Ali would not be Ali unless I had come along. Him and me had three fights.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Sugar Ray Leonard was as close as anyone came after Ali to being Ali, but he wasn't Ali.
Ali was a legend of our sport. For me as a kid, he inspired me to represent myself like a champion in and out of the ring.
I hated Ali. God might not like me talking that way, but it's in my heart.
We all ended up jumping up and down, hugging each other when Ali won; cause Ali is the greatest.
Ali was a guy that had a lot of discipline. If you hung around him, you'd be able to get some of that discipline that he had. And I learned from that. He was a sweet man.
Muhammad Ali was the kind of guy you either loved or hated, but you wanted to see him. I happen to really love him. He brought boxing to another level and always made you laugh.
Ali and I have become friends over the years. I was on a plane with him one time when he was the champion.
Muhammad Ali is a combination of personality and athlete who is probably better known around the world than any other. He became a great hero.
I think Ali was a fan of mine, even though he never said it. A lot of fighters thought I was pretty good. Nobody every really spoke different on that. But a lot of fighters thought I was good so.
My other Main Man is Muhamed Ali, for the obvious reasons.
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