I’ve had some knocks along the way but I feel fresh and on a roll in this latest chapter of my fight life. I’ve won four heavyweight fights in a row and I’ll make that five on Saturday night.
I’m 34 and yet I still feel young, still feel I’m improving and still feel I’ll succeed in my shot to get back to the very pinnacle of the sport with all the belts in my possession.
I never underestimate the challenge in front of me and that’s no different with Daniel Dubois. He’s had some big wins, can hit hard and has had some setbacks too — that’s just heavyweight boxing.
I’ve felt that power before and a lot has been made of us sparring back in the day. We did train together in the Team GB set-up for a bit but that’s going way back when.
And anyway, we can let our fighting do the actual talking inside the ring at Wembley Stadium.
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