I still get invitations from all over Europe to speak at dinners, and it's an honour that promoters and charities can use me to create income.

When people speak their own language you get a much better sense of who they are.

Boxing is a buzz, but I went into it to make a living. I wasn't going to go into the ring and get punched in the head for the fun of it.

If you say you've had a nervous breakdown or things aren't right mentally, people run away from you. They think you're from 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest,' you know.

We need to finally get a respectable income.

When I came into boxing, I brought it to the next level with adverts and doing pantomime and people just got jealous of me doing that.