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.

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.

There is nothing like wealth for dulling desire.

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.

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.

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