I want to be recognised as a great fighter; and not just in England.

Because of my style, I always make hard work of my contests.

I don't want to go on forever and leaving the sport is the hardest decision.

It's unusual for me to be in front of an audience without somebody trying to knock my teeth out.

My second pro fight was at Madison Square Garden, on the undercard of Naseem Hamed's fight against Kevin Kelley.

Right from the beginning I wanted to test myself against the best, against real champions.

Winning the world title was my goal as a kid, but being the pound-for-pound champion would be the ultimate.

Muhammad Ali was the one who started it, winding up his opponents, but he always did it with a twinkle in his eye and a bit of class about him. Mayweather is just insulting from start to finish.

I always laugh at people who strive to be famous because all you do is get mithered to death by everyone.

Fame has never been high on my agenda.

Having been a world champion, I would love to go on and train a world champion too.

My fallout with my family was heart-breaking.

You write an autobiography because you want to tell people how you felt about a certain matter at that time.

For all the success, I never acted any differently. I've always done the same things and I can honestly say I've not changed in the slightest. Sometimes that's the problem.

I'm not going to say I was Britain's greatest ever world champion. I think Joe Calzaghe was the best - although I think I fought a lot better fighters.

You know if you want to be a boxer the first time you get hit on the nose.

Everyone wants to be a world champion, but when you take that first punch it will tell you if you really want to be in this sport or not. For me, there was no doubt.

Just like footballers want to play at Wembley, the Nou Camp and the Bernabeu, boxers have their dream arenas too.

I've never been a red carpet hugger unless it is for charity.

I'm very fortunate. I've looked after my money and I'm happy with where my career is at as a trainer and a promoter.

I've been asked by 'Big Brother,' 'I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here!,' 'Strictly' and 'Dancing on Ice,' but it's not for me.

Boxers don't tend to come from Cambridge or Oxford. Sometimes the things we say don't come out well. We are not known for our vocabulary.

Kostya Tszyu was the best payday of my career to that point, even though I thought it should have been better.

Jose Mourinho is the Floyd Mayweather Jr of football management. You either love him or hate him.