When Allen tried to touch gloves, Hopkins threw a right hand at him.

"I didn't want to touch gloves, and then he cheap-shots me."

We touched gloves for the final round and Lieutenant Smit was quite right.

The bell for the final round went and we met in the centre of the ring and touched gloves.

The bell for the first round went and after we'd touched gloves the Helpmekaar kid came at me fast.

"Once we touch gloves it's fight time," Mayweather said.

Padilla then ordered the fighters to touch gloves, as is boxing protocol.

"It was just what I would say, touching gloves before you got going."

He smiled and touched gloves with the man, then the Kzin.

In the ring, when an opponent would offer to touch gloves before the start of the fight, Marvin wouldn't.