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I was tested against the best.

I loved tests because it was another form of competing, a healthy competition.

It was a long, hard, tough day. We managed to just sneak through, it was an unbelievable Test match.

We knew Stiverne was tough. You've got to give it to him. He's got a tough chin.

I think I've failed every test I've ever taken. If there was a failure I would have been it.

Boxing is the ultimate challenge. There's nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way you do every time you step in the ring.

I fought a boxer who everybody said I couldn't beat - Sugar Ray Leonard. They said he was faster than me. That he was the best of the best. And I beat him.

But the most important test is to take them on tour and see if you can bear to spend time with them.

At the end of the competition, I played the Liszt concerto and I felt my head was on the block. Well, I won.