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Age started boxing: 10.
First boxing memory: My very first fight at age
10. I had to give up four years and 15lbs but I told them I’d fight whoever. I won.
Inspiration: Muhammad Ali. He fought for what he stood for.
Favourite all-time fighter: Muhammad Ali.
Best fight you’ve seen: There are three. Larry Holmes-Ken Norton is the best heavyweight fight; they showed heart for heavyweights. Sugar Ray Leonard-Thomas Hearns I because they had such a big build-up and then lived up to it. And Salvador Sanchez-Wilfredo Gomez.
What do you do to relax: Fish or listen to music.
I make music too, rap, and I’ve already made the promo for the [Joe] Calzaghe fight [on September 20]. I think I might call it Battle of the Superpowers. I love music.
Pre-fight superstition: Only one; I always put my right hand in my right glove first.
What training (if any) do you do between fights:
I play basketball to keep myself right.
Typical breakfast: I’m a big cereal fan; I love it. Applejacks, Raisin Bran.
Toughest part of being a boxer: Staying focused and dealing with adversity. In life, when you get knocked down you have to get up and keep going and in boxing, you have to do that literally, like Joe [Calzaghe] against [Bernard] Hopkins.
Favourite music: I like rap, especially Scarface, who I’ve done a couple of songs with.
Last book you read: I don’t read books; I just
try to read my Bible every day.
Favourite film: Tombstone.
What car do you drive: I’m driving a Z06 Corvette and a Bentley, but I have about eight cars in total.
Where do you train: In my own gym at my farm in Pensacola. It’s old-fashioned, because you can’t get too comfortable. I work on the farm regularly when I’m not fighting.
Training routine: Basketball in the morning, then, in the afternoon, speed bag, pads, exercises, sometimes sparring, then, in the evenings, maybe basketball again. It keeps your mind right, your conditioning, your hand-eye co-ordination and your agility. It keeps you ahead of the game.
Toughest man faced: James Toney. He was the hardest to hit and the smartest.
What supplements do you take: Potassium,
magnesium.
Last place you went on holiday: I never go on vacation.
Best boxer in the sport today: Now Floyd [Mayweather]’s gone, it’ll be decided on September 20.
Favourite football team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
First boxing memory: My very first fight at age
10. I had to give up four years and 15lbs but I told them I’d fight whoever. I won.
Inspiration: Muhammad Ali. He fought for what he stood for.
Favourite all-time fighter: Muhammad Ali.
Best fight you’ve seen: There are three. Larry Holmes-Ken Norton is the best heavyweight fight; they showed heart for heavyweights. Sugar Ray Leonard-Thomas Hearns I because they had such a big build-up and then lived up to it. And Salvador Sanchez-Wilfredo Gomez.
What do you do to relax: Fish or listen to music.
I make music too, rap, and I’ve already made the promo for the [Joe] Calzaghe fight [on September 20]. I think I might call it Battle of the Superpowers. I love music.
Pre-fight superstition: Only one; I always put my right hand in my right glove first.
What training (if any) do you do between fights:
I play basketball to keep myself right.
Typical breakfast: I’m a big cereal fan; I love it. Applejacks, Raisin Bran.
Toughest part of being a boxer: Staying focused and dealing with adversity. In life, when you get knocked down you have to get up and keep going and in boxing, you have to do that literally, like Joe [Calzaghe] against [Bernard] Hopkins.
Favourite music: I like rap, especially Scarface, who I’ve done a couple of songs with.
Last book you read: I don’t read books; I just
try to read my Bible every day.
Favourite film: Tombstone.
What car do you drive: I’m driving a Z06 Corvette and a Bentley, but I have about eight cars in total.
Where do you train: In my own gym at my farm in Pensacola. It’s old-fashioned, because you can’t get too comfortable. I work on the farm regularly when I’m not fighting.
Training routine: Basketball in the morning, then, in the afternoon, speed bag, pads, exercises, sometimes sparring, then, in the evenings, maybe basketball again. It keeps your mind right, your conditioning, your hand-eye co-ordination and your agility. It keeps you ahead of the game.
Toughest man faced: James Toney. He was the hardest to hit and the smartest.
What supplements do you take: Potassium,
magnesium.
Last place you went on holiday: I never go on vacation.
Best boxer in the sport today: Now Floyd [Mayweather]’s gone, it’ll be decided on September 20.
Favourite football team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
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