Hatton leads the wrong lifestyle to be a great fighter, and he does not have what it takes to be one of boxing's best.

I'm a boxer by nature, so, obviously, the jab is always key - but it is nice to know you've got a right hand behind it.

It's a shame I have to hurt people. I'm a nice guy.

I'm not a complete idiot that just accuses people of something without having my reasons to believe what it is I'm saying.

Every year, you hope that boxing can provide some of the best fights possible. I think 2018 was one of the better years for boxing. A lot of good matchups were made, and a lot of tickets were sold.

My father took my mother, me, and my brother from Sicily to New York. He got us one-way tickets but booked himself a return flight. He dumped us with my mother's parents, who had just arrived from Italy, and abandoned us. That was 1986. I didn't see or speak to him for another 12 years. That's cruel.

I try to keep it sweet, but trash-talking is fun, and people want to see if a brash kid like me can live up to his patter.

Hatton don't look much like a guy who thinks about commas. But he is a gentleman. His family are gentlemanly. Real classy people.

No talking has ever gotten me out of my game. The things that have gotten me out of my game in the past have definitely not been talking.

It takes more than talent to get to the top.

I don't want to be a punching bag.

I want to win at everything I'm doing. It doesn't matter what it is. I want to beat the person that I'm competing against.

I'm a very competitive person.

I was an angry kid, and boxing kept me out of trouble.

I want to be given my credit and want to be given my respect.

I was never tested in my first 21 fights.

I am a competitor, so I only want the best fighters in the world.

Dealing with my first pro loss was the toughest adversity of my career.

People view you differently when you're a world champion.

I'm all about trying to accomplish more in my life as best I can, be it in the ring or outside the ring.

He's a guy I should beat pretty handily. I shouldn't have a competitive fight with Jose Miguel Cotto, in my eyes.

Financially, I don't have to fight again. I've done well for myself.

I'm a fighter. That's what I do. I am a fighter to the core.

I know a lot of people want to see me fight in Italy.