Ricky Hatton RIP

[Kippax77]

Whilst I agree, you only have to look at the way the fight was refereed.
It was a joke. Ricky needed to get up close and smother Mayweather, but every time he got in that position Cortez intervened.
Hatton's corner could see what was happening.

Would Ricky have won the fight had he been allowed to fight his own fight? Probably not. But he'd have stood a much better chance.
Mayweather was class but he was treated like an endangered species by the refs.

Mayweather wore a rags top at the Manchester leg of the promotional tour.
Now we know why the ref was on his side.
Rags n refs eh?

 

[jimharri]

@Axel Freed ,


Leave the politicking to the relevant forum.

 

[Axel Freed]

Watched the kostya tszyu & Mayweather fights last night as well as a sit down interview he did a few years ago after retiring.

Ref in the Mayweather fight still annoys me.

RIP Hitman

I watched the Thaxton fight last night, if the ref in that had reffed the Floyd fight Ricky’s legend might have been greater than it already is

 

[Axel Freed]

What politicking jimharry

 

[manimanc]

I don’t know if he posts on here but he did himself really proud reading that out, it must've been so tough to do it as he was in shock like the rest of us.

 

[Coljj]

 

[Gaz in Zurich]

Whilst I agree, you only have to look at the way the fight was refereed.
It was a joke. Ricky needed to get up close and smother Mayweather, but every time he got in that position Cortez intervened.
Hatton's corner could see what was happening.

Would Ricky have won the fight had he been allowed to fight his own fight? Probably not. But he'd have stood a much better chance.
Mayweather was class but he was treated like an endangered species by the refs.

Lucky enough to be at this fight.Atmosphere was incredible.. The ref did spoil it and defo helped Mayweather

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Only just got round to reading this thread...I was away on the weekend it happened and wanted to give it the time he deserved which I've finally found today.

So sad, I only met Ricky a couple of times, Townley & Turk's head the latter on a quiet night and we chatted a little buying a pint for each other. Top bloke.

Written with a little tear in my eye.

 

[Lost in space]

Ricky Hatton: The heart and soul behind a boxing wonderland

Ricky Hatton is an International Boxing Hall of Famer and a British boxing legend. Tris Dixon, who wrote Hatton's autobiography "War and Peace" with the Manchester star, recounts some of their times together over the last two decades.

www.boxingscene.com

This was a wonderful write up from Tris Dixon.

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Tris was one of the finest editors of Boxing News. That article is possibly the finest piece he has ever written. I type that with tears in my eyes.

 

[warpig]

Fair play to you Danny. Immense strength to deliver what was a very fitting eulogy for a personal friend, as well as a well loved blue and boxing legend.

 

[bluesmith]

The funeral is 10th October at Manchester Cathedral

 

[paulchapo]

The funeral is 10th October at Manchester Cathedral


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Still hard to believe. Is that the big cathedral on Oxford road?

 

[bluesmith]

Still hard to believe. Is that the big cathedral on Oxford road?

No its behind shambles sq

 

[paulchapo]

No its behind shambles sq

Cheers I'll look it up.

 

[manimanc]

Ricky Hatton: The heart and soul behind a boxing wonderland

Ricky Hatton is an International Boxing Hall of Famer and a British boxing legend. Tris Dixon, who wrote Hatton's autobiography "War and Peace" with the Manchester star, recounts some of their times together over the last two decades.

www.boxingscene.com

This was a wonderful write up from Tris Dixon.

That had me laughing one minute and crying the next.
An absolutely beautiful piece about the hitman.
It's still unreal what has happened.

 

[paulchapo]

That had me laughing one minute and crying the next.
An absolutely beautiful piece about the hitman.
It's still unreal what has happened.

Such a huge character and so young, they always leave the biggest void.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Still hard to believe. Is that the big cathedral on Oxford road?

That’s the Holy Named Church

 

[blubanjo]

That had me laughing one minute and crying the next.
An absolutely beautiful piece about the hitman.
It's still unreal what has happened.

Typed and deleted so many times trying to find the right words after reading this heart wrenching article.
Love you Ricky RIP ....City

 

[Franny 1234]

The funeral is 10th October at Manchester Cathedral


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Good to see that Ricky gets a proper send off at our cathedral.
And good to be able to give our Manchester hero a proper send off.
He's one of the few people that both Red&Blue fans come together as one.
A true Manc Legend. RIP