Lou Duva

“We gave our fighters everything we had. We were like a family.”

“You have to have the heart of a lion to be a fighter.”

“I'm a corner man. That's what I do. I get in the corner and I help my fighter win.”

“I've been in this business 60 years. I've seen it all.”

“Pernell Whitaker was the best fighter I ever handled. He was a defensive genius.”

“They say I'm an overnight success. I've been an overnight success for 50 years.”

“Boxing is the only sport you can get your brain shook, your money took, and your name in the undertaker's book.”

“He’s a guy who gets up at 6 a.m. regardless of what time it is.”

“The only thing I ever did in my life that I wasn't any good at was retiring.”

“How could I have not been a fighter? I was a fat, ugly kid who couldn't run, so I had to fight.”

“You go into a fight, you're going to get hit. It's just a matter of when and how hard.”