If I was a man of power in boxing, I make one organization. No WBA and WBC. I’d have one championship.

I hope that before I pass that they restore this game and bring it back to only one champion in the world

Belts are like a fighter winning an amateur trophy. Everybody’s a champion! Everybody has a belt! … This is not good for the sport of boxing.

I still think I can lick any light heavyweight in the world, but it’s too much of a mental thing to fight the WBA and the WBC too

Every darn heavyweight in the United States has a title!

Back in the 30s and 40s, we had 8 world champions that were recognized. There was a great deal of respect attached to those titles