You might have seen me on the cover of the New York Times Bestseller "Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur" where I share the philosophies I used to propel me to success, from the jail cell to the boardroom.

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He has got great sparring and nothing to lose, but everything to gain.

BBC: James DeGale (right) in action against Carl Dilks

"He's French champion, but fighting for the European title, he's got everything to gain and nothing to lose, " he said.

BBC: Thaxton faces French challenger

As for the riders, Dani Pedrosa is the form man - and as Jorge Lorenzo's only serious rival for the title, the Repsol Honda star is the guy with nothing to lose and everything to gain.

BBC: Steve Parrish's MotoGP column