Work hard, think fast and you’ll last.
I wanted to bring people together, and most importantly not feel threatened when they came to watch me box.
If somebody had told me in the 1980s that Gerry Adams would shake hands with Ian Paisley or Peter Robinson I would have said put that man in a white suit and lock him up in a padded cell.
I train very hard, either rowing on the cross trainer or running. Not only do you feel tired afterwards but it relaxes you, it completely clears the head. But to sort things out I also like to walk.
What I would say about Barney Eastwood is that when our relationship worked, it worked extremely well. He had a lot of strengths as a promoter and a manager.
Every fighter has a story that could break your heart. We lose, we get hurt and everything comes apart. That’s when it’s so difficult to stay on the straight and narrow.
Boxing is changing and training methods are slowly being dragged into the 21st century.
I’d had 35 professional fights and mentally I was tired of it. I’d sort ot fallen out of love with the sport.
I’ve spent my life navigating through sensitive issues. Not wanting to upset people.
There is nothing like wealth for dulling desire.
I get people to this day – I won my title 25 years ago – saying how wonderful a time they had during that dark period in our history when they came to watch me fight.
The trouble with boxing is that too often it ends in sadness.
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