The former Southampton and Bolton striker only announced his retirement from football in September following 22 years in the game.
Reminiscing on his Premier League years, the 38-year-old admitted he enjoyed his duels with the defenders he came up against.
“I always tried to play the game within the laws - I would never intentionally hurt somebody," he told FourFourTwo.
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Kevin Davies retired from football early this year, ending his playing career at Preston North End
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Davies enjoyed his battles with John Terry
“I have caught people with my elbows, but I never had any intent. At Bolton the ball was coming to me in the air, and maybe I’m backing in or the defender is pushing into me, so there are always going to be fouls either way.”
And Davies confessed to enjoying playing against Chelsea captain Terry. However, he wasn't a fan of former Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic.
"You know in the first challenge or two if you have the beating of [an opponent] in the air,” Davies added. “The one I always loved playing against was John Terry.
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Davies wasn't a fan of former Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic
"I caught him, he caught me. He was stretchered off once, but there were no grudges and we’d swap shirts.
"Someone like Nemanja Vidic, you’d tackle them and they wouldn’t shake your hand because they thought it was a personal insult. But it’s a physical game. Nowadays it’s going a bit soft.”
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