Ricky Hatton RIP

The Lightbowne Cowboy said:
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
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You beat me to it. I was also going to say I hope his family get to read this thread.

R.I.P Ricky.
 
Remember bumping into him at the old coop in victoria station,around 7am when we played newcastle away early kick off back in 2019 I think,the De Bruyne thunderbastard goal,2-2 draw. We were both stocking up on lager for the trip up.
got on the train and his crew were on our carriage,rum fuckers !
 
BringBackSwales said:
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
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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.
 
Palerider said:
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.
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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.
 
Dogtanian said:
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
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Talking of surreal.

I met Ricky before the Lewis v Tyson Pyramid Arena fight, in a strip club in Memphis. Some of the older posters on here might remember a poster called MemphisBlue? He saw i was travelling over to Memphis so we struck up a conversation and arranged to meet up in his home town. A couple of jokers on here got wind of this and claimed RH posted on the forum as BlueCorner...and duly set up an account with that user name. After a few messages back and forth me and my new best mate "Ricky" agreed to meet up for a bevvie in Tenessee. When I realised that Ricky was coincidentally at the next table I struck up a conversation with him, introduced myself as Dodge and blurted out and you're BlueCorner. Was he fuck. Never heard of me. Never been BlueCorner. Once the embarrassment subsided I made a swift exit, serenaded by laughter from RH and his entourage. Funnily enough, met him again in a Chicken Shack after the fight and we had a good laugh about it.

Moral of the story...don't EVER trust ANYONE off this feckin forum ; )

Oh, and MemphisBlue never turned up.
 
paulchapo said:
Ricky 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.
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So true, well said mate
 
levets said:
So true, well said mate
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Cheers. I was there in Manchester when he won the title sat next to some scousers, Geordies, Mancunians and everybody was fully invested in him. He crossed boundaries few other sportsmen could. Don't forget he was a proud City fan and didn't hide the fact, but that didn't stop fans of other clubs loving him.like we did. That takes a special human being to achieve.
 
Just watched the video of him on the Parkinson show on YouTube. I remember watching that programme with my mum who’d never heard of Ricky Hatton and had no liking of boxing, and her saying “who’s he, he’s lovely. That’s the appeal of Ricky Hatton, a 75 year old lady who didn’t like boxing but instantly fell in love with his personality. That’s some legacy Ricky.

Two classic lines in that video. Firstly, he said if there’s such a thing as reincarnation then Floyd Mayweather would want to come back as himself.

Second, nobody could believe my dad had produced a world champion, he’s only about 4 foot 6, the only bloke I know who has a life size photograph on his passport.

Just a genuinely funny bloke
 
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So sad and such a loss. He was a top fella, who even until as recently as last week was offering support to a young boxer who was being bullied at school.

He will be much missed.

I noticed Pep looked very emotional. I'm proud of the club for the remembrance ceremony for Ricky - total respect. Even the scum players applauded and that was really appreciated.

Bless you Ricky xx
 
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