Quotes from Dillian Whyte

That works for me, that's fine, but I don't need a belt to fight Dominic Breazeale. If he wants it, he can get it.

I won't wait for this Joshua-Wilder-Tyson Fury nonsense and become a pawn in their negotiations.

I'll fight anyone; I don't hide from anyone. I don't try to get easy fights. I don't sit down and wait. I want to be busy, and I will fight anyone put in front of me.

The government should have something in place where, in school, they see what sport you are most suited for, and it should be mandatory that you do more of it in your curriculum.

If you're mentally weak, it can destroy you. Some guys who look talented lose and never come back.

I have progressed well since switching my training to Loughborough, and I feel I still have another 30% of progress left in me before my peak.

I've been written off. But I don't go about crying. Nothing is going to stop me. Not Chisora. We're marching on.

My dad was trying to prepare me for what he went through as a kid.

Every sport has dangers, and it's a risk we all take, but that's why people need to give us the credit we deserve.

I'm 30. I'm about to hit my prime now. I need to act and keep building.

My energy is good; it is directed at training hard.

Sport instils discipline, and it's a distraction.

Listen: I'm a fighter. I'm a brawler. I'm a boxer. But I'm a technician as well.

I'm in this game to give the fans proper fights, fights they will remember.

What I was doing wasn't good enough. It was good enough up until I met someone who was doing it properly - someone who was stronger than me and in better mental and physical condition than I was.

Boxing is one fight at a time for me. That's how I've always been, and that's how I was brought up.

There's always something getting in the way - other fights being made or money and politics ruining things - but after I finish Chisora, nobody can deny me my shot.

It was at a gym near Liverpool Street. I came off the street - I was just a kid - and I was just excited about getting to punch someone in the face.

If you look at Joshua's six opponents before he fought for the world title, Wilder's six opponents before the world title, Tyson's six opponents. The guys I fought and the guys they fought, it's the difference between night and day.

Apart from me, Tyson Fury, and Deontay Wilder, you can't sell out Wembley.

I want one of the top three, but if they aren't available, we'll pick someone else. There are some good young fighters, undefeated guys, and guys with wins and losses on their record.

People will get to see I'm real and a straight guy. And they'll realise I can fight as well.

Throw me in deep enough, and I sink or swim. I don't care who I fight.

My career needs to progress. Time's ticking.