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In the aftermath of their Munich brawl, the British press has - surprise, surprise - lambasted the behaviour of its two premier heavyweights. The Munich melee can only damage British boxing, explained the BBC's Ben Dirs, while popular British fighters...
Barton, 29, described Chisora and Haye as an “embarrassment to British sport.” “I for one don’t want to see them on TV boxing. Chisora’s a bum and Haye is a show pony. Rather they scrap in private, The Daily Star quoted Barton, as saying. Ex...
During the last few years, his lineup card has been filled with fighters like De La Hoya, who was 3-4 in his last seven fights, and the shot Shane Mosley, who is 2-3-1 in his last six fights. Ricky Hatton was terribly exposed by Mayweather, Juan Manuel...
The answer? Pacquiao doesn’t stand a chance. People say Mayweather can’t cope with high pressure fighters but he knocked out two of the best. At the time undefeated world champion Ricky Hatton attacked Mayweather from the opening bell before Mayweather...
Philippines — Tim Bradley thinks fight fans who watched Manny Pacquiao beat up the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito and Shane Mosley had actually seen a mirage. Bradley, next in line to try and knock the...
Oceana, on The Kingsway in the city centre, will host some intriguing bouts featuring a number of promising Welsh fighters, and among them is a young boxer who is already earning comparisons with Ricky Hatton. Paul Boyce with his latest signing...
Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren has been instrumental in engineering some of the biggest giant killing acts in the history of British boxing. However, Warren insists that Finchley lump Dereck Chisora shall eclipse all before if he can de-throne...
Malignaggi held the International Boxing Federation light welterweight title from June 2007 to November 2008, defending it twice in beating Herman Ngoudjo and Lovemore N’dou in two close 12 round decisions. Malignaggi lost his IBF title to Ricky Hatton...
Shane Mosley has been handed another big pay-day after being matched with WBC light-middleweight champion Saul Alvarez. Amir Khan has declared his intention to avenge his defeat by Lamont Peterson when the two meet for a rematch in Las Vegas in May. ...
The five-weight and eight-time world champion, who last defeated Victor Ortiz in a controversial fight, has beaten some of the sport’s biggest names in Oscar De La Hoya, Juan Manuel Marques, Ricky Hatton and Shane Mosley, but Cotto will be his toughest...
It's true that, on paper, Bradley looks like a difficult matchup for Pacquiao. The Fighting Congressman has thrived against big, strong opponents who cannot match his speed and athleticism in the ring. In particular, he ran rings around Joshua Clottey...
So the excuse of Cotto being weigh drained at 145 lbs in his fight with Pacquiao is just it. An excuse. Cotto didn’t even mention that he was weakened during the actual fight. Pacquiao totally dominated him. Now, Cotto is using it as a reason for his...
TB Tottenham have had their fair share of sicknotes down the years. Indeed they had the original and best, Darren Anderton, a fine winger who sadly spent more time in the treatment room than on the pitch. Their captain, Ledley King, has knees that...
They have included: Bobby Moore; Bobby Charlton; John Barnes; Roger Black; Jonathan Davies; Will Carling; Sam Torrance; Matthew Pinsent; David Ginola; David Seaman; Michael Owen; Shane Warne; Jamie Redknapp; Ricky Hatton; Dennis Taylor and Gary Speed. ...
Hatton's two losses came in spectacular knockout fashion, first at the hands of Floyd Mayweather in Dec. 2007 and then to Manny Pacquiao in May 2009. While both Mayweather and Pacquiao having settled on opponents other than each other for this spring,...
Give it his all, make his money, cement his legacy and live the rest of his life without regrets. Along with Lewis another who seems to be finding some closure on their fighting days is Ricky Hatton. He was a guest on Ringside this week and seems to be...
Blakeman, who boasts boxers Mike Tyson and Ricky Hatton among A-list clients, has posted Facebook pictures of himself enjoying the sun in Dubai. Albert Davies, aged 68, claimed the highest level of Disability Living Allowance for five years. He had...
Hatton reckons his defence could be too strong for Pacquiao Ricky Hatton told Sky Sports News HD that it would be "a crying shame" if Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao never meet in the ring. WBC welterweight champion Mayweather and WBO counterpart...
CELEBRITY personal trainer and Sly Stallone lookalike is facing a Trading Standards probe after he closed two gyms, leaving customers out-of-pocket. Rob Blakeman, who boasts boxers Mike Tyson and Ricky Hatton among A-list clients, has posted Facebook...
The Crown Rivers is located airside at Terminal 5 and is a busy restaurant serving thousands of people every week. It is also a popular haunt for celebrities and has recently been visited by the Black Eyed Peas, Hugh Grant, Ronan Keating, Ricky Hatton,...
Richard John Hatton MBE, more commonly known as Ricky "the Hitman" Hatton, (born 6 October 1978, in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England), is a British professional boxer is a two-time IBF and IBO light welterweight champion, having relinquished the IBF belt, only to step back down to the weight class and beat Juan Urango. Full Article
Ricky Hatton, right, stands next to his brother Matthew Hatton, of England, after Matthew Hatton's WBC super welterweight title boxing match against Saul Alvarez, of Mexico, in Anaheim, Calif. , Saturday, March 5, 2011. Alvarez won by unanimous decision in the 12-round bout.
View Photo »Ricky Hatton, right, Matthew Hatton's brother, and father Ray chat in Anaheim, Calif. , Friday, March 4, 2011, after Mexican boxer Saul Alvarez failed to make the weight limit for the second time. Matthew Hatton and Alvarez are scheduled to fight in a WBC super welterweight title boxing...
View Photo »Matthew Hatton, of England, flexes his arms during the official weigh-in in Anaheim, Calif. , Friday, March 4, 2011. Hatton is scheduled to fight Saul Alvarez, of Mexico, in a WBC super welterweight title boxing match on Saturday in Anaheim, Calif. Standing at left is his brother Ricky...
View Photo »Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, left, of Mexico, and Matthew "Magic" Hatton, right, of Great Britain, are joined by co-promoters Oscar De La Hoya, second left, and Ricky Hatton during a news conference in Los Angeles, Thursday, March 3, 2011, to promote their upcoming boxing match for the...
View Photo »Matthew "Magic" Hatton of Great Britain, right, and his brother and Hatton Promotions president Ricky Hatton, wait to speak during a press conference to promote their upcoming boxing match against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez of Mexico, not shown, for the vacant WBC super welterweight world...
View Photo »BOLTON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 26: Ricky Hatton watches the action at the Night of Champions Boxing at Reebok Stadium on February 26, 2011 in Bolton, England.
View Photo »Ricky Hatton, right, stands next to his brother Matthew Hatton, of England, after Matthew Hatton's WBC super welterweight title boxing match against Saul Alvarez, of Mexico, in Anaheim, Calif. , Saturday, March 5, 2011. Alvarez won by unanimous decision in the 12-round bout.
View Photo »I’ve sparred with Shane Mosley and Ricky Hatton and held by own. It’s been a great camp and I’m ready to go in there and prove people wrong.
Fighting on those cards will hold me in good stead, and I've sparred with Shane Mosley and Ricky Hatton and held my own. It's been a great camp and I'm just ready to go in there and prove people wrong.
