Occupation: Professional Boxer Birth: March 23, 1972
I've defended my title for eight years, let's see if Ricky (Hatton) is still champion in four years..
I don't know if I have the patience and I don't have a trainers license but I will help out. Whether I want to do that full time, I doubt it..
I've always been motivated to be a champion since the age of 13 and I love being a winner..
I'm devastated with the injury but I've proved my heart and skill to everyone by fighting one handed for eight rounds..
That gut-wrenching feeling of defeat I can still feel today. Losing and God are the two things that I fear. I fear no man.
My lowest points was getting injured and pulling out of fights..
[Tyson] Fury is big and [Wladimir] Klitschko's not used to fighting someone his size. If Fury can stop Klitschko grabbing and avoid that big right ha….
It's not my place to say how good I was because the thing is, every champion from every era is a great fighter and it's up to one person's interpreta….
He's gonna try and stand back, mess me about a bit, be cagey and hold on the inside and make it one of them fights that are boring. I don't wanna mak….
When you know yourself that you've come through preparation injury free and you've done everything, you've done the work in the gym and the rounds of….
If I look at the fighters that are coming through, fighters like Carl Froch for instance, do I worry about fighters like that? Course not, I could ea….
I love the big fights. Obviously you can't fight just for the money but the money is nice..
He's an old good fighter, he's an intelligent fighter but I wouldn't say he's the best I've ever fought..
I feel blessed that I managed to fight 46 fights undefeated, that I was a world champion for 11 years, one of the longest reigning champions of all t….
I've been boxing for 25 years and I need exciting fights..
I know Haye's a good fighter as well and he beat Mormeck but Mormeck is not Enzo Maccarinelli and does not have the speed, stamina or punching power..
I keep my feet on the ground, keep dedicated, keep focused, underestimate nobody and obviously you need the ability, talent and everything else that ….
I honestly think that a Pavlik fight would be easier than Jones because styles make fights. He's one dimensional, comes in straight lines, I love tha….
Two big punchers, you've got to keep your chin down, keep your defense up, don't be careless or open, box sensibly, control the centre of the ring an….
I train the same way as I've always trained, even before I was champion. That's the difference, I train like a challenger..
To retire at the top of the game, that's always been my aim..