KEY TAKEAWAYS

Businessmen and boxers have much in common when it comes to mindset. They both must possess determination, skill, perseverance and strategy.

For a long time, the fighters from the travelling community have been content to rule the amateur leagues, but now, they are breaking through to the major competitions and dominating there.

Those at the bottom of society know how to fight the hardest, plus they appreciate success far more when it arrives. Just because your beginnings are humble, doesn't mean your future has to be.

Half the battle in life, sport or business, is in the preparation, and the strategies employed on the day. Never discount the value in being ready.