Joe Calzaghe was using the excuse, no one knows who I am in America. Now everyone knows who I am in America.

I've worked in pubs for years and you get people challenging you. Challenging your masculinity.

I knew it was all or nothing.

My first fight was a little weasel from American called Andre Dirrell. I say that because he runs and holds, and I hope Abraham bangs him out.

Just swerve Golovkin like the plague. He punches like a mule. I don't need to be in with him. Dangerous fight.

He was WBC champion, I was mandatory. He had his opportunity to earn big money and defend against me, and he chose not to. It's as simple as that. He did not want to fight 'The Cobra', cos he knew he was probably going to get one of these (his fists) on the chin and it was going to be all over.

The referee jumped in too late in my opinion. He's the champion and he's got to be given every chance, but a lot of people was wincing and cringing seeing the finish cos his head is bouncing all over the place.