The more successful a promoter becomes, the more ruthless they've got to be.

My missus has had to put up with me boxing. I'll be able to spend some better time with them and not always have to put boxing first. So that's good for me. I'll enjoy that part of life.

Comedy is a passion but I don't know if I a am funny enough to make a living out of.

I never spoke out as a kid, I was never good at it as a kid, I was always too shy but I think I have a story and would like to be good at it and tell my story.

I've boxed on with cuts, broken jaws, everything.

I was never going to be one to just go away quietly and get on with things in the shadows.

A rivalry is me and James DeGale. That is ingrained in people now.

I love comedy and I did a few gigs here and there but it never really took off. It was too scary.

If you asked me to go on stage now, even to do karaoke, I'd fall apart. I'm far more comfortable getting stuck into a fight.

There are various psychological advantages you can take into boxing match. One is getting your opponent to fight with emotion and anger because he hates you.

Ego can be a dangerous thing. We all have one but it needs to be contained.

Carl Froch is a strong, seasoned world champion and there's no quit in him.

I've got a lovely family now, I've got two boys.

My missus has had to put up with me boxing for so long.

There's always talk about going out on top, unfortunately for me that means going out on a loss but it's going out at the highest level. I'm happily satisfied and it makes a lot of sense to me.

I got to world champion, No 1-rated fighter in the division and managed to earn from the defences.

I get paid to get hit in the head.

I know what I'm worth, and I know boxing.

I'm taking charge of my own business because I don't trust anyone else to do it.

Since I was 12 and didn't want to go training I have always worked hard not to waste my talent.

I don't want to have lunch with a sultan. I would rather watch Netflix.

I've been in a few fights where I keep drilling guys - Carl Froch, those sort of people - and they just keep coming.

What happened with Gutknecht does frequently cross my mind, but I can't do anything about my situation. I need to carry on boxing so that's what I've been doing.

I have always boxed better with a bit of nerves.

I think it is good when your blood is pumping, you are feeling lively, nice and warm, you are loose, you are awake, and your brain is switched on.

I know how to read a spreadsheet, I know what I'm worth so I can go into meetings and say, 'I get paid that much, thank you.'

I can play poker when I have to and I think it has made me a better fighter.

It is an individual sport and you don't get many opportunities to overturn dodgy decisions.

I'm a realist and I'm not going to shy away from being knocked out.

That's the reality of boxing - it can be over in a flash.

Boxing's a funny business and sometimes different fights come along at different times.

Sometimes when you're not getting what you want in this game you have to shout a bit and throw a bit of a tantrum.

You can't judge a fighter by their worst performance.

I didn't fool myself into thinking I was world class just because I'd beaten James DeGale.

My career before I was main event I was always trying to steal the show and I feel I have a style that can be endearing to the boxing public. It's a style that allows me to box how I want to box.

I don't care what people think anymore. I don't think I've got anything to prove.

I want to make my wife proud, I want to make my dad proud.

If people want to say nasty things that's a good thing in a way because it means people will underestimate me come fight night.

I've been over to Germany, it is nice to box.

In any other sport an easier route to the final is your best route - but in this sport it isn't.

Once I'm world Champion we can think about what fights are fun rather than fights that need to take place.

There are plenty of massive fights out there for me, I know that, but the goals always going to become world champion.

It's hard to win people's minds over. The only way to change their minds is to perform.

I've been on the other end of sticky decisions, have been the 'B' side, but I never go in there thinking, 'Is this going to go against me?'

I know I am more than capable of beating Carl Froch.

I'm sure I'm going to have a long and successful career.

Carl Froch never really does too well away from home and he is very settled and comfortable in Nottingham.

I've good memories of fighting at the Echo Arena. It's been a happy hunting ground for me in the past.

Being champion, there's a different mindset.

You have to ride your luck a bit, you have to take opportunities when they come.