George Groves

“I know what I'm worth, and I know boxing.”

“I got to world champion, No 1-rated fighter in the division and managed to earn from the defences.”

“Rebrasse was a good opponent, a tough guy, he took an awful lot of punches. I knew it was going to be tough. I didn't want to run out of steam, I felt in great condition but you always have to be cautious against a guy who has never been stopped.”

“The lighter I am going into a fight, the more likely I am to get ill.”

“The more successful a promoter becomes, the more ruthless they've got to be.”

“Boxing's a funny business and sometimes different fights come along at different times.”

“I've good memories of fighting at the Echo Arena. It's been a happy hunting ground for me in the past.”

“I've earned some decent money, and bragging rights, and boxed on a Floyd Mayweather undercard in Vegas... but it's a fraction of what I set out to do.”

“I can play poker when I have to and I think it has made me a better fighter.”

“With Froch everyone was questioning me and I was trying to prove a point.”

“I like to keep my normal life under wraps but in front of 80,000 people, I'm going to perform.”

“I know what works for me.”

“I have always boxed better with a bit of nerves.”

“I've definitely changed as a person because of professional boxing.”

“I know I am more than capable of beating Carl Froch.”

“Once I'm world Champion we can think about what fights are fun rather than fights that need to take place.”

“I've been on the other end of sticky decisions, have been the 'B' side, but I never go in there thinking, 'Is this going to go against me?'”

“Wembley Arena has been a successful stomping ground in the past.”

“If I didn't want to fight Carl Froch then I wouldn't have invested so much time and money into appealing with the IBF over the dubious outcome of the first fight.”

“If people want to say nasty things that's a good thing in a way because it means people will underestimate me come fight night.”