I'd had 35 professional fights and mentally I was tired of it. I'd sort ot fallen out of love with the sport.

There is nothing like wealth for dulling desire.

Work hard, think fast and you'll last.

Every fighter has a story that could break your heart. We lose, we get hurt and everything comes apart. That's when it's so difficult to stay on the straight and narrow.

Boxing is changing and training methods are slowly being dragged into the 21st century.

What I would say about Barney Eastwood is that when our relationship worked, it worked extremely well. He had a lot of strengths as a promoter and a manager.

A pit bull is like a fighter. Every so often it needs to taste blood.