I think the reason I hadn't fought was just the aftermath of the Botha fight. You put so much into a fight, and people just talk about it like it was a bit of a farce or something.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I never fought much. It just wasn't my thing. I suppose I could, but I've never got into fights. Not a real one.
In boxing, it's one fight, so it's easier to build up rivalries, but everyone's got huge respect for each other.
When I played 'Survivor', I sat back many times and marveled that no one had gotten into a real physical altercation. With all the backbiting, lies, and lack of food, a fight didn't sound far off base, considering the strained and fragile emotions.
A fight can express things people might not be able to say with words.
That was the fight. I knew that I had done something that no man had been able to do to a champion.
If you can believe this, I didn't fight for my first world title fight till I had 58 fights, so I really appreciated what I was fighting for and for whom as well.
If the challenge to fight was there, I always took it.
I've never backed down from a fight and I relish a good debate.
Nobody's ever wanted to start a fight. I stay away from all that stuff.
I don't think about fights that didn't happen.