Team GB boxer Joe Joyce has said that he is inspired by Muhammad Ali and is aiming for the gold medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
Joyce is yet to qualify for Rio, but a good performance at the European Games in Baku could be enough to secure his place.
"He was an icon of mine growing up, although some people say I look more like Joe Louis. I think I have a good work rate like Ali. I throw a lot of punches but I don't have his gift of the gab," Joyce told reporters.
"I certainly don't have his gift for poetry. I guess I make up for it in other ways. I might paint some pictures.
"My goal is the gold medal in Rio - hopefully I'll qualify for that sooner or later," he said. "Whatever happens there though I'll be turning professional."
Joyce will compete in Baku's super-heavyweight competition which starts on Tuesday.
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Jonathan McIntosh
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