Looking forward to the fight with Ian Lewison (October 7 in Glasgow)?
I canโt wait. Iโm pumped. Iโm psyched. Iโm ready to go. Iโm ready to do this.
He didnโt irritate me today [at the press conference]. Heโs just talking rubbish really. I know heโs going to be up for the fight, I believe heโs going to come to fight, heโs going to train hard and heโs going to come out swinging, all guns blazing. But he knows Iโve come up and risen above him because he hasnโt taken his career seriously but I know for my fight he will.
What would it mean to you to win the British heavyweight title?
It would mean the world to me to win that belt. I tried before, I came up short unfortunately but it would mean the world to me.
Becoming world champion I would feel like Iโve taken the proper route, the proper channel.
There are a lot changes in the heavyweight division, we donโt know what will happen to Tyson Fury and his titles, what do you think about the state of the heavyweight division at the moment?
There are some good fighters and there are some good fights there. Itโs all coming up and itโs all coming together. But I canโt comment on the Tyson Fury situation because I donโt know. I donโt know where heโs at.
So I canโt comment on it, it would be very rude and very disrespectful of me to do so about a fellow professional athlete.
Youโve spent a lot of time on Klitschko camps, what was it like training with Wladimir Klitschko?
Itโs hard. Wladimir, when heโs preparing for his fight, he doesnโt care, he just puts in work, he doesnโt care. The main thing is that he gets ready for his fight. He puts in work, heโs aggressive, a strong champion and he comes to bring it. Thatโs what he does. He actually spars harder than he fights. In sparring he goes for it, in fights heโs a bit more careful and uses his skills. I think he does that in sparring to prepare himself in case itโs difficult in a fight.
Heโs an ultimate professional. Heโs always on point. Heโs focused in a camp as well as in a fight. He keeps his feelings and emotions under control and he just gets on with it.
Thereโs talk of Klitschko fighting Anthony Joshua, how do you see that?
It is a good fight. I believe that the timing might be right for that fight. Boxingโs all about timing and the timing might be right for him because Wladimirโs on a bit of down at the minute, his mind is all over the place with the Tyson Fury fight in my opinion so itโll be a good fight. Wladmirโs at the top of his career and AJโs still going up, so itโll be a good fight.
I would take the fight because I think the timing may be the right time. If it was offered to me I would definitely take it.
Thatโs another reason why this fight in Scotland is important.
Itโs very important. I need to get through this year unscathed. If I get through this year unscathed and do it properly and get through the right way, then Iโll be more than happy.
Potentially after will it be Dereck Chisora on November 26?
Letโs see how this fight goes. Weโll see what happens and then take it from there.
Also it has to be financially right, because Dereck Chisora is a massive fight. Thereโs lots of things to be worked out, logistics, finance and timing and everything.