Quotes from Nigel Benn

Conor is not emulating me. He has to be his own man and learn his trade from the start. He will fight in the amateurs and then, if it works, the pros.

I'm not punch drunk.

I was a disappointment to my parents before I drew my first breath. After five boys, they had been praying for a girl and were convinced their prayers would be answered. So when Dad rang the hospital from a public phone and heard about my arrival, he started kicking and punching the kiosk.

Wilder has only got a puncher's chance. He can't outbox Fury, Fury is like a magician when it comes to movement. He holds Wilder's card, he can see his punches coming.

Wilder is like a windmill, he's rubbish, he's one of the worst boxers going.

How can I not look back and thank God for having Chris Eubank? I am so grateful he was there.

I remember Conor saying to me when he was a young boy: 'I'm never going to be like you, dad.' And I said: 'Thank you, son.' And I hope he doesn't end up like I did.

Boxing wasn't taking me to the darkest places in my life. No. The fights were the easy part because it took my mind away from self-destruction. When I came out of the ring I had to deal with the real world. Fighting was my escape.

I want a bit of peace and quiet in my life after burning the candle at both ends.

Before the McClellan fight, people were worried. Since that fight other people say I should quit but I think people should just keep their noses out of my business.

My life is only getting better and better.

I worked for Satan most of my life and then one day I looked at myself I realised the harm that my lifestyle was doing.

What I like about my son is he's got guts.

I was Satan's right hand man.

I thrive on fear.

I had people telling me I was great and women throwing themselves at me and I got caught up in that life. At school all I'd hear was - 'you're not going to make anything of yourself' - and suddenly I was up there thinking: 'look where I am. Look where I am!' You're not in the real world.

I've learned a lot the hard way.

The work I do in helping people out means much more to me than boxing ever did.

I don't mean any disrespect, but being world champion hasn't made me happy.

No fame, no fortune, no world titles - they all mean absolutely nothing compared to knowing Jesus. Because winning world titles ain't going to get me into heaven.

I needed to show I was the best, and if you win titles, the money follows.

When I lost to Michael Watson, I cried. I thought the world was on my shoulders and I broke down. But I came back because I wanted my titles.

If it hadn't been for my family, I would have been holding up banks and everything.

I served 18 months in Northern Ireland and that was very scary. I remember when we were told do you want the good news or the bad news first. We wanted the good news - we're going to Cyprus. The bad news? We're going to Northern Ireland first. All the black blokes looked at each other and thought, 'that's really funny.'