Read it first day it came out! Fantastic book. The amount Magee drank / drinks but still looked trim is unreal.You should read Magees book. Apparently in the run up to the fight, paramilitaries had to threaten him to stop him going to pubs.
When i worked at the then M.E.N
I saw many boxing events there but when Ricky fought there it was a whole different fight fan that turned up .City Utd both Scouse teams fans were there for Ricky he united 2 Cities on those great nights..Met him a few times ,so approachable made you feel like he was your mate.He drank in both City & Utd pubs without any problems .He was one of us .Never see his like again . Off you go Ricky R.I.E.P
You beat me to it. I was also going to say I hope his family get to read this thread.Absolutely gutted! A true Mancunian legend, a true boxing legend and above all else, a true legend of a man. I hope his family and close friends get some kind of comfort reading this thread and the many thousands elsewhere. RIP Ricky, a one off who we'll never see the likes of again. X
He was very much loved.You beat me to it. I was also going to say I hope his family get to read this thread.
R.I.P Ricky.
Obviously loved by so many. You never know what goes on in peoples heads do you. What seems very, very rare is that Ricky Hatton was loved for being Ricky Hatton not for being a great boxer. He had an incredible connection with people.So sad about this. Possibly the most liked bloke in Manchester, if only he could have talked to someone on Saturday, so many people loved him including millions who hadn’t met him. A charming and completely normal bloke. RIP Hitman
Made me talk to my lads yesterday and just let them know that whatever happens it’s never as bad as it seems and just talk to someone.Obviously loved by so many. You never know what goes on in peoples heads do you. What seems very, very rare is that Ricky Hatton was loved for being Ricky Hatton not for being a great boxer. He had an incredible connection with people.
Talking of surreal.Loved watching him fight, so entertaining, had a surreal experience meeting him in the toilet in the Ritz and ended up singing were shit and we know we are.. it was during that Stuart Pearce season, hope he finds peace
So true, well said mateRicky resonated with fans of every club in spite of being a staunch proud blue. Why? Because Ricky was one of them. He was the lad they went down the pub with. He was the lad they played football with on the streets as a kid. He was the lad that climbed trees with them and got into scrapes. He never took himself seriously and liked a laugh. He had time for everybody. Win a world title and the next day down his local with his mates supping pints. Calling himself Ricky fatman as he put on up to four stone between fights. Then grafting and getting back into the ring and winning his next fight.
Everybody loved Ricky because in Ricky they saw a bit of themselves. For young kids they thought if Ricky can be a world champion so can we. He was one of us, a working class kid made good. All these traits made everybody feel they knew him even if they'd never met him. Ricky going has left a huge void behind and the world is a poorer place for it.
So true, well said mate