"You can be the hardest man in the world, but if you don’t have a thick skin you’ll crumble. When someone gives you chat in public, your initial reaction might be to deck them, but you can’t do that as a pro. Not only might you seriously hurt the bloke with one punch, but you might damage yourself, or end up in the papers and lose your licence. Then there are insults from other fighters, which are all part of the game, but you’ll lose if you let it get to you. It’s actually been proven that the influence of emotion during a fight is detrimental to your performance, so block it all out and stay disciplined; strength of mind can make a champion."