Andy Murray knows more about Klitschko than I do . . . so let's make it a knockout weekend

In this, his second entry, the Londoner reveals the respect he has for British tennis No1 Andy Murray and expresses his hope that the nation can celebrate a double triumph this weekend.

Champions in an individual sport can sometimes find it gets lonely at the top. So whenever the opportunity arises to spend time with, and talk to, somebody in a similar position, you do everything in your power to make it happen.

That's why I value the friendship I've forged with Britain's big Wimbledon hope, Andy Murray.

They say boxing is the loneliest sport of them all. But, to be honest, the sport of tennis can't be very far behind.

I've always been a fan of tennis and enjoy watching Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, and before that Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras.

I love the grace and athleticism that tennis players show on court and I would argue that there are very few sporting spectacles more dramatic than a great tennis match.

Some of the recent battles between Nadal and Federer have been tremendous to watch and have inspired me to book tickets to Wimbledon for the past two or three years. Unfortunately, I haven't been at SW19 so far this year, as I have a more pressing engagement.

This Saturday night in Hamburg, I will look to knock out Wladimir Klitschko and take his heavyweight belts home to Great Britain.

Then, the following day, I hope to rush back home and watch Andy do his thing and win Wimbledon. If we both happen to accomplish our goals over the weekend, this summer will surely go down as one of Britain's greatest ever periods of sporting dominance.

It goes without saying, of course, that Andy is my current favourite tennis player and somebody I have a great deal of admiration and respect for.

He is classy and clever on court and displays the kind of fire and intensity that I love to see in all British sportsmen.

He really cares about his game and is probably the type of guy that would sulk for days if he lost a match. I have the exact same mentality. In addition to his actual on-court skills, Andy is also a very personable and witty guy and somebody that I have enjoyed spending time with at home and when he has visited my training gym in Miami.

I also love the fact that he is a huge boxing fan who follows any fight he happens to come across on television. Andy reads more copies of Boxing News than I do and he probably knows more about Wladimir Klitschko than even me.

He is a real boxing encyclopaedia. Not only does Andy have knowledge of names and faces, he also understands the mechanics of the sport and can relate to the idea of being in a one-on-one dogfight.

Although tennis players are advised not to cross the net and throw hands at any point, they do, I think, share many similarities with prize-fighters.

We both sacrifice a lot in preparation and both then have nobody to blame but ourselves if all goes wrong on the night. Unlike players in team sports, we have no real support system once the first bell rings. It is all on us. Andy can look up towards the gantry at his coaches and I can glance towards the corner at Adam Booth, my coach.

But, on the whole, we have nobody else to call on. We must engage with our opponent and then better them in a battle of wills. It was that very concept that appealed to me about becoming a boxer in the first place.

Given the common ground we share, I've no doubt Andy will be feeling exactly the way I do right now.

He will be itching to fulfil his destiny and will be counting down the days until Sunday afternoon. The hard work will have been done in training and in the early rounds and now it is up to Andy to make the most of that undoubted potential.

I've got no doubt he has the ability to do so and am every bit as confident of this being his year as I am of knocking Wladimir Klitschko out on Saturday night.