There's only a few people in the country who have as much experience on the boxing scene as my father, especially at world level.

Everyone's entitled to their opinion about my father. Some people think he's a distraction and takes some of my shine away, but, for me, that's not the case.

I'm around my father all of the time, so the things that people see as distracting are things I've seen for years on a daily basis. It's second nature to me.

I look up to my father, he's done what he's done, and I want to emulate his achievements and become as successful as he was. But I have to prove myself to the boxing community and to myself - that's the most important thing.

I was comfortable as a kid growing up. I had everything I needed.

If you look at champions, they came from nothing. That's where they get their drive and determination and hunger. They know they have no other option to succeed, because they had nothing. I had everything.

I was always hugely into sport before I started boxing. I played rugby, football, cricket, athletics, swimming.

Once I realised what boxing was, I understood - this is the ultimate form of competition. Once you box you go back to the football field or rugby and it just doesn't have the same spice.

There was many who had some doubts over me regarding my position in this sport, but I've always believed in myself and that's the way it's always been.

The win over DeGale felt satisfying for several reasons as it proved what I've known all along.

If people knew what I have sacrificed then they'd understand why I put so much into every fight. This has pretty much been my life for as long as I can remember and the work that has been put in to make sure that I become the best fighter in the world means that there can't be no other way.

I see myself as the best fighter in the world and that's because I have to. There can't be any other way. I can't go into a fight with the other names that are around my weight, who want the same as me, and not believe that I'm better than them.

Predominantly training myself for so long worked, I had great success. But if I had someone there training me day-in day-out from an early age? It could have been a whole different story.

I won't look back and say 'I wish I could change things.'

Some people say I'm arrogant or cocky but I'm a down to earth, decent guy.

Anyone with a belt in my weight division I want to fight.

Anyone can look big and strong and fast against weak opponents.

Golovkin is the No 1 name on my list. People put this guy's name so high. But I know I can beat him. I know that I have the tools and the style to take this guy out.

I don't like to give predictions but I am the type of fighter who tries to stop his man every time, and that's why I'm such a fan favourite. People know I do the business.

With my fight style - speed and volume punching - it would be an amazing fight. Golovkin is a come-forward fighter. It would be fireworks, a fight that the fans would enjoy. Because of my style, I would stop him due to the pure amount of punches. Whether it's a cut or he gets tired, stopping him would definitely be on the cards.

I would never put my career on hold for anybody.

I learned a lot from my father.

Anybody with belts, I'm coming from you.

I want the hardest, toughest challenges out there for me.

I would like people to help me support the Chain of Hope which is a charity that is close to my heart who offer life save operations for children in need.

Technically, my fight with Korobov should have been for the full world title, not the interim.

I've been working a lot on my jab.

That's the ultimate goal for any fighter, to fight in those big casinos, on that strip in Las Vegas, Madison Square Garden, New York - all those iconic venues.

Just because you are getting hurt doesn't mean you can't come back and win.

The corner is there to help you clean your cuts up and put your Vaseline on, not to throw in the towel.

If the going gets tough, you stay in there and take your beating like a man. That's what we sign up for, and that's all I meant when I said my corner don't throw in towels.

I have trained on and off with Floyd and his father for many years now and I've learned a lot. His work ethic is second to none and it's great being around him and the 'Money Team.'

I'm going to take whatever route I can take to win a world title.

When you are fighting a man who is over a stone heavier than you, you feel it. You feel it in the punches and in the clinches.

You learn from every bout.

If you're throwing punches or exerting energy but you're not breathing, you're holding your breath. That actually saps your strength, it saps your stamina.

To be able to perform at a high level, to be able to do things that no other fighter can do, you have to practice it. And the only way you can practice is by sparring, by fighting another man.

You can hit the bags, the pads, and you can run and do your fitness and your weights as much as you want, but if you don't spar you just don't have that true experience, that true knowledge of how to beat a man in one-on-one combat.

There's a very big difference between being fit and being fight fit. Sparring is the only way to get fight fit. It's a very important part of boxing and something that I do as regularly as possible.

What I learned from my father is that to win is number one, but you've also got to have a flavour.

Some people call me arrogant and boo me but I love it, because at least they're buying tickets. Meanwhile, other people are thinking, 'wow, this guy's different, I'll come and see him again.'

Boxing is an entertainment business.

I went to Brighton College, Shoreham College for one year, then to Spring Valley High School in Las Vegas for a couple of years.

In England I played everything - swimming, athletics, football, rugby, badminton, cricket - all of that stuff. I was in the first teams for all the sports at Brighton, played on the wing in rugby, and ran 100m, 200m, 400m, and did long jump and even the javelin at one point. In the States I did a bit of track, but mainly I was there for the boxing.

Outside boxing, I did well in cross country competitions and I won a schoolboys' doubles badminton tournament at once. I was pleased because it was a hobby to me.

I always stayed on top of my schoolwork. I did it because I had to and because I had a strict father. He made sure I did my homework and told me not to mess around in class.

I've always been told that if you spar with another man, you try and emulate what a real fight is going to be like. So you go hard. It's how I've always been.

My father is my inspiration.

Froch is like a train who just comes forward but Groves will move about, fake and feign and his good footwork is a big part of his game.

There is nobody that I wouldn't fight.