Everyone has jitters in their first fight.
Make no mistake, the days and hours before going into the ring can be stressful for any boxer. The bigger and tougher the fight the greater stress, But if a boxer knows he's stepping out of his league it's even worse.
Before a fight I'm always afraid... before I used to have a hard time just dealing with it because I would try to run away from it, but then as I competed more I understood the fact that this is how I'm supposed to feel.
The emotion that I have going into the Octagon and from the crowd is unbelievable. It's priceless.
The one time I get butterflies at my fights is during the ring walk, and to get to do that with my home crowd is special, emotional.
I've been there for every world title fight my family have been involved in. I've been there in the changing rooms. I've experienced the nerves - perhaps more when it's not me and when it's one of them.
I think really one of the hardest things for me always was just the walk to the ring.
So many fighters who fight Golovkin have lost before they've entered the ring.
