The boxer, 35, talks about mental fortitude and family tragedy, his disciplinarian dad and his reason for living

I had a very different upbringing to most people because of how eccentric and famous my father was. I remember a scene from At Home with the Eubanks when my father was in the kitchen. I walked in not expecting him to be there and ran straight back out of the room. People said it was funny, but it said a lot about my relationship with him.

My father was strict. At times I was afraid of him. He was a disciplinarian in the strongest sense of the word. But I needed that. I got into a lot of trouble as a kid. I went to a great school, but got kicked out for getting into trouble. It would’ve been a lot worse if I didn’t have him keeping me in line.