Ricky Hatton RIP

.db. said:
I wonder if a statue outside the Manchester Arena would be more fitting? He fought 15 fights there, winning 14 of them. There were some cracking nights in there watching Ricky, the night he defeated Kostya Tszyu was electric!

Plus with him being loved by more than just City fans and him being a Manchester icon, a city centre statue would get more traction from locals and tourists.
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Without a shadow of a doubt mate, The Arena was his home ground, he was Manchesters champion, not City's!
Oasis and Ricky made it cool to support City in the 90's/early 2000's without even trying. I remember not giving a fuck that my first ever season ticket was in 96 and we got Relegated, because Liam Gallager wore that drill top at MAine Road! (i went to every City that Season, but wasn't allowed to go to Oasis with my older cousin)!

Anyway, thanks for being a blue Ricky! you always manged to make us all smile!
 
I'm not sure what the sports facilities are like at the Connell College which is part of the CFA campus. But IMO a boxing club/academy in Ricky's honor (as part of City in the Comunity at the College), for local kids who need a bit of direction and somewhere to learn, would be exactly what he would want as a legacy!
 
I'm Blue said:
Having seen the outpouring of love people had for this great man over the last few days, hearing the stories and not hearing one bad word said about him, not one.
I’m of the belief that Manchester needs to honour him with a statue.
Set right in the heart of city centre, a city he loved and city that loved him.
A true working class hero.
A man of the people.
A gentleman.
A warrior.
He deserves to be remembered, respected and honoured.
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I think a Statue at the Arena in town! That is where he shocked the world and made the best pound for pound boxer in the world at the time, quit on his stool and give up his belts rather than face another round against Hatton!
 
AshtonBlueMooner said:
Conor Benn wearing a First Advice retro City shirt to honour the memory of Ricky.
Respect when respect is due.
Ricky touched the heart of every person he ever came into contact with. What a legacy, what a legend.
So very, very sad.
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That (the First Advice Shirt) has got to have something to do with a blue! That was the shirt we wore when we beat Spurs 3-4 in the FA Cup, and he just happens to wear that exact shirt at a press conference at Spurs ground ha!

mint!
 
Chrisja1000 said:
I try to stay away from SM as much as possible, but just seen Mark Crossley (ex Forest keeper) using Ricky's name to sell CBD oil to “cure/help” depression. What a horrible shameless twat.
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Anthony Fowler done the same, disgusting. I think its Fowlers CBD that Crossley promotes
 
Chrisja1000 said:
I try to stay away from SM as much as possible, but just seen Mark Crossley (ex Forest keeper) using Ricky's name to sell CBD oil to “cure/help” depression. What a horrible shameless twat.
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Mark Crossley is a bellend. He was slating us on twitter when we played Forest in the FA cup semi cos we didn't sell out
 
Ysabel 123 said:
He has reverted to You Tuber/Jake Paul/Connor McGreggor tactics to bring heat on himself by being the villian to get publicity/money/more views!

There is a reason that Promoters wont touch him and his Dad only turned up in his corner out of respect for Nigel Benn!

Boxing taught Ricky (and thousand of other kids) discipline, how to be a man, and put them on the right track! Hatton becoming a world champion just proves that and acts as motivation to us all!

Eubank is desperate to be relevant and be liked, but never will be either!

It would be funny as fuck if Connor Benn refused to fight him!



Anyway, I'm sure Ricky would be pissing is sides at us all getting offended on his behalf!
Their last tear up was a fight of the year contender! A repeat of that would be a top tribute to him!
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Better yet Benn knocks him out…..and dedicates the fight to Ricky.
 
.db. said:
I wonder if a statue outside the Manchester Arena would be more fitting? He fought 15 fights there, winning 14 of them. There were some cracking nights in there watching Ricky, the night he defeated Kostya Tszyu was electric!

Plus with him being loved by more than just City fans and him being a Manchester icon, a city centre statue would get more traction from locals and tourists.
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I like this a lot.

I used to go to the arena to watch him with reds and blues, and where as the reds wouldnt sing Blue Moon, the second that was over they were bang up for it

Love to get this idea off the ground
 
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