A biography for Chris Eubank Sr.hasn’t been written yet.
“I think a great deal of my son, I love my son. The things I do are unthinkable. I do them because he even though he can't see the pain on my side, I still give and give for what? So he can have a better future.”
“When I finished boxing, all that was available was commentating. But that's not me. I've got too much artistic licence to get out.”
“My objective as a mentor, as a father, as a manager and as a former participant of the great game of boxing is to protect mine, but also the opponent. Especially if I can see things which I have experienced before.”
“I can slip a punch, not by three inches, but by a centimetre. Just have it brush past me. And raise an eyebrow at the same time.”
“Geezers might say, 'I wouldn't wear make-up even if I was going on TV,' but why not? You'll look better. I can most frankly be called a geezer - I've earned the right to be called a geezer, a proper stand-up guy, that kind of thing - and if I can wear make-up, so can you.'”
“DeGale has the pedigree that is spoken about in terms of gold medallists and former world champions.”
“The feeling between two fighters is profound. We go places where normal people don't go. You smell a man's blood, it smells like rust. You get into a clench, you feel his strength, you feel his desperation, he feels yours. You're sharing this.”
“I effectively stood on the shoulders of a giant to make a little bit of noise myself. I'm a by-product of Muhammad Ali.”
“I went to a foreign land, New York City in 1982 and had no money, no respect in the gym. Everyone thinks you're full of it. The remit in those days was break his heart, get him out of the gym.”
“I'm interested in aesthetics, language, art, fashion, everything.”
“Boxing isn't just about fighting people, it's about being a standard bearer. You become a beacon for the people.”
“When people speak disparagingly about others, they are really damaging themselves.”
“I am not a conventional man.”
“Bankruptcy, divorce, these are feathers in my cap, I suppose. I have a wisdom which has been born from these things.”
“I'll fight anyone I can beat. I'm a businessman first and a boxer second. I'm looking for the readies. The aim is to win at all costs.”
“Art to me means lot of things - images and words. I may be no artist myself, but I recognise the pleasure you get from a new proverb or a new painting. It puts you in a particular frame of mind. Visually I like art, philosophically I like art.”
“When I was 11 my school held a sports day near Crystal Palace. We were told we were going to play a rugby match. The ball was eventually passed to me and I was obviously expected to run with it. I took one look at all these players charging towards me, placed the ball on the ground and walked off the pitch.”
“The Watson fight was the worst beating I ever took in a ring, but I couldn't quit.”
“The people who have done it - I have been in there - a lot of people love boxing but they have not actually been in there, and haven't tasted the bitterness of a beating.”
“I admire rugged hard men who play rugby because it's something I would never contemplate.”