Boxers are going away and not getting decisions and are losing, so it's not looking good for us, is it, as a nation? Thanks for pointing that out. It's put even more pressure on me now. I don't mind that at all. I love pressure.

You've got to be careful against classy fighters, especially counter-punchers because if you go for the finish too early, you can end up getting finished yourself.

I've got no aspirations to become an A-list celebrity.

I was prepared to get knocked out myself trying to knock him out, because then I could sleep at night knowing that I've given my best.

I hurt my hand on his head. He has a very hard head.

I can be just as dirty. I could use my head or my elbows and we can we all dirty.

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.