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

My first world title gave me the confidence to go and do bigger and better things.

You can't let a man like this beat you.

I think that headband and that brylcreem and that gel on his hair will do him no good should we get it on.

The one thing that's hurt in my career is people saying I don't want to come out of Manchester to fight people.

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.