We are our own entity and Ralph Martin must follow our rules and regulations. Until he gets things straight, there will be no amateur boxing.

If I had abstained, we would have had to go through it all over again. And it will be the same thing all over again. I'm too old to waste my time.

I'm seriously thinking of stepping down from the commission. What do you want to be a commissioner for if you can't follow the rules?

This storm wasn't spectacular like Andrew. But a lot of people lost everything they owned and to them, it doesn't matter if it was a Category 1 or 5, they still lost everything.

My dad had the idea in 1963. As a promotion, it's been a gold mine ever since.

I don't think there have been three years in a row that we haven't been hit by something, whether it be a freeze, a flood, a hurricane, a drought or chemical problems.