You have to ride your luck a bit, you have to take opportunities when they come.
— George Groves
Carl Froch never really does too well away from home and he is very settled and comfortable in Nottingham.
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?'
Once I'm world Champion we can think about what fights are fun rather than fights that need to take place.
Brits love a road trip supporting a British fighter.
I don't care what people think anymore. I don't think I've got anything to prove.
You can't judge a fighter by their worst performance.
That's the reality of boxing - it can be over in a flash.
I can play poker when I have to and I think it has made me a better fighter.
If you are very nervous, it is going to affect you and you start feeling tired or anxiety sets in.
I have always wanted to be European champion, because it is a fantastic title and so many great boxers have held the belt over the years.
I don't want to have lunch with a sultan. I would rather watch Netflix.
I'm taking charge of my own business because I don't trust anyone else to do it.
I got to world champion, No 1-rated fighter in the division and managed to earn from the defences.
I've got a lovely family now, I've got two boys.
There are various psychological advantages you can take into boxing match. One is getting your opponent to fight with emotion and anger because he hates you.
A rivalry is me and James DeGale. That is ingrained in people now.
Being champion, there's a different mindset.
I'm sure I'm going to have a long and successful career.
It's hard to win people's minds over. The only way to change their minds is to perform.
In any other sport an easier route to the final is your best route - but in this sport it isn't.
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.
My career before I was main event I was always trying to steal the show and I feel I have a style that can be endearing to the boxing public. It's a style that allows me to box how I want to box.
Sometimes when you're not getting what you want in this game you have to shout a bit and throw a bit of a tantrum.
I'm a realist and I'm not going to shy away from being knocked out.
I know how to read a spreadsheet, I know what I'm worth so I can go into meetings and say, 'I get paid that much, thank you.'
I think it is good when your blood is pumping, you are feeling lively, nice and warm, you are loose, you are awake, and your brain is switched on.
What happened with Gutknecht does frequently cross my mind, but I can't do anything about my situation. I need to carry on boxing so that's what I've been doing.
When friends started smoking at 16 or drinking at 18, I made myself not follow. No lads' holidays, all that stuff.
I know what I'm worth, and I know boxing.
There's always talk about going out on top, unfortunately for me that means going out on a loss but it's going out at the highest level. I'm happily satisfied and it makes a lot of sense to me.
Carl Froch is a strong, seasoned world champion and there's no quit in him.
If you asked me to go on stage now, even to do karaoke, I'd fall apart. I'm far more comfortable getting stuck into a fight.
I was never going to be one to just go away quietly and get on with things in the shadows.
I've good memories of fighting at the Echo Arena. It's been a happy hunting ground for me in the past.
I know I am more than capable of beating Carl Froch.
There are plenty of massive fights out there for me, I know that, but the goals always going to become world champion.
I've been over to Germany, it is nice to box.
I want to make my wife proud, I want to make my dad proud.
I didn't fool myself into thinking I was world class just because I'd beaten James DeGale.
Boxing's a funny business and sometimes different fights come along at different times.
It is an individual sport and you don't get many opportunities to overturn dodgy decisions.
It's iconic, it's Wembley. When I go running up Primrose Hill you can see the arch. It's a great thing and it's a proud spot for London.
I have always boxed better with a bit of nerves.
I've been in a few fights where I keep drilling guys - Carl Froch, those sort of people - and they just keep coming.
Since I was 12 and didn't want to go training I have always worked hard not to waste my talent.
I get paid to get hit in the head.
My missus has had to put up with me boxing for so long.
Ego can be a dangerous thing. We all have one but it needs to be contained.
I love comedy and I did a few gigs here and there but it never really took off. It was too scary.
