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Ali would not be Ali unless I had come along. Him and me had three fights.

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 is a combination of personality and athlete who is probably better known around the world than any other. He became a great hero.

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.

Muhammad Ali is a true hero, and the fact there's something wrong with him is his badge of valour. He's a great man.

That was always the difference between Muhammad Ali and the rest of us. He came, he saw, and if he didn't entirely conquer - he came as close as anybody we are likely to see in the lifetime of this doomed generation.

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 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.

We all ended up jumping up and down, hugging each other when Ali won; cause Ali is the greatest.