Quotes from Thomas Hauser

David Tua was an elite and world class heavyweight, I believe David Tua would have knocked Joseph Parker out in a handful of rounds.

In 1996, Muhammad Ali and I co-authored a short book about bigotry and prejudice that was keyed to religious and racial divisions. To spread the message, we visited schools in a half dozen cities across the country, talking with students about the need for tolerance and understanding.

Interest in a sport peaks during its championship season. That's when even casual observers turn on their television sets, and lifelong fans are born.

Not voting is disrespecting the best of what this nation stands for.

Publishing is a business. It's about squeezing every last dollar out of every available source, and the most vulnerable source is the author. No clearer proof of that exists than the 'standard' book contract.

Most people have been on a baseball diamond and a basketball court. At least once in their life, they've walked across a football field. But relatively few people have ever set foot inside a boxing ring.

No brawler in boxing is more crowd-pleasing than Arturo Gatti.

Laila Ali is boxing's real-life million-dollar baby.

In the 1940s, boxing was a mainstream sport and deeply ingrained the fabric of Harlem. Joe Louis ruled the world, but the local icon was Sugar Ray Robinson.

Most major sports benefit from the fact that betting by the general public fuels fan interest and boosts television ratings. The Super Bowl and 'March Madness' are prime examples. But sports other than boxing draw a clear line where betting by participants is concerned.

Betting by insiders has a corrosive effect. It breeds suspicion, adds to the appearance of corruption, invites more corruption, and, in a sport like boxing, puts lives at risk.

When something in the sweet science doesn't look right, most likely it isn't.

Boxing is systemically corrupt.

Every time a fighter steps into the ring, he's borrowing against his future well-being.

As well-intentioned as it might be, the Ali Act suffers from glaring flaws.

In boxing, as with other government-regulated activity, the integrity of public records should be preserved.

Boxing is allowed to exist as an exception to state laws against violence on the premise that it will be regulated in a manner that protects the combatants physically and financially.

In boxing, if a fighter doesn't leave the sport on time, something bad is likely to happen.

If a Hollywood studio needed a fighter to play the hero in an old-time boxing movie, the search could begin and end with John Duddy.

It's not fun to get punched in the face. It's hard, and there's no glory in it.

Crossroads fights are an important part of boxing. The winner goes on to bigger and better things, while the loser squanders a significant career opportunity.

Marciano was an idol in a simpler era, when professional athletes were heroes and sportswriters were complicit in building legends rather than exposing them. To the public, all that really mattered was that Rocky had 49 wins in 49 fights and retired in 1956 as the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world.

Young fighters dream of the future. Old fighters seek to recapture the past.

Women's boxing has received a major boost from the success of 'Million Dollar Baby.'