Yes, across the board, these gentlemen understand they have the power to make a difference and even educate people to injustices that are occurring in their worlds. - Alexis Arguello

When you won that title you should know now that you are representing a whole country or nation with your actions and you are now in a glass house or under a microscope and you better be ready to make your people proud. - Alexis Arguello

When you put the interest of a kid on money instead of heart then you are destroying the beauty of our lives and our thought process, which should be about how much responsibilities you carry as an athlete and a citizen. - Alexis Arguello

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When money comes into play then that is all it's about wanting money, who's making the most who can get the most, me, me me... and in the end it screws up the person and the sport. - Alexis Arguello

When I was in top shape I'd go to the ring and show my conditioning. - Alexis Arguello

What helped me was I had people around me to remind me to help my country even when it did me wrong, have respect for my people, my family, my nation and mankind. - Alexis Arguello

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See, I respect boxing because it has given me so much and that is why I will never allow anyone to mistreat the sport of boxing if I can help it. - Alexis Arguello

Of course after the fight you want to make sure that you are okay and so is the other guy, it's a brotherhood in there, so you want to make sure everyone is okay after the war is over. - Alexis Arguello

Not many people do at the age of 21 or younger even, know how to act nor could be concerned with anything other than fighting, women and money. - Alexis Arguello

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Later in July I am going to be promoting and putting on a boxing show of amateur fighters from July 21st through the 28th where one hundred kids will be fighting and competing with each other to see who's going to be the best. - Alexis Arguello

It's a lot about the individual and it's really up to you, how much you dedicate to the fight and how hard you are working and that is where the outcome will come. - Alexis Arguello

It was a natural process, because when we go to the ring we are human beings, but once you feel the punches and the competition that is when the beast comes out and takes hold of us. - Alexis Arguello

If you can believe this, I didn't fight for my first world title fight till I had 58 fights, so I really appreciated what I was fighting for and for whom as well. - Alexis Arguello

I am doing it, I took responsibility in my country and I have done it with my bare hands. - Alexis Arguello

I'd take precision any day over power; as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's going on in there and also understand that for every punch that you or your opponent throws there's always a counter shot or two which you have to be ready to fire or defend. - Alexis Arguello