“Yeah, listen, without Andy, I’d be in a strange place,” Donovan said. “I don’t even want to say where I’d be. I’ve got a great team and he’s been monumental to me. Keith Sullivan in America has been the same thing. These guys are keeping me up. It’s not about what Andy is doing, I think, in the ring that matters, because when I turn up to train I’ll always be the same. I’m very very disciplined. I work extremely hard, but sometimes I can suffer outside the gym and I think Andy’s done a great job managing me, like what Jose Mourinho did with Chelsea or Alex Ferguson did with Manchester United to all the players [as a man manger]. I think Andy is very very good at managing all of us in our own aspects individually, brilliantly. He’s done a great job and I’m still here. I’m still fighting and I’m still trying to keep on that path of becoming world champion, which is not easy. My god, it’s not easy. I never thought it was. When you start any sport really, when you’re a kid, you’re enjoying the sport, you’re doing it because you love it. But you kind of come to an age where things really change, your mindset really changes, problems start to come, family issues, blah blah blah, etc. But it goes for a lot of fighters. It’s not easy. I didn’t understand that it was going to be this tough, this challenging. But the main thing is just winning in the ring right now in my career and it’s the most valuable thing that I can do right now, so Tyrone is in my way and it’s probably the first fight where I feel like, not angry, but just want to get on with this. Get Tyrone out of the way and go win this world championship. Just as simple as that really. I know it’s not an easy task to do, but my god, I’m hungry now.”
