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A heavyweight boxer, former European champion, who fought Mike Tyson and was preparing to fight Lennox Lewis; known for his comedic one-liners.
On the island
Eight records
I like that because it's a nice tune, mellow tune. It reminds me of Laura when I first met her at Batsy Party roller skating. And it's a nice mellow tune by Whitney Houston. If you listen to it, you don't have to click your toes, you don't have to do nothing. Just get into the rhythm of it and fantasize, you know. It's a nice tune.
All I want is there'd be just one love, so there'd be no racialists, no bad vibes towards people, but that's impossible because I'm not God or a magician or nothing like that. But I'll just pick the record. Bob Marley, one love.
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get GoingFavourite
When the going gets tough, the tough get going and I think all youngsters out there, you know, when they always want to turn to drugs and stay up late and go to these raves and all them sort of like things, they've got to look on the right track and be positive and cut out all that crap and when the going gets tough, the tough get going and just appropriate record I think.
Um just appropriate record, you know. I'm married to a late lady called Laura, and I think she's the best thing since lice bread to me, personally, you know, and I'd just like to dedicate the record to her, Sue.
Oh, Marvy Gay, sexual leading, but you know, that's good at night time when you haven't got a headache, Sue, you know what I mean? Good record, Sue. That's all I can say. Leave the the rest to your imagination.
I think this is a wicked record, you know. I like Chris Rear, he's a very good singer. You see, the records what I'm choosing here, I've got a disco at home, but these are mellow sitting down tunes, you know, clicking the big toe and fantasizing.
It's like the Christ Rio is bringing sentimental feelings to me and my wife, Laura, my kids, and always and forever, and I I I hope. And I pray that it'll always be forever, that I'll live with my wife and the kids. And it's just a nice tune.
He's one of the most talented um reggae singers that the world has ever produced. It can sorta like finish off this um selection of records out of this wonderful world. I hope we can s live in a wonderful world. Who knows, but just hopefully it just turns out to be wonderful and it's a nice wicked record.
In conversation
Presenter asks
2:00What about the Mr. Nice Guy thing? I mean, you are Mr. Nice Guy to outward view and huge amounts of affection wherever you go. Children follow you like the Pied Piper. Do you enjoy that popularity? Is it important?
It's nice, you know, because um I w as I said when I left school I didn't have no qualifications or nothing like that. So doing well in my life, ha ha has how well I've done so far. I've met so many people, got MBE, met the Queen, met the Queen's husband, met Prince Charles, met Princess Die. You know, it's unbelievable and and the fairy tale hasn't even finished yet, so it's a nice thing.
Presenter asks
4:19But I mean, isn't [praying before a fight] really very difficult to ask God to help you beat the living daylights out of another man?
Uh it's not it's just a um a form of strength, Sue. Not asking God for for me to beat him up, just getting my strength from the man I believe in, you know?
Presenter asks
6:46Why were you difficult [as a child]? What did you do?
I couldn't really work myself out, you know. My mum said that I was a bit of a bully and I just kept fighting a lot and I was just out of order and she kept on warning me, warning me, warning me.
The keepsakes
The book
Daniel Defoe
I think I have Robertson Crusoe. I will take that on the island with me and chill out with that, learn a few tips, so that's my name.
The luxury
Presenter asks
9:00So [the boarding school] was a turning point in your life?
Very much so.
Presenter asks
10:08Have you suffered much in your time from racial discrimination?
All the time, you know what I mean? I don't think it never stops until people forget about colour and all them sort of like that.
Presenter asks
27:49What do you think your chances are [against Lennox Lewis]?
Um Sue, I've got the tools. I've said it before he fought Tony Tucker, I've got the tools, I've got the experience and I've got the power to beat Lennox Lewis. … I haven't got to say that, Sue, because I haven't got a box at this moment, yeah, because like I'm I've been ducking and diving, I'm comfortable in my life. … I'm not saying them because I'm trying to butter up someone. All I'm trying to do is talk from my heart and say it as it is.
“Sue, I'm just myself, to be quite honest. I don't have to sort of um I'm not acting, I'm just trying to be Frank Bruno as Frank Bruno is.”
“Boxing is very, very scary, very, very dangerous, but so is so so many other sports too.”
“I wish he would have beat me a little bit more. It might have beat some sense into me.”
“I cried like a big baby, but I think it was the best thing for me. You know what I mean? The man and brother must have been watching me because I'm glad I went to the Boarding School because if I would have stayed at home and gone to secondary school, I would have got myself in serious trouble.”
“Every day I count myself lucky because like um you can go over the road, get run over, you could do anything in this world today”
“I'm telling you exclusively, I will defend it once and I'll retire.”