Ricky Hatton Quotes & Sayings

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

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

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

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

If you want to watch two guys knock hell out of each other, watch us. — Ricky Hatton

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

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

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

Depression is very bad illness. This will be the toughest fight of my life. — Ricky Hatton

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

The fans only don't support me cos of the way I fight, they support me cos of the way I am. — Ricky Hatton

You can't let a man like this beat you. — Ricky Hatton

What is happening is not ideal. Sometimes nothing goes smoothly in the preparation for fights, and that is when you have to show what kind of champion you are and deal with whatever is put in front of you. This is just another obstacle, and if it does go to court then I will be as equally determined to overcome it. — Ricky Hatton

I have no fear in moving up (in weight) and fighting. — Ricky Hatton

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

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

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

My first world title gave me the confidence to go and do bigger and better things. — Ricky Hatton

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

As long as I've got the love of the fans, that means everything to me. — Ricky Hatton

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

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

What's the point being the best fighter on the planet if no likes you? — Ricky Hatton

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

I've got a problem with my legs, they just can't walk past a chippy. — Ricky Hatton