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I Started Having Some Memory-loss Issues. I Took A Neurological Exam, And They Said, "well, You Should Stop Fighting Now." And I Kept Begging Them For One More Fight, One More Fight, And The Doctor Said To Me, "how Much Are They Going To Pay You?" I Was Supposed To Fight Three More Times, And One Would Have Been For A Cruiser Belt. So I Said, "i Just Need To Fight Three More Times." He Said, "listen, You Can't Even Get Hit In The Head One More Time, Your Neuro Is So Bad."

All That Prosthetic Makeup Drains You. By The Time It's Lunch, You're Done.

I Had A Bonding Problem When I Went Off And Boxed For Five Years. I Was Over In Europe And Asia Fighting Because I Wanted To Do Something Different; I Was Tired Of Acting. But The Thing Is, When I Was Done Doing That, I Couldn't Get A Job.

I Had Achieved So Much Success In My Career And Then Had This Spectacular Fall From Grace That Left Me Unemployed And Living In A Town, Los Angeles, That Is Built On Envy. Once You Fall, People Don't Really Root For You To Come Back Again. I'd Go To Restaurants Where I Always Had The Best Table And Half The Time They Wouldn't Even Let Me Pay. And Then When I Stopped Making Movies, The Same Places Wouldn't Even Give Me A Lousy Table, Never Mind The Best One!

I Tried To Change My Name For The Fights, But The Only Way They Could Pay Me Money Was If I Used My Own Name. I Wanted To Change My Name To, Like, Romeo Something-or-other, And They Said, "no, We Can't Do That. We've Got To Use Mickey Rourke." Because They Paid Me A Lot Of Money To Go Over To Europe And Asia To Fight.