I was leaving the hotel to get to the fight when my phone went and someone said 'Hello Ricky, it's Tom'. I said 'Tom who?' and when he said 'Tom Jones' I told him to eff off! I thought it was a wind-up!

He's won't push me back on the night and he certainly wasn't going to push me back up there.

I had to come to the United States to prove myself. I fought for a long time in England and a lot of people thought I was a protected fighter.

It's unbelievable really. For something that started off as a hobby, I ended up getting paid for doing it.

Dad's tiny - his passport picture is a full-length shot. He looks like he just hopped off a key ring. Mum is a different matter, she's a bit of a handful to say the least. I love her more than anyone on this Earth. But she's a monster.

If there was such a thing as re-incarnation, Floyd would come back as himself

I'm a Mancunian born and bred and I feel I'm no different to the man in the crowd and it's nice to reward them. I want to become a great champion.