Joe Calzaghe

My natural weight is 13 st. 7 lb. That's what I walk around at.

There were times people tried to get me to change trainers, but I stuck with my dad.

I believe amateur boxing training should be available in schools. Not for all, but for those who want to.

We're only human, and fear can eat away at you the closer you get to a big fight.

My dad is a great judge of fights. He's the only person I know who said that Holyfield would beat Tyson the first time.

I'm a Juventus fan, although I did support Chelsea for some time - mainly because of Gianfranco Zola. Zola is from the same town as my father Enzo, in Sardinia.

I was born in London but brought up in Wales from the age of two.

I didn't like school at all. I was bullied and didn't have a good time. Boxing was my escapism, and the ring was where I felt best.

If you know you're just fighting for the money and you're not fighting for the championship, you're going to lose, so I thought, 'It's time for me to quit.'

Fighters never realise when it is time to walk away. They can't leave the buzz and adoration that surrounds being champion.

Every fighter, when they box, wants to leave a mark in their sport, or a legacy, and I managed to do that beyond my wildest dreams.

There'll never be another Muhammad Ali. He was a superstar. And although he has gone, his legacy will live on for what he has done for sport and humanity.