Andre Dirrell is known to be a good fighter.
Of course, it means something to beat George Groves to winning a world title.
Dirrell is a very good opponent. He's very talented. He's hard to beat.
I'm ready for the best in the world.
I said Lucian Bute is a world-class fighter.
Al is loyal, a loyal guy. He has treated me extremely well and he likes that I have been loyal to him as well. He runs things but he has treated me extremely well. I speak to Al Haymon whenever I want. He is a mysterious guy but he is the main man. He is the most powerful man in boxing.
When I won my world title people used to say I worked hard and that I was fit; now they say I'm a good fighter but I love a drink and a party!
I believe in myself and maybe people take that as cocky and flash but in this game you have to believe in yourself or you won't get anywhere.
Calzaghe and Mayweather both got booed in the early part of their careers and look where they are now. I'm used to it, though, in the Olympic final I got booed by the Cubans and the Chinese so I'm ready to deal with it, do what I do and beat what is in front of me.
When I retire, if people see me on the street and remember me, just give me a smile. That's all I want.
A lot of things I did were cringy. I look back at interviews, seeing the way I talked and the way I am, and it is embarrassing. I came back from the Olympics, I was shoved in the spotlight and I couldn't cope that well.
I was 80-1 to win Olympic gold.
I had a 180-degree tear around my shoulder, my AC joint needed stabilising and a tear in my rotator cuff.
Eubank is tough, he's game, he's strong. He's just like his dad. But he struggles with the boxing bit.
I only want the big fights.
I love watching old fights. It's hard to watch the black-and-white footage, although I know about Randolph Turpin and people like that, but I'm talking about Hearns, Haggler, Leonard, those guys. Sugar Ray Leonard, he was way before his time, throwing bolos and all that, those big wind-up bolo shots.
A mega fight to me is a fight that I am in and people think I am going to lose. I am the underdog. Golovkin, it's a perfect fight. It's a hard fight, but a fight that I think I have a fantastic chance of beating him. He's not the biggest middleweight, so if he moves up in weight, I am going to have the size advantage.
I've done it the hard way - first Olympic gold medallist from Great Britain to win a world title, the 'road warrior.' I love that tag because I do travel.
In this country, I don't get the respect. And that's not me being stupid, or bitter about it.
When I won the world title against Andre Dirrell, I was edgy and a bit scared that I didn't want to lose, but you saw I was on my game.
Boxing is a hard sport, I've been doing it for a long time since the age of 10.
When I've made enough money so that my family never have to work again, I will retire.
There is a pressure in this country that comes from being a boxer with an Olympic medal and then turning pro.
It's been a successful and enjoyable career for most of the time. I've lived the dream and done everything in boxing but sometimes it feels like I don't get the credit I deserve.
I've done everything, I've boxed at the Barclays Center in front of 15,000 people, I've been in a unification fight... I've done everything.
The only difference between me and Anthony Joshua is that he's made more money. He's a heavyweight and thats the blue ribbon division but that's the only difference.
Anthony Joshua has smashed it, he's one of the biggest sportsmen in the world but when you talk about boxing careers I've done just as well as him.
Just because you are a good amateur, it doesn't mean you're going to be a good professional.
I actually like boxing away from home. It takes the pressure off you a little bit.
Boxing is fantastic in the States.
I want the biggest fights, the biggest risks, the biggest money. All the titles. That's what I want.
Dirrell was very skilful. He'd only lost once before me - to Carl Froch in Nottingham - and he gave Froch so many problems. So I was very nervous before that one.
I'm scared of failing. I'm scared to lose.
Against Dirrell I was thinking: 'Hold up, he's not as fast as me.' I can hit him with my left hand. It's a wonderful feeling.
Badou Jack ain't a trash-talker. He's very respectful.
A lot of greats from England have fought in New York. I remember when Naseem Hamed fought at Madison Square Garden against Kevin Kelley and knocked him out.
I'm a big Gooner, a die-hard.
I like nice things, I love money really, don't I? But I don't love the fame side. All I care about is my world title, being in big fights and being known for that.
There were talks about going into the jungle, 'Strictly' and 'Big Brother' - and I'm a good dancer so I'd smash 'Strictly.'
I know what is best for me. Sometimes it's nice that people care and want to help out, but look where listening to only myself and those close to me has got me.
I was fighting on PPV for British titles, making good money from pretty much day one, so how can people who I've never ever met before tell me that I've made wrong decisions in my career.
99.9% of fighters would do anything to have the career I've had, yet people keep telling me to make changes. What for?
Coming out of the Olympic Games, I was the golden boy and I got put up on a pedestal. I got stuff handed to me.
I train very hard in the gym and that's the thing that people don't see.
Lucian Bute had the world title for five years, he made nine defenses and he's a good, good fighter. The fight before that, I beat Andre Dirrell, who comes from a good pedigree and is a hell of a southpaw. It just shows you the kind of fighter I am when I focus and do my job.
I had cartilage sticking out my nose. I couldn't breathe out of my left nostril.
I used to love tap, that was favourite, and a bit of street dancing. Ballet I tried to avoid.
I think that's one of my main attributes. My movement, my speed, my feet.
A lot of people have been saying I am obsessed with the "making history" thing. But it's what pushes me, it's what drives me, it's a huge boost knowing that I am going to be the first. There's a long list of Olympic champions that have become world champions, but none of them are from England.Collection: Long