Clashing with Ben Whittaker is ‘no good for Boxxer’

“When I say it was ‘tactical’, it was never tactical, but it got to the point where that was the only date we could do, and it was like, ‘You’re up against Warrington and Frampton’. ‘No, we actually think we’ll do better, so we’ll go on that night’. But that was back when rivalry was fierce. Every other clash I’ve ever done – I never liked to do it. We get it in America a lot. The schedule – January 24 is going to be a particularly good show for us. [Manny] Pacquiao’s going the same night. Or rumoured to [be]. We’ve had that date locked in with a venue. You’ve then either gotta move it or go, ‘No, actually, it is what it is’. It’s difficult sometimes.