“I don't think there's any question. I think this will do more numbers than those two fights put together. I would be really disappointed if this fight goes less than 600,000 homes. Man, this is the heavyweight championship with the two best heavyweights. The reason King didn't win the bid is everybody talked everybody else into thinking this fight wouldn't do 200,000 homes. They're nuts! They don't know what they're talking about!”
“Because we're not very happy with some of the underhanded things that HBO has pulled in this situation. But it's unfair for me to get into it right now. They're not here and I'm sure you'll read about it in court papers that are going to be filed.”
“Now if you look at the top 10 heavyweights, there are just a few Americans. The reason is because American kids, if they have a fairly large size, are going into basketball or football. When I started with Ali in the 1960s, a lineman in the NFL made $5,000 a year. All the guys wanted to be heavyweight boxers. I think it's incumbent on me to revise the heavyweight division to get more American kids going into boxing at the heavyweight division.”
“[According to Arum, Freddie Roach is interested in training Jesus Gonzales.] We would move Jesus to Vegas and help him with training, ... But until they're serious enough to get him real training, there's no reason to f**k around and talk with him.”
“I know some heavyweights are disaffected with King and are looking to do other things, ... If he can put together a tournament, God love him. But remember, you've got to put John Ruiz in it.”
