Occupation: Professional Boxer Birth: November 16, 1961
People need to have compassion for others..
I see danger—awake! It's terrible, it's horrible, and it's almost here! This is why my spirit was sent to earth. This is the job God has given me. Th….
I was about 18 six years ago. I'm 28 now..
Boxing's all about getting the job done as quickly as possible, whether it takes 10 or 15 or 20 rounds..
If you say you've had a nervous breakdown or things aren't right mentally, people run away from you. They think you're from 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo….
Being sectioned was the best thing that ever happened to me..
My trainer, George Francis, used to train a lot of African boxers. They're hungry guys, man. They've got no trainers, got nothing. They're so hungry ….
I speak African. I can even speak Italian..
Color harmony was thrown out years ago, as restrictive chains were broken forming my free style..
We're not cameras, we're artists..
If you're not balanced, your mind's not balanced... my fuse went..
But when you actually go in the ring, it's a very lonely and scary place. It's just you and the other guy..
Mental illness is a very powerful thing. If it is with you it is probably going to be there until the day you die. I am trying so hard to break mine,….
I wouldn't mind getting emotionally involved with a woman..
It's like a kettle. If it's a kettle, you turn the kettle off, you know what I mean? I wish I could put a hole in my head and let the steam come out.….
I want to stay healthy, keep fit, eat well, keep a low profile and be a good dad..
Boxing is just show business with blood..
Mental illness can happen to anybody. You can be a dustman, a politician, a Tesco worker... anyone. It could be your dad, your brother or your aunt..
Boxing is the toughest and loneliest sport in the world..
I was in a no-win situation, so I'm glad that I won rather than lost.
Boxing is the toughest and loneliest sport in the world. You've got all the fans, lots of hangers-on jumping up and shouting different words. But whe….