I can sell a fight, make no mistake.
I guess it's rare, but even though I come from a broken home, I still believe I have the most amazing father.
Before I fought Adonis Stevenson in 2013, I had 4lbs to shift in a morning before weighing in. I had zero energy left to train, so the nutritional adviser said the only way was to drag it from my body in a hot bath full of salts.
When I'm training, I don't think about anything else.
I've got a horrible bastard side. I get to let it go every time I go in the gym.
I love the sound of a Tyson Fury fight.
People wonder why I dislike my opponents. It's not personal or that I hate them: it's just that I know what I've had to sacrifice to face them.
As a heavyweight, I've not missed dieting. Those days where you're sore or tired, it makes me feel happy to know I can eat a bar of chocolate.
At age 68, I expect to be strapped to the couch with the remote control like Jim Royle.
I love 'Rambo.'
I don't claim to be the best boxer in the world. What I claim to do is give 100% when I get in that ring.
The one place in the world where I can feel like I'm completely in control, at home, is in a ring.
No matter what happens, I'll never be the greatest cruiserweight. That title belongs to Holyfield.
That's the thing with me: I'm never satisfied.
The Isaac Chilemba fight was draining.
Boxing is all about timing. And if you take long periods of inactivity, you will be made to pay the price.
When I left school - or, rather, when I was expelled from school for hitting a kid who had disrespected a teacher - I had nothing, with nowhere to go. Where I'm from, it really means that. Now my family are millionaires. I never dreamed this would be possible.
In the build-up to a fight, I am scared, and I do worry about myself. But once I step into that arena, that worry has gone. A switch gets flicked, and I want to do damage. All I care about is doing damage as fast as possible.
People can dress it up however they want to, but boxing is life and death.
Every single time I step into a ring, the same thing is on the line. Take away belts, take away money, take away glamour and fame. Ultimately, I'm fighting for one thing, and that's my life.
