A Setback Only Paves The Way For

Madison Square Garden, November 1984. I Don't Recall Taking Too Much Fear Into The Ring. I Knew I Could Fight. But I Got A Big Shock. They Put Me In With This Rough, Tough Veteran Called Lionel Byarm. He Tested Me To The Limit. But I Fought My Heart Out And, In The End, I Prevailed. The Story Of My Life, In My Very First Fight.

A Setback Only Paves The Way For A Comeback.

The Game's Been Good To Me And I Hope I've Been Good To The Game. I'm 50 Years Old And I've Pretty Much Did Everything That I Wanted To Do In Boxing.

Every Time Someone Starts Talking About Weight, It Takes Away From The Fight. No One Is Born At That Weight. We Grew Into That Weight. It Is All About The Challenge, More So Than The Weight.

I Came Up Poor. My Mother Only Had A Fourth-grade Education. My Dad Didn't Have Any Education At All. But They Were Very Structured. They Worked Hard. You Know, They Didn't Complain. They Didn't Murmur. And They Believe In The Christ.