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Godfather of Khloé Kardashian.

Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame, 1996.

Attended boxing matches with friend Michael J. Fox.

Father, with Bernadette Robi, of daughter Camille Leonard and son Daniel Leonard.

Had to take a long sabbatical from boxing in 1982, as he needed surgery on his left eye.

I never met a person as determined as my mother. From working hard for six kids to just trying to keep the household down or maintain my father's discipline, my dad, I'm so much like my father too. My father was so introverted, quiet, shy, nice. I got attributes from my father and mother.

Fighters display two things. They display confidence, or they display a look that says, 'I'm not sure.'

Looking back, yes, I made too many comebacks. But each comeback I was 100 percent sure that I would win. I never came back for the money, because I didn't need it. The adulation I was getting anyway in other spheres. But I'm a guy who likes to see how close he can get to the edge of the mountain - that's what makes me tick.

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.

Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than to receive.