Chris Eubank Sr.

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

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

“My mother imparted on me that I must be a good custodian of my father's name and that is what I ask of my children. One should conduct themselves in the correct manner, respect one's elders and do the right thing.”

“In accordance to the way that Benn speaks, he is not educated. Sure, he's educated to a certain extent, but under different circumstances he would be a bouncer on some door in the West End and he'd have three kids from three different women... I am a superior person to that. I have finer points.”

“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.”

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

“Solitude is the companion of warriors.”

“At 19, I decided to turn professional and accepted my first fight for $250 at the Atlantis Hotel, Atlantic City, on October 3 1985. It set up my whole career and life.”

“However controversial Mayweather may be, he doesn't bring down the name of boxing. The fast cars, the jets and the money causes controversy but that does not bring the game down.”

“I'm not bankrupt of effervescence. I'm not bankrupt of craic.”

“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.'”

“To be accused of ignoring my roots is pig ignorant.”

“I tell my children, look at what your father did, you can do anything you want.”

“I am not a meathead.”

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

“I'm an entertainer, aren't I? I think.”

“If you don't produce the goods, you're very quickly forgotten.”

“Broccoli is not as bad as people make out. It might give you wind, but I'd prefer to have wind and have good health. Health is the number one thing on the planet. However, I am quite partial to rum and raisin ice cream.”

“The first martial art my son learnt aged around ten was jiu-jitsu so he can already wrestle. I'd have no concerns about Christopher boxing someone from MMA.”

“One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.”