- George Chuvalo: When George Foreman hits you, it's like a Mack Truck hitting you at 40 miles an hour. And when Joe Frazier hits you, it's like a Pontiac car hitting you at 100 miles an hour. It's a different feel to it, you know? But they both hurt.
- Larry Holmes: The Ali situation, when he didn't want to go
- [to Vietnam]
- Larry Holmes: , I applaud that. I mean, I think people should do that even now, today. That stuff in the middle east is bullshit. We wanna tell them what to do, and I think our government is wrong for doing that.
- Joe Frazier: I just think his
- [Ali's]
- Joe Frazier: purpose was to, probably, get me scared. To get me nervous, you know? But I'd go in the jungle and fight a lion with a toothpick.
- George Chuvalo: Joe
- [Frazier]
- George Chuvalo: always felt kind of betrayed by his own people, I think, because most black people were rooting for Muhammad Ali against Joe Frazier, and Joe Frazier felt more like the average black guy from the ghetto. He was blacker than Ali. He was poorer than Ali. He had a tougher upbringing than Ali.
- Ron Lyle: Joe Frazier had all the fighters' respect in the Top 10. But anybody that ever saw him fight, and understands the game of boxing, will tip their hat to Mr. Joe Frazier.
- Ron Lyle: I took some shots... I took some shots. Freddy Nunez, the referee, stopped it
- [the fight]
- Ron Lyle: . I couldn't believe it, you know? I'm ahead on all scorecards. "Come on, man! This is my moment!" Am I bitter? Forget about it. I never took it personal. If there don't be no Ali, you think you'd be sitting here talking to Ron Lyle? About what?
- Interviewer: What do you think to do with Muhammad Ali ?
- Larry Holmes: Muhammad Ali is no more question about Muhammad Ali anymore, there is no more Muhammad Ali there is only one Larry Holmes. Muhammad Ali has seen the bright side and now he is on the dark side.
- Larry Holmes: I wasn't supposed to be there, my legs was to small. I was just a copy of Muhammad Ali, I couldn't fight I couldn't take it, but I proved them all wrong - 3 years later heavyweight champion of the world.
- Leon Spinks: [about Larry Holmes fighting Muhammad Ali in 1980] He took advantage of an old man. Larry Holmes would say "I beat the heavyweight champion." Bullshit. You beat a man that was the heavyweight champion.
- Ken Norton: [about the rumor that he broke Ali's jaw in the second round when they fought in 1973] With Angelo Dundee saying I broke his jaw in the second round, they are telling a story! That would make their fighter look invincible, that Ali could take insurmountable pain. I broke his jaw in the last round.
- Leon Spinks: After Ali changed it
- [his name]
- Leon Spinks: from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali, everybody else started turning to Muslim. "My name is Cooly Clala Cleely or Hooly Hooly or Walla Walla." What the fuck is that? Well, my name's Leon and there ain't nothing white about that. So what the hell?