Naseem Hamed

“When I used to leave behind my wife and kids and go into training camp for nine weeks at a time, I felt it, especially if you're having young children and leaving them literally within weeks of them being born.”

“Losing will make me a better fighter.”

“GGG is a great fighter, but he hasn't got the ability that Kell has - Brook is the far superior boxer.”

“Ali could only fight a couple of ways. I can fight five or six different ways.”

“From the age of seven, I was destined to be a legend, to be the world's most popular fighter.”

“As a father, you become more responsible.”

“I made a prediction when I was 11 that I would be world champion by the time I was 21, and I did it.”

“I love it when fighters are textbook.”

“I just feel proud when they say in 'Forbes' magazine that the highest-paid athlete is a fighter.”

“You're either good at boxing, or you're not.”

“The fact is I have lost a fight, and I accept the loss from Allah. That's the way a real fighter and a real man goes out.”

“I lit up the Middle East when I lit up the world in the 1990s and gave people here something to be proud of.”

“I'm going to smash Wayne McCullough to bits. And when you see him smashed to bits, you're going to see the same thing I'd have done to Barry McGuigan, his friend and idol.”

“Amir Khan is Amir Khan. He's a great fighter; he's got great attributes. But Prince Naseem brought something completely different to any other fighter in the whole world.”

“When I win, I send shock waves through the boxing world.”

“My career was a gift that I'm very happy about. I loved every step of it. I was blessed. I won all the titles and put my stamp on the sport.”

“I'm blessed with a gift from God. When you're blessed, you have an advantage. You know you're not going to get beat when you're fighting with a gift. You're fighting with something that God has given you.”

“I want to be remembered as a guy who transcended boxing.”

“The Kelley fight meant that much because it's always when a fighter from this country goes over to America and proves himself, it's always make or break in a British fighter's career.”

“I know there is not a featherweight out there who I couldn't beat.”