‘The greatest fighter in history is one who did not win the world championship, and I'll tell you for why. ‘For why is because professional boxing is a business, and the best does not always win, or the best does not always make it, if the best or even greatest doesn't have a powerful manager to pull the strings. ‘There was a fighter called Charley Burley. He fought most of the very best men in non-title fights at higher weights because he couldn't secure the names at his particular weight, and worked day jobs right through his career of about 100 fights. ‘I don't know another fighter who would be able to fight the very best from higher weights for 15 rounds and win but not always get the decision, sometimes fortnightly or even weekly, and carry on and do the same for around 10 or 15 years. ‘That's not fighting for money, that's fighting for respect. And I've never heard of another fighter as great as this, as great as Charley Burley.’
