If somebody had told me in the 1980s that Gerry Adams would shake hands with Ian Paisley or Peter Robinson I would have said put that man in a white suit and lock him up in a padded cell.

There is nothing like wealth for dulling desire.

I wanted to bring people together, and most importantly not feel threatened when they came to watch me box.

The trouble with boxing is that too often it ends in sadness.

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

I don't want to sound obnoxious, but I like to think I brought it another step. I was able to bring people who were casually interested in boxing together.

Work hard, think fast and you'll last.