Steve Collins was known for his mental fortitude, and it was when he moved up to Super-Middleweight that the stars really aligned for him. He had more power, felt more durable, and what many would seem a psychotic belief he would win.

There most famous case of the mind games he would play and the sheer confidence, was when he fought Chris Eubank, who was left heavily reluctant the night before the fight asking for it to be pulled.

One 'notable' fighter who never got to cross paths was Roy Jones Jr (known steroids user and fight dodger), who no matter what amount of money was brought up, refused to ever fight Collins, even when Collins had a world title.