Quotes from Tony Bellew

The one place in the world where I can feel like I'm completely in control, at home, is in a ring.

That's the thing with me: I'm never satisfied.

My legacy is secure.

There will be no more fighting from me. The only things you will see me doing from here on in is trying to act sensible and behave myself.

I'm not a perfect person - far from it.

I just idolise Nigel Benn, the things he said, how ferocious he was, how intimidating he was - I just loved watching him. As I do the old Mike Tyson, the '89 Mike Tyson. The Tyson who walked to the ring with a white towel on and looked ferocious. He frightened me just watching him.

When I go into a boxing ring, I'm willing to die.

Boxing is the only thing I have ever understood - I certainly don't understand women.

People can dress it up however they want to, but boxing is life and death.

This World Boxing Super Series has been a breath of fresh air.

You will all laugh and say I wouldn't have a chance, but I would knock Andre Ward out - or I will outbox him. He is a pound-for-pound great, but I can match him on the inside, and he has never fought anyone who could do that.

I will beat Andre Ward. I will knock out Andre Ward. He's a pound-for-pound king, but I will beat him.

I don't claim to be the best boxer in the world. What I claim to do is give 100% when I get in that ring.

Getting into character to become 'Pretty' Ricky Conlan for the 'Creed' film was surreal.

In the build-up to a fight, I am scared, and I do worry about myself. But once I step into that arena, that worry has gone. A switch gets flicked, and I want to do damage. All I care about is doing damage as fast as possible.

Some people have asked me do you think I got David Haye at the right time, but nobody said it was the right time when he weighed in with a six-pack, looking fantastic.

Normal athletes couldn't do what Premier League football players can do.

I defy anyone in the world to trade with me.

Usyk is less of a puncher than Lomachenko but comes with just as high a work rate, so Usyk has to take some to give some to be exciting, whereas Lomachenko has genuine power, and he can stop fighters with that power.

People don't drop me with shots on the temple.

I am not a heavy drinker, I've never taken a drug in my life, but I am prone to a pizza.

David Haye was a better fighter than me, but it's not about the better fighter because the better fighter does not always win.

When it's all said and done, Linares is an exceptional fighter.

Just because I beat David Haye doesn't make me a great fighter. I'm still the same fighter that I was.