Dillian Whyte

“I've been written off. But I don't go about crying. Nothing is going to stop me. Not Chisora. We're marching on.”

“I'd turn up to the gym early and just be there, waiting outside, knocking on the door. It was something I thought I was decent at. I enjoyed fighting; it's how I've always been.”

“I just want to be seen as what I am - just look beyond TV/social media, and you will see what kind of person I am.”

“I definitely want to fight Breazeale. It doesn't need to be PBC; it can be Matchroom and Sky Sports. If he wants to fight, we can fight. It's an easy fight to make. Let's make it.”

“After that defeat by Joshua in 2015, I changed my trainer and teamed up with Mark Tibbs. I began working at Loughborough University.”

“I got into a lot of fights. Then I started knocking people out, and they stopped.”

“There's no happy time to die, but if I had a choice, I'd die doing the thing I loved.”

“I'm chasing belts. I'm highly ranked, and after I beat Chisora, I should be No. 1 with at least four of the governing bodies.”

“There's fighters that sit down and wait two years, waiting for the call. I can't do that. Time's ticking.”

“I want a kid to look at me and say, 'You know what, this man had no chance in life, but he stayed in there, and he worked hard. He dedicated himself, and he did it'.”

“My dad was trying to prepare me for what he went through as a kid.”

“I won't say I'm the best fighter on the planet, but I can knock anyone out.”

“If you're mentally weak, it can destroy you. Some guys who look talented lose and never come back.”

“I have always been a puncher, but I tried to use my other tools and take my time, because in boxing, you need longevity. I can have a dust-up and knock anyone out in the first round, but you need more than that.”

“That works for me, that's fine, but I don't need a belt to fight Dominic Breazeale. If he wants it, he can get it.”