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Ricky hatton on the highs and lows of his incredible career. Ricky hatton tells donald mcrae that win, lose or draw or against vyacheslav senchenko he will be able to look himself in the mirror and know he has turned his life around published. Covering not just bartley gormans extraordinary life, but also. Ricky hatton started boxing at 10, but was originally a carpet fitter, before turning professional in 1997. From a manchester council estate to the bright lights of las vegas, ricky hatton experienced incredible highs in his career, including one of the greatest ever wins by a british boxer, over the ibf light welterweight champion kostya tszyu. Ricky hatton interview by anna kessel l the hitman was born in stockport in october 1978 but grew up in hattersley, an overspill. In rickys hattons vegas tales, he recalls the most memorable moments.
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Ricky hatton is a retired british professional boxer who still works as a boxing promoter. In the book mooresythe fighters fighter, which has a foreword from his friend and fellow pro boxer ricky hatton, the salford southpaw tells for the first time the gripping story of how a. Boxing legend ricky hatton wokeup in a puddle of f tears after finding his eyewatering 1,927 dinner bill that included a. I normally buy books through amazon or amazon marketplace sellers but occasionally use the darlington branch of waterstones. Hatton has attracted many fans who are very vocal in their support during fights. As a young amateur fighter he won several british titles and boxed at the world junior boxing championship in cuba, before turning pro in 1997. But when people gain and lose weight, or yoyo diet, they gain weight more easily as they get older. Tales full of celebrities glitz and glamour all told with humour. Explore books by ricky hatton with our selection at. The lost soul of eamonn magee by paul gibson waterstones.
It inspires great writers as well as great fighters and some of the very best sports books are concerned with the feats of legends of the ring. The latest ricky hatton news, blogs and videos on metro. Ricky hatton gave a frank account of his battle with depression when he opened up about his mental health battles earlier this year. Ricky hatton is a former twoweight boxing champion, winning titles at lightwelterweight and welterweight in his 48fight career. Every time he goes through the cycle, he will probably gain more weight. Former boxing champ jamie moore goes bowling with his celeb friends after book signing. Richard john hatton, mbe born 6 october 1978 is a british former professional boxer who competed between 1997 and 2012, and has since worked as a boxing promoter. A book full of funny tales from rickys fights in vegas. Richard ricky hatton was born in 1978 and grew up in hattersley, greater manchester.
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