In 2017, I boxed in front of a home crowd in Sheffield and became the WBA super-middleweight world champion. After four attempts I had finally fulfilled my childhood dream, and the experience was as great as I had always imagined it would be. It was without doubt the best moment of my career.
My motivation is being unified heavyweight champion of the world, making New Zealand and my family proud.
When I win, I send shock waves through the boxing world.
Beating Chris Eubank in 1997 was a great win and the toughest fight of my life, and beating Jeff Lacy was great, too. But Mikkel Kessler topped it, winning all the belts and fighting in front of all those fans in my home town.
I've fought everybody without ducking anyone. I have beaten 10 undefeated guys, and I never was comparing myself to the greatest in the sport. I was not thinking of breaking any records. I'm just enjoying my time in boxing.
I have always wanted to be European champion, because it is a fantastic title and so many great boxers have held the belt over the years.
It's a great feeling to be the WBC champ of the world, but there's more to gain from this.
I've been through a lot of ups and downs. But in the process, I won two heavyweight titles. Not many men can say that.
We know the window of boxing don't last long. We want to try to get everything we can in this window and beat everyone we can.
The one-time cotton picker was now the heavyweight champion of the world.
To be a successful boxer, the last thing you need to be doing is turning up to the gym stoned. You're going to get beaten up if you do that.
I like the color green, and the WBC belt is green, so I can't wait to get that belt.
When I won the title against Jean Pascal it also won me fight of the year.
I never started in boxing to be a British champion or a world champion. There are loads of world champions in Britain, and if you mention them to someone out there on the street, nobody knows who they are.
I been making history for Omaha, Nebraska, since I started boxing professional, and it just keeps going and going and going.
The lightweight title will be mine, but I'm looking for multiples and I am looking for that best pound for pound spot.
I don't want to be the country's best-kept boxing secret. I want to cross over from being a boxer on the back pages to the front pages and become the big superstar I deserve to be.
I won my first 10 fights by knockout. The money was getting larger at the same time.
I feel blessed that I managed to fight 46 fights undefeated, that I was a world champion for 11 years, one of the longest reigning champions of all time and I like to think that I come out looking pretty good.
If I can beat a proven champion like Canelo, that will take my career to a different level.
I'm very conscious of Miguel Cotto's career... I need to do my part on that night to have victory and create my own legacy in this sport of boxing.
When I was young, I used to dream about seeing myself with the world title, with the WBC belt.
Flipping through the 'Toronto Star' one day in 2008, I noticed a piece about a phenomenal boxer from the Philippines who had won several different titles in several different weight divisions. Manny Pacquiao's rise from heart-crushing poverty to the top ranks of his sport was astounding.
Crossroads fights are an important part of boxing. The winner goes on to bigger and better things, while the loser squanders a significant career opportunity.
I didn't expect one day I become world champion in the United States. I'm very proud to be together with boxing legends. It's a dream to be in with Muhammad Ali.
