Quotes About Ricky Hatton

#1. Ricky Hatton ain't nothing but a fat man. I'm going to punch him in his beer belly when I see him.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

#2. There have been many great fighters like Jake LaMotta, Roberto Duran, and Ricky Hatton. Hatton was a great inside fighter.

Tyson Fury

#3. The Ricky Hatton that beat Kostya Tszyu in 2005 can beat Floyd Mayweather, he was so focused and in such amazing physical shape that he would have given anybody at that level a tough time.

Sugar Ray Leonard

#4. I haven't had the recognition I deserve, You can go back to anybody's career - Ricky Hatton, Joe Calzaghe, David Haye, Amir Khan, Chris Eubank, Nigel Benn, Steve Collins, Naseem Hamed. My record is better than all of theirs.

Carl Froch

#5. What sort of champion would I be if I just stayed in my normal weight division and didn't take the big challenges on? Bring them on, that's what Ricky Hatton's all about.

Ricky Hatton

#6. Ricky Hatton would knock Khan out. 5 years ago or now.

Carl Froch

#7. I've defended my title for eight years, let's see if Ricky (Hatton) is still champion in four years.

Joe Calzaghe

#8. As long as I've got the love of the fans, that means everything to me.

Ricky Hatton

#9. I have always really liked Tom Jones and I can't wait to see him in action. One thing is for sure, I would rather be singing for a living than getting punched on the head.

Ricky Hatton

#10. I think that headband and that brylcreem and that gel on his hair will do him no good should we get it on.

Ricky Hatton

#11. I have no fear in moving up (in weight) and fighting.

Ricky Hatton

#12. You can't let a man like this beat you.

Ricky Hatton

#13. I've got a lot to prove because of the criticism over my weight and moving back down a division.

Ricky Hatton

#14. Both of us don't go backwards and I think that is the key to the fight. Whoever ends up going backwards is going to lose.

Ricky Hatton

#15. If you want to watch two guys knock hell out of each other, watch us.

Ricky Hatton

#16. I've got a problem with my legs, they just can't walk past a chippy.

Ricky Hatton

#17. I've been giving a little gamble on the roulette and just sitting having a coffee with the fans, chatting away.

Ricky Hatton

#18. What's the point being the best fighter on the planet if no likes you?

Ricky Hatton

#19. Depression is very bad illness. This will be the toughest fight of my life.

Ricky Hatton

#20. Dad's tiny - his passport picture is a full-length shot. He looks like he just hopped off a key ring. Mum is a different matter, she's a bit of a handful to say the least. I love her more than anyone on this Earth. But she's a monster.

Ricky Hatton

#21. It's unbelievable really. For something that started off as a hobby, I ended up getting paid for doing it.

Ricky Hatton

#22. They call me Ricky Fatton. Mind you I've had a lot on my plate recently. I got measured for this suit the other week. They measured my pants, jacket, top to bottom. Bloody hell Ricky you're a Mark F they said, a size up from a marquee.

Ricky Hatton

#23. As an amateur, I couldn't get many fights. No one would fight me when I was a schoolboy.

Ricky Hatton

#24. He's won't push me back on the night and he certainly wasn't going to push me back up there.

Ricky Hatton

#25. I'm going to say hello to two friends who I've shut out of my life for the past 10 weeks while I trained the hardest I've ever done for a fight. So welcome back Mr Guinness and Mr Dom Perignon.

Ricky Hatton

#26. I was leaving the hotel to get to the fight when my phone went and someone said 'Hello Ricky, it's Tom'. I said 'Tom who?' and when he said 'Tom Jones' I told him to eff off! I thought it was a wind-up!

Ricky Hatton

#27. The one thing that's hurt in my career is people saying I don't want to come out of Manchester to fight people.

Ricky Hatton

#28. Winning the IBF title was the greatest night of my life. To give it up outside the ring is truly painful.

Ricky Hatton

#29. My first world title gave me the confidence to go and do bigger and better things.

Ricky Hatton

#30. The fans only don't support me cos of the way I fight, they support me cos of the way I am.

Ricky Hatton