“The boxing authorities, the boxing experts, everyone can see it, but no one’s paying attention to it. And I’m not going to be a party to that. I’ve got to stay alone. I’ve got to stay the lone ranger, for the rules. Only when the rules come back can we then produce a calibre of fighter that can excite us. I’m not talking about one or two, when we used to produce 15, 20, when we had the Fantastic Four, we had the eras of boxing.
‘He is shot, he is spent… boxing kills you’
