Boxing is the toughest and loneliest sport in the world. You've got all the fans, lots of hangers-on jumping up and shouting different words. But when you actually go in the ring, it's a very lonely and scary place. It's just you and the other guy.

I usually have a title in mind before I start.

Boxing is just show business with blood.

The most important thing taught to my students is to not be so photo realist in what they depict.

I don't normally watch myself on the telly.

Boxing is a buzz, but I went into it to make a living. I wasn't going to go into the ring and get punched in the head for the fun of it.

But when you actually go in the ring, it's a very lonely and scary place. It's just you and the other guy.