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"I wouldn't say the love for the game was lost," he continued. "I just felt like there was just something always missing, that one link missing that I was looking for that I wasn't able to get out. The full potential out of myself.
"There's none of that now. I feel like I'm unlocking my full potential and can be myself and improving as well, improving on the bits of my game that I need to improve on. I just feel like I'm firing on all cylinders."
This week in New York before the fight will also fire him up, and Taylor's war of words with Lopez has been churning for quite some time now.
"His personality is just a little bit irritating. He's said a few things about me for a couple of years now," the Briton said. "You've run your mouth for a couple of years, now you're going to pay for it.
"There will be verbal jousting at some point in fight week but at that point I'm just ready to fight you know, I don't really care about mind games and all that kind of stuff. I know I can get in his head, and I know I can manipulate him but I'm not really too bothered about it."
Fighting at Madison Square Garden has greater significance for him. While he makes the walk through the corridors to the ring, Taylor will be thinking about some of the legendary fights held at the historic venue. Most importantly, he will think of countryman, an icon and mentor for Taylor, the late, great Ken Buchanan.