My ambition is not to be just a good fighter. I want to be great,...

In Italy, I had an Afro, and a lot of the kids came up and...

In Italy, I had an Afro, and a lot of the kids came up and...

If I hadn't had the talent, the networks wouldn't have televised my fights. No one...

If I hadn't had the talent, the networks wouldn't have televised my fights. No one...

I'm a competitor and a very proud man. If a guy beats me once, he'll...

I'm a competitor and a very proud man. If a guy beats me once, he'll...

Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when...

Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when...

I'm not religious, but I believe that what I have is a gift, and I...

I'm not religious, but I believe that what I have is a gift, and I...

We're all given some sort of skill in life. Mine just happens to be beating...

We're all given some sort of skill in life. Mine just happens to be beating...

Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for...

Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for...

No one but myself thought I could beat guys like Tommy Hearns or Roberto Duran.

No one but myself thought I could beat guys like Tommy Hearns or Roberto Duran.

It's hard to talk about yourself.

It's hard to talk about yourself.

I want my fights to be seen as plays that have a beginning, a middle...

I want my fights to be seen as plays that have a beginning, a middle...

I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger...

I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger...

I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing; if I hurt a...

I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing; if I hurt a...

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,...

Boxing brings out my aggressive instinct, not necessarily a killer instinct.

Boxing brings out my aggressive instinct, not necessarily a killer instinct.

Boxing is the ultimate challenge. There's nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way...

Boxing is the ultimate challenge. There's nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way...

I've never believed in tying myself up in a long-range contract, and I've been very...

I've never believed in tying myself up in a long-range contract, and I've been very...