I swore to myself that I was never going to lose again, and that's what drives me still. More than money, more than titles, more than fame, it's the desire not to be defeated.
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.
Why am I not a household name in Britain? Why have I not got the recognition I deserve after so long? I think the fact that none of my fights are seen on terrestrial television is significant but, other than that, I don't exactly know. I really don't.
My first boxing memory is watching Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard on television.
In America, they slag each other off at the press conference, then get in the ring and don't do anything.
I don't seek the limelight. I'm perfectly happy with a quiet life and spending time with my family, but I deserve recognition.
