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Age started boxing: 12.
First boxing memory: I boxed my coach’s son [smiles]. And I beat him for the first time.
Inspiration: I don’t really have one. I never watched boxing growing up. The first boxer I really liked was Floyd Mayweather.
Favourite all-time fighter: I love the way Mayweather goes in there and does his little thang. That’s about it.
Best fight seen: Been a lot of great fights – I couldn’t even tell you. I don’t watch boxing that much.
Pre-fight meal: Some spaghetti and meatballs.
What do you do to relax: Just go up to my room, man, listen to country music and just think.
Pre-fight superstition: Don’t have any.
What training do you do between fights (if any):I run. I swim. That’s about it.
Typical breakfast: Bagel, omelette.
Toughest part of being a boxer: All the interviews [smiles].
Favourite music: Country. Right now my favourite is Travis Tritt.
Last book read: It was something about Iraq. It was a great book. I can’t remember the title, but it was telling you about the war. I got it out in the car.
Favourite film: Denzel Washington was in it. It was a war movie – Glory [made in 1989 about the US Civil War].
What car do you drive: I have a lot of cars. I got about seven cars.
Where do you train: I will train in Las Vegas for the Kelly Pavlik rematch [exact location was not known at the time of this interview].
Training routine: Very intense. In the morning get up and run. By one o’clock – to the gym, hit the bag. By six o’clock we’ll take a nice little walk, ride the bike or something. That’s every day.
Toughest man you faced: I’ll give it to Pavlik [who stopped Taylor in Atlantic City in our Fight of the Year for 2007].
What supplements do you take: I take Mega Man, the little sports thing.
If you weren’t a boxer what would you be: A mechanic.
Last place you went on holiday: To Disney World [Orlando, Florida].
Favourite football team: I don’t have a favourite soccer team. Football – I’d say the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Best boxer in the sport today:Mayweather.
First boxing memory: I boxed my coach’s son [smiles]. And I beat him for the first time.
Inspiration: I don’t really have one. I never watched boxing growing up. The first boxer I really liked was Floyd Mayweather.
Favourite all-time fighter: I love the way Mayweather goes in there and does his little thang. That’s about it.
Best fight seen: Been a lot of great fights – I couldn’t even tell you. I don’t watch boxing that much.
Pre-fight meal: Some spaghetti and meatballs.
What do you do to relax: Just go up to my room, man, listen to country music and just think.
Pre-fight superstition: Don’t have any.
What training do you do between fights (if any):I run. I swim. That’s about it.
Typical breakfast: Bagel, omelette.
Toughest part of being a boxer: All the interviews [smiles].
Favourite music: Country. Right now my favourite is Travis Tritt.
Last book read: It was something about Iraq. It was a great book. I can’t remember the title, but it was telling you about the war. I got it out in the car.
Favourite film: Denzel Washington was in it. It was a war movie – Glory [made in 1989 about the US Civil War].
What car do you drive: I have a lot of cars. I got about seven cars.
Where do you train: I will train in Las Vegas for the Kelly Pavlik rematch [exact location was not known at the time of this interview].
Training routine: Very intense. In the morning get up and run. By one o’clock – to the gym, hit the bag. By six o’clock we’ll take a nice little walk, ride the bike or something. That’s every day.
Toughest man you faced: I’ll give it to Pavlik [who stopped Taylor in Atlantic City in our Fight of the Year for 2007].
What supplements do you take: I take Mega Man, the little sports thing.
If you weren’t a boxer what would you be: A mechanic.
Last place you went on holiday: To Disney World [Orlando, Florida].
Favourite football team: I don’t have a favourite soccer team. Football – I’d say the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Best boxer in the sport today:Mayweather.
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