Tony Bellew is a professional boxer and a former British, Commonwealth and World Champion. As well as this, he is also an actor, and the star of Creed with Sylvester Stallone, and the author of last year's bestselling book, Everybody Has A Plan Until They Get Punched in the Face. In this raw, honest and emotional interview, Tony breaks down exactly why people dedicate their life to fighting, and how it’s often because they have no other choice. Topics: 00:00 Intro 01:22 What are the most pivotal moments of your childhood? 09:05 Racism & its impact on you 13:48 Your relationship with your father & his prison years 23:06 Street life & lack of role models 30:36 The death of your first trainer & his prediction of your success 37:49 Becoming a world champion 50:49 How much boxers actually make 56:24: Chimp Paradox 01:00:58 Dealing with grief & depression 01:10:53 How to deal with hard moments 01:19:36 Our last guest's question Tony: https://www.instagram.com/tonybellew/?hl=en https://twitter.com/TonyBellew/ Tony’s book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everybody-Plan-Until-They-Punched/dp/1841884707 Listen on: Apple podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-diary-of-a-ceo-by-steven-bartlett/id1291423644 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7iQXmUT7XGuZSzAMjoNWlX FOLLOW ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steven/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-bartlett-56986834/ Sponsor: Huel - https://my.huel.com/Steven Craftd - https://bit.ly/3JKOPFx