“[Noakes] is not the most gifted, but overall he’s the most single-minded, confident person without arrogance. He’s so not cocky, and he’s probably gone the furthest of the boys; that one step further, and that’s down to management [from Francis Warren] as well. He deserves his world-title shot. Henry Turner’s absolutely outstanding; Skye Nicolson; Sam Webb was a good kid, a fantastic fighter. But [Noakes’] overall mindset is better than anyone I’ve trained. He’s confident without being arrogant, and he’s very comfortable in his own skin, which is fantastic. He plays everything down – he’s this funny guy and it don’t really bother him. But as soon as he’s in that ring, Adam Booth calls him a ‘thug’.
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