George Groves

A rivalry is me and James DeGale. That is ingrained in people now.

I was never going to be one to just go away quietly and get on with things in the shadows.

I've boxed on with cuts, broken jaws, everything.

I never spoke out as a kid, I was never good at it as a kid, I was always too shy but I think I have a story and would like to be good at it and tell my story.

Comedy is a passion but I don't know if I a am funny enough to make a living out of.

My missus has had to put up with me boxing. I'll be able to spend some better time with them and not always have to put boxing first. So that's good for me. I'll enjoy that part of life.

The more successful a promoter becomes, the more ruthless they've got to be.

I don't think anything affects my nerves.

If I'm confident in my ability to do something, I never get nervous about it. If I was to get up and try to sing in front of 50,000 people, I'd fall to pieces. But boxing, I find it really comfortable.

Any fight, if you prepare correctly and you're ready for it, you should be just there to enjoy it.

The lighter I am going into a fight, the more likely I am to get ill.

If I didn't want to fight Carl Froch then I wouldn't have invested so much time and money into appealing with the IBF over the dubious outcome of the first fight.

On fight night I feel alive and full of tingles. You feel your blood flow hot but that's how we like it. We're mammals, we're warm-blooded creatures.

Once I've got that world title I'll never want to lose it. I'll fight tooth and nail to keep it.

Ultimately, it's down to the individual. Some people are born to perform. Some people need to work hard to control themselves.

I've always been able to stay calm in high-pressure situations.

I never get nervous and I'm always very confident to the point where some people think I'm cocky.

In boxing you can be the most talented fighter out there but you need people to watch and I'm fortunate that I'm in that situation.

I know enough about the business to look after myself now. I don't trust anyone else to take care of business.

Why do I manage myself? I don't trust anyone else to do it, to be honest.