I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just jet pilots. I'm in a world of my own.
I've seen Dempsey fight and I was impressed with his lack of knowledge.
Dempsey could beat anybody he could hit. The only reason that he couldn't do anything with fellows like Tunney or Greb or myself was he couldn't hit us.
Can you get any better than Patrick Dempsey? I don't think so!
I did six years of planning to win the championship from Jack Dempsey.