ROCKY FIELDING

Even in the past, going out to Germany to fight for the world title I was the underdog, was getting no praise and I went in there very confident I would win and that's what happened.

Unbelievable to me when I was first told Canelo would fight me in the Garden.

If I beat Canelo Alvarez at Madison Square Garden, I wake up the next day the king of New York and the new face of boxing.

Once I walk into the gym I'm all about boxing, but when I'm home, it's about being a dad.

I'm a chilled out guy from Liverpool.

When I'm in the ring and we're getting it on and people are screaming my name, it'll push me more.

I'm a fighter; if you want to be the best you've got to fight the best.

I don't shy away from any fight.

Prizefighter changed my life in so many ways, and I was dying to go into it despite me being the least experienced.

I never shied away from the challenge. I dared to be great and lived the dream, but hats off to Canelo. He's an elite fighter, does everything well. He's strong. He kept going forward. The body shots caught me and took my wind.

I've done a bit of football.

DeGale's name has been mentioned to me and I'd fight him in a heartbeat.

My daughter is 12 weeks old and I've been in a training camp for 10 weeks. So I haven't held her properly and been out pushing the pram, doing the little things. But when I'm slugging it out and things are getting tough I just think, 'everything is for the kids.'

I've won the British title and although it would be nice to win it outright, I want to push on to the next level and if the opportunity to fight for the European or even a world title comes up, I will take it.

When people come to KO me, that's when I catch them off-guard and get the KO myself.

I'm here at Madison Square Garden as world champion and have a world champion's mentality, the pressures on to defend my belt - this is what champions do.

Canelo is an elite fighter, and I never shied away from a challenge.

I've had a lot of setbacks outside the ring.

I started off in sports centers with no promoter, no TV, no backing, just me, my bag and Oliver Harrison, having to sell tickets.

I've been at super middleweight for a long time.

I've done it the hard way and taken every opportunity I've been given and said yes to every fighter that's been put in front of me.

I'm a fighter. I don't say no to fights.

I went to Madison Square Garden and saw a basketball game. I said, 'Imagine fighting here.'

All the big fights in the past they would say 'Rocky won't do this or that' and I pulled it off.

I have watched and tracked Zeuge since he won the World Title against Giovanni De Carolis. He's a good fighter with decent foot work in particular.