I effectively stood on the shoulders of a giant to make a little bit of noise myself. I'm a by-product of Muhammad Ali.

Sometimes you can win by persevering, pushing and pressuring your competition.

Talent and skill goes out the window after eight or nine rounds.

Geezers might say, 'I wouldn't wear make-up even if I was going on TV,' but why not? You'll look better. I can most frankly be called a geezer - I've earned the right to be called a geezer, a proper stand-up guy, that kind of thing - and if I can wear make-up, so can you.'

If your image is going out to people, you have a duty to make it the best it can be. That's why I always wear make-up on camera.

From the age of 17, I lived the life of a hermit and dedicated myself to gym life, first in the South Bronx and then back in England. I was in a bubble and I bypassed a lot of popular culture.

Benn was brute force, wasn't he? But he found God when he was 40... and the only reason I beat him, was because I was brought up in the church. It teaches you to be calm to be objective and steady and the reasoning I used beat him - and he found it when he was 40. I didn't change anything: there is only one way, to be calm, gentle and true.

I've always been a giving man; it doesn't cost me anything and it's a pleasure to give what I know.

I have always been the sort of person to give advice to those coming up behind me and I will continue to. It's what I do, what I am.

I went to a foreign land, New York City in 1982 and had no money, no respect in the gym. Everyone thinks you're full of it. The remit in those days was break his heart, get him out of the gym.

If you are learning how to box, any type of support will make you weak. Any type of support is counterproductive.

When I say my family suffered for my anti-war protesting, one of the many fallouts was having to send my two sons to America because I couldn't keep control of them when the divorce happened... there are consequences for your actions.

There are certain things you must not say in spite of the fact that supposedly democracy means free speech. No. You are not allowed free speech. If you speak freely, you are then deemed as I was, to be a subversive.

Fear is what activates your tools; your jab, your movement, your speed, your ability to absorb punishment.

Boxing isn't just about fighting people, it's about being a standard bearer. You become a beacon for the people.

Solitude is the companion of warriors.

If you choose to do something that you know you cannot do, or that is going to be very difficult, then you are a fool!

When someone has speed they throw four punches to your one, you cannot beat them.

I can slip a punch, not by three inches, but by a centimetre. Just have it brush past me. And raise an eyebrow at the same time.

I want to enjoy the magic of the instrument which is my body.

I want to jump into rivers off of high ridges when I'm 75.

I've always had something much more than money, which is respect. When I was champion, people looked into my heart and some said, 'We may not like Mr Eubank, but we respect him. He fights beyond the call of duty and he never quits.'

Boxing? She's like a woman. If you've never wooed her, never won her, you always look back wondering what would have happened had you had her. If you caught her and had a long relationship, you don't really look back. Do I miss her? No, because I've had her, I've moved on.

I beat many good fighters and many who were better than me and the reason I beat them was because I was persistent, I was willing to go through those pain barriers.