Dillian Whyte

“People will get to see I'm real and a straight guy. And they'll realise I can fight as well.”

“Listen: I'm a fighter. I'm a brawler. I'm a boxer. But I'm a technician as well.”

“People say they start from the bottom. If you want to see someone who's started from the bottom, go and look at my career. My first 10 fights, I think I paid for them myself. I've fought three times in one month.”

“It was at a gym near Liverpool Street. I came off the street - I was just a kid - and I was just excited about getting to punch someone in the face.”

“I'll fight anyone; I don't hide from anyone. I don't try to get easy fights. I don't sit down and wait. I want to be busy, and I will fight anyone put in front of me.”

“Throw me in deep enough, and I sink or swim. I don't care who I fight.”

“My career needs to progress. Time's ticking.”

“My dad was raised hard. His own dad's mentality was, 'If you're not dead, you can work. If you're not dead, you're all right.'”

“If you look at Joshua's six opponents before he fought for the world title, Wilder's six opponents before the world title, Tyson's six opponents. The guys I fought and the guys they fought, it's the difference between night and day.”

“My career does not depend on AJ. He's got four of the belts, but if I'm mandatory for one or two of them and he doesn't fight me, they will strip him at some point.”

“I love to fight, and I'm looking forward to being back in the ring, getting the victory, and moving on to challenge for the World Heavyweight title.”

“I won't wait for this Joshua-Wilder-Tyson Fury nonsense and become a pawn in their negotiations.”

“I'll fight Wladimir Klitschko and knock him out if he comes back; I'll definitely knock him out.”

“You have to fight hard to get where you want to be. I never had any backing. I just had to kick the door down and barge through.”

“I have progressed well since switching my training to Loughborough, and I feel I still have another 30% of progress left in me before my peak.”

“The government should have something in place where, in school, they see what sport you are most suited for, and it should be mandatory that you do more of it in your curriculum.”

“I have gone from training by myself to having a team of professional people that have been building athletes for years.”

“Under the lights, there's a lot of pressure, my first big show. The mental pressure drained me out a bit. I was fit and healthy, but I was thinking, 'Why am I tired?' There are so many things that go on in there.”

“I want one of the top three, but if they aren't available, we'll pick someone else. There are some good young fighters, undefeated guys, and guys with wins and losses on their record.”

“I left Jamaica to come to England, but one place became another place. I lived in Tulse Hill, in Brixton and Coldharbour Lane.”