I'm easygoing. There's a place and time for everything. When that bell rings, I'm not nice and easy. I'm not meek and passive.

You take that walk from the dressing room to the ring and that's when the real man comes out. Then you climb up those four stairs and into the ring. Then finally, you can't wait for the bell to ring.

Am I complicated? Nah, I'm interesting. I just like having a good time.

Once that bell rings you're on your own. It's just you and the other guy.

Every Saturday and Sunday, when the other guys were out having a good time at the mall, I was at home working in the garden.

I am seeing all the guys, like Earnie Shavers, Tex Cobb, and Larry Holmes all the time.