I came here from Jamaica as a kid and didn't go to school, really, never had a great education. I was a little bit bad on the street, running around, doing this, doing that, and always getting into trouble. I was completely written off, so boxing has definitely saved my life.

Dillian Whyte

I have always been a puncher, but I tried to use my other tools and take my time, because in boxing, you need longevity. I can have a dust-up and knock anyone out in the first round, but you need more than that.

Dillian Whyte

What I was doing wasn't good enough. It was good enough up until I met someone who was doing it properly - someone who was stronger than me and in better mental and physical condition than I was.

Dillian Whyte

I'll fight anyone; I don't hide from anyone. I don't try to get easy fights. I don't sit down and wait. I want to be busy, and I will fight anyone put in front of me.

Dillian Whyte

If you look at Joshua's six opponents before he fought for the world title, Wilder's six opponents before the world title, Tyson's six opponents. The guys I fought and the guys they fought, it's the difference between night and day.

Dillian Whyte

My mum hates the fact that I fight. My sisters hate it, too, but they understand that boxing gave me a way out. It saved me. It made me someone. It made me the person I am today, mentally and physically.

Dillian Whyte

People say they start from the bottom. If you want to see someone who's started from the bottom, go and look at my career. My first 10 fights, I think I paid for them myself. I've fought three times in one month.

Dillian Whyte

The government should have something in place where, in school, they see what sport you are most suited for, and it should be mandatory that you do more of it in your curriculum.

Dillian Whyte

I've always had faith in my ability. It was about getting other people to believe in it. Over time, that is what has happened.

Dillian Whyte

I want a kid to look at me and say, 'You know what, this man had no chance in life, but he stayed in there, and he worked hard. He dedicated himself, and he did it'.

Dillian Whyte

If you're mentally weak, it can destroy you. Some guys who look talented lose and never come back.

Dillian Whyte

Boxing is one fight at a time for me. That's how I've always been, and that's how I was brought up.

Dillian Whyte

I was nobody; I showed up to sparring in a white wife beater and Hawaiian shorts. I had plimsolls; I didn't have boxing shoes. It just shows you don't need to have fancy equipment or experience: you're either a good fighter, or you're not.

Dillian Whyte

Throw me in deep enough, and I sink or swim. I don't care who I fight.

Dillian Whyte

I want one of the top three, but if they aren't available, we'll pick someone else. There are some good young fighters, undefeated guys, and guys with wins and losses on their record.

Dillian Whyte

I left Jamaica to come to England, but one place became another place. I lived in Tulse Hill, in Brixton and Coldharbour Lane.

Dillian Whyte

I won't wait for this Joshua-Wilder-Tyson Fury nonsense and become a pawn in their negotiations.

Dillian Whyte

It's hard if people don't want to fight me.

Dillian Whyte

I've been written off. But I don't go about crying. Nothing is going to stop me. Not Chisora. We're marching on.

Dillian Whyte

That works for me, that's fine, but I don't need a belt to fight Dominic Breazeale. If he wants it, he can get it.

Dillian Whyte

I'm still hungry. I'm still striving... You have to understand: my mum has worked hard to look after her children, but we have always been poor; we have always been at rock bottom. I want to change my family history forever.

Dillian Whyte