Quotes from James DeGale

A mega fight to me is a fight that I am in and people think I am going to lose. I am the underdog. Golovkin, it's a perfect fight. It's a hard fight, but a fight that I think I have a fantastic chance of beating him. He's not the biggest middleweight, so if he moves up in weight, I am going to have the size advantage.

A lot of things I did were cringy. I look back at interviews, seeing the way I talked and the way I am, and it is embarrassing. I came back from the Olympics, I was shoved in the spotlight and I couldn't cope that well.

A lot of greats from England have fought in New York. I remember when Naseem Hamed fought at Madison Square Garden against Kevin Kelley and knocked him out.

I like nice things, I love money really, don't I? But I don't love the fame side. All I care about is my world title, being in big fights and being known for that.

I boxed for the British title in my ninth fight.

I've done everything, I've boxed at the Barclays Center in front of 15,000 people, I've been in a unification fight... I've done everything.

I had cartilage sticking out my nose. I couldn't breathe out of my left nostril.

We have had no bonuses for winning Olympic medals, I haven't even had a call from the ABA. I was on assisted performance funding, but I had that stopped.

I love all the attention I've got since becoming Olympic champion and being asked to go to different events, but boxing is what I do.

I was 80-1 to win Olympic gold.

Calzaghe and Mayweather both got booed in the early part of their careers and look where they are now. I'm used to it, though, in the Olympic final I got booed by the Cubans and the Chinese so I'm ready to deal with it, do what I do and beat what is in front of me.

All boxers are OCD. You can see a bit of OCD in me before I go into the ring. I can't put on my right boot before my left. It's the same with my gloves. It's got to always be the left foot and the left hand first. I would freak out if I did it differently. I have to do the left first because that's the way I done it when I won the Olympics.

The only difference between me and Anthony Joshua is that he's made more money. He's a heavyweight and thats the blue ribbon division but that's the only difference.

Amateur boxing is like a game but you have to be spiteful as a pro. I've got that spiteful streak. I've always had it - just ask my mum and dad.

Eubank is tough, he's game, he's strong. He's just like his dad. But he struggles with the boxing bit.

Dirrell is a very good opponent. He's very talented. He's hard to beat.

I'd like to win the British belt outright.

I'm a good boy, I eat up all my vegetables.

Hit and move, that's amateur boxing and that's what I'm good at.

Just because you are a good amateur, it doesn't mean you're going to be a good professional.

People think I'm tough and arrogant but I've got feelings.

I'm a victim of my own success.

I think that's one of my main attributes. My movement, my speed, my feet.

When I won the world title against Andre Dirrell, I was edgy and a bit scared that I didn't want to lose, but you saw I was on my game.