Ricky Hatton ain't nothing but a fat man. I'm going to punch him in his beer belly when I see him.

When I was in the ring at the Olympics, it was my father's words that I was hearing, not the coaches'. 'I never listened to what the coaches said. I would call my father and he would give me advice from prison.

If I'm scared and I'm a coward, why do you guys want to see me fight?

Every day as a kid, I went to the boxing gym. I knew boxing before I knew anything else. And I was once told if you show your child how to do something and you constantly push them, then eventually they'll become masters. They'll become a master of their craft. So that's probably what happened with me and the sport of boxing.

I come from a very rough background, and I'm saying that if you work hard and dedicate yourself that you can make it, too.

Floyd Mayweather is bigger than the sport. That's the thing. Because you can go to somebody who don't even know what boxing is and say, "Floyd Mayweather." They'll go, "Oh, I know Floyd Mayweather. I've heard that name."

Well, you've got certain obstacles that get in your way throughout your career, but you have to be a strong individual.