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Muhammad Ali meant everything to me. He inspired me to box after watching re-runs of him winning a gold medal in the Olympics and being a world champion.

Muhammad Ali was a god, an idol and an icon. He was boxing. Any kid that had the opportunity to talk to Ali, to get advice from Muhammad Ali, was privileged. He's always given me time to ask questions, although I was so in awe that I didn't ask questions.

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.

In fifty years of covering the sport, of course Muhammad Ali is by far the dominant figure.

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

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.

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 always said I would be nothing without him. But what would he have been without me?

Hitting Ali in the body or on the arms was like hitting a piece of cement.

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.