I'm much more comfortable being hated than being beloved.

I love adrenaline. I like senseless violence.

Being a nocturnal creature myself, I often find myself in dark alleys or strange places late at night. If there were werewolves around, I'd be likely to run into them, being the night owl that I am.

I love being a dad.

You can't fight if you're nervous.

I always fight better when my opponent's angry.

To me, being heavyweight world champion and Olympic sprint champion are the two greatest prizes in sport.

The boxing public aren't interested in knowing me. They want to know The Hayemaker, the one who gives it big.

It was always about being first, about winning. There were no prizes for second place. My mother and father said, 'Do whatever you want, as long as you're the best at it.'

I was actually very fortunate. I think I was actually the only kid in my class at one stage that actually had a father in the home.

I always told everyone I'd be heavyweight champion of the world one day. They'd say, 'All right, whatever.' I said, 'OK, you'll see.'

It's boxing. It's about getting people interested. If I didn't say some stupid things from time to time, there wouldn't be that many people interested in me. But I let my fists do the talking when the bell rings.

I want to knock out both Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko, and I don't care what order they fall in.

Bernard Hopkins is one of my idols.

If I hit the Klitschkos with the same shots I was hitting John Ruiz, both of them would go over.

My performance against Ruiz was a good one - there were plenty of knockdowns, excitement, and drama.

Slowly but surely, as time goes on, people forget about you. People stop talking about you. You stop seeing your name in the papers. I like to believe that I don't think that will bother me. As long as I know I've achieved my goals and people believe I'm the best at what I do, then I'll be happy.

You need to stay hungry and not allow someone like John Ruiz to come over and mess you up in front of all your fans.

What I want to achieve in boxing is worldwide. I want to show I'm not just a British commodity... To do that, you have to fight the best and fight all over the world.

Winning the title then losing it to John Ruiz... I'd be devastated.

It's often my opponent's plan to take me into the later rounds, but the amount of damage that has accumulated on them means they don't hear the final bell.

When I'm training, I use heavier crepe for wraps, for protection - but you're not allowed to use them in competition. So when it comes to the fight, the wraps are softer.

In the lead-up to fights, I'm very relaxed, very calm.

The bigger the pressure, the sharper I am, the more in tune with my body I am, the better my tactics seem to be. A lot of people crumble under pressure; they do something crazy.