Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five.
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I'll think, If this is his first punch, how are the others gonna feel? That's the only fear I have for myself.
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Boxing is the ultimate challenge. There's nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way you do every time you step in the ring.
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If I hadn't had the talent, the networks wouldn't have televised my fights. No one has made me; I made myself. I paid my dues.
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