The British scene in boxing, not just the heavyweight division, is popping.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In boxing, you get hit, it's painful, then you sit on the stool when the adrenaline is gone and you feel that pain. And then you fight the next round.
The life of a boxer is about fighting for world titles.
Boxing is not always about standing in the middle going toe to toe. It's about poise and grace under extreme pressure.
Boxing is really an art form. It might just look like two people beating each other up, but when you look closer, it's actually quite beautiful and interesting.
We try to tell these guys that the end of a boxing career isn't the end of their lives: it's the beginning of a new one.
I never started in boxing to be a British champion or a world champion. There are loads of world champions in Britain, and if you mention them to someone out there on the street, nobody knows who they are.
Boxing is made for film - there is corruption, violence, tragedy and the chance that the underdog can catch the champion with one lucky punch.
When boxers are in the ring, they're simple. It's when the fight is over, that's when the other fight, the real fight, begins. That's the problem.
Boxing's a sport that gives you licence to act like an idiot, I think.
Boxing has become America's tragic theater.