Pigeonho said:
No, I just think he's a prick. All that bollocks about the Hattons on the Sky 1 show before the Mayweather fight. I know for a fact that was just bullshit for the cameras. I know 2 people who know the hattons, one of which knows Ray Hatton very well, and they both confirm the family are obsessed with fame, obsessed with money and milk the 'typical local lad' tag for all its worth. Ricky Hatton bores the tits off me. A fighter thrown into a lucky era, winning the luckiest fight of his life, (an ageing champion). As I said earlier, its no coincidence he fell flat on his flat little face when the big boys came knocking. Both Mayweather and Manny showed him up for what he is, an average fighter who was lucky enough to be in his prime at the right time.
By your reasoning every fighter who fought those 2 are average & perhaps it's those 2 that are lucky to be around in this era.
Not one boxer from the last 10yrs would get near these 4- Hagler,Hearns,SRL,Duran.
This self loathing amongst City fans goes way to far,the kid was an exciting fighter & a good one,you DO NOT win the Ring belt if you are average.
Fellow fighter Emma Bowe is the close pal who witnessed Hatton devouring cocaine in her hotel bathroom and bedroom. And last night she told us: "I'm only talking about this because Ricky is a danger to himself. If he carries on like this he'll kill himself.
Emma, 29 - the current Irish national senior women's boxing champ - told us how she flew from Dublin into Manchester to attend a cage fighting event with Hatton.
Last night whistleblower Emma insisted: "I'm doing this for Ricky's own good. I hope he gets help and advice before cocaine destroys him."