Transcript
Emotionally, fighting's a scary thing, you know. If I had my way and I could build myself as an individual, I would have never chosen to be a fire. I think fighting's one of those things that you're either cursed with or you're not. Unfortunately, I was born with a mind that is hard to occupy, and I find everything boring. I find the cinema boring, I find clubbing boring, conversations, family dinners, festivals, holidays,
enjoys bores the life out of me. The only thing that keeps me mildly entertained is something which is so dangerous that I'm scared. I totally understand why people climb Mount Everest. I totally understand why people jump off to a ballast. And that's exactly the same reason I get in the ring. Because without it, I just live numb and bored all of the time. I could win 20 grand at a casino table and still be bored. It's just me. So every single time I get up into a fight, I think,
or a fractured skull or whatever. But you know, I don't feel like I have a choice but to do it. You know, it's just who I am. So I'm scared, but I'm ready. I'm ready. I know my upcoming opponent. I know quite a lot about him. I was with him on a reality TV show last year in Macedonia. He's a tough guy. He's a strong guy. At my level, everyone's tough. Everyone's strong. Everyone's game. Everyone wants to fight. You know, you're not going to find anyone at my level who doesn't really want to fight and doesn't hit hard. That's not the way
I can fight. That's what it is.
I'm not too big a believer in individualistic regimes or plans. You know, I do press-ups, he does press-ups. You know, I do running, he does running. Everyone does the same kind of thing. It comes down to the individual. It comes down to the brains of the individual and the attitude of the individual. It comes down to who wants it more and it comes down to who lands the shot first. That's how it is. So I've trained hard. I'm sure he's trained hard, but I'm ready to fight.
Why I think I fight. Do I enjoy it? No. Do I enjoy training? No. Do I enjoy cutting weight? No. Am I nervous? Yes. Do I think to myself, what am I doing? Yes. Completely. Unfortunately, it's one of those things you're either born with or you're not. And the only way I can explain it to try and make it make any sense is that if I'm not doing something which is either extremely
of crippling boredom. I can't explain it. I see other people live their lives and they're like, oh, I can't wait for the weekend because I want to watch this movie. I think who cares about a movie? You're looking forward to the weekend for a movie? Looking forward to the weekend to get drunk? Like these things to me are so mundane. They mean nothing. And if I don't fight, if I'm not in a situation where I'm stressed or worried or concerned, I'm just perpetually bored. And
your shoulders. You can't just sit there bored, you know? So most smart people take the academic route to avoid boredom and they learn, learn, learn, learn, learn. But that's never really interested me either. Although I've always been an intelligent guy and I've always done well academically, it never really interested me. And then I see people climb Mount Everest or jump off buildings or do base jumping or the guy who jumped from space. People think, what's he doing? He's crazy. I understand because some people can't live normal lives. Some people cannot just function
for some individuals and it's not for me. So I have to find something which keeps me physically tired enough to stop me going AWOL and mentally tired enough. And I've chosen fighting because without this, when I'm not in training, I wake up every day and think, okay, what am I going to do today? It's 9 a.m. on a Tuesday. I'm bored. Everyone's at work. I'm bored. And I'll end up doing something crazy. I'll either end up drunk or on the Eurostar or, you know, it's just a random lifestyle because I'm constantly looking for never-ending entertainment and it doesn't exist.
that could stop me fighting is if I had enough money to constantly entertain myself. Unless I'm a billionaire, I need something that keeps me focused and keeps me occupied in life. With fighting, I have to train twice a day and I have to train hard. And the stress can be, the stress it brings in every aspect can replace fun. And my mind is occupied. It occupies me. It's the only way I can try and explain it. It occupies me. And I could never stop doing this, even if I lost a hundred fights because I'm not built to live a normal existence. I can't do it. I couldn't just have a
and relax. I've never relaxed in my entire life. I don't know what relaxing is. It's just not me.
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