Billy Joe Saunders quotes:
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Boxing has kept me off the streets, stops me smoking and drinking and gives me something to do.
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My trainer Jimmy Tibbs and my promoter Frank Warren told me that I had to be patient and get the jab going.
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There's such a big buzz around boxing at the moment. Everything's happening and there's so much building up with a lot of young talent coming through.
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But as an amateur, the highest level you can box at is the Olympics. I did that at 18 and felt it was time to move on to other challenges as a professional.
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It is an honour to fight at the Royal Albert Hall.
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But my promoter Frank Warren knows what he is doing, and has been through this cycle many times with other fighters.
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I'm one of the best finishers in the business, so I went for it.
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I've had two fights within a month and I can't ask for more than that.
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The Commonwealth is one of three belts I want to win before going for a world title.
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You've got to look and pick your shots - and that's where your class and skill comes out.