Ricky Hatton death: Tributes paid to British boxer by Amir Khan, Wayne Rooney, Tyson Fury
Most of Hatton’s attractiveness was lying in the roots of the salt of the world, where he never touched, in a Ramshackle gym on a carpet factory in Hyde.
Indeed, when he walked to the ring to face Mayweather in Las Vegas, he wore a bathrobe carrying an ad for his father’s carpet shop, whom he worked until he was a professional.
“It could be reached too much, it fell to the world, which has come a long way to tell you what the man is,” he said.
“He reached the top in his sport, but you can approach him and get a cup of tea with him – that’s what makes him attractive to people.”
The entire action style of Mancunian Hatton made it one of the most popular fighters in the first decade of the 21st century.
Frank Warren, former supporter of Hatton, described it as a “perfect talented warrior” inspired by a generation of young boxers.
Warren wrote: “In 1997, the first release of Widnes, Manchester’daki Kostya Tszyu against British boxing in the history of British boxing to continue to win one of the most historical fights Ricky will right down as one of the modern elders of this sport.”
Supporter Eddie Hearn added: “Everyone loved Ricky. Let him rest in eternal peace.”
British’s former light weight world champion Khan, Hatton, “a friend, a mentor, a warrior,” he said.
“Legendary Ricky Hatton May May May,” he said, former heavy world champion Fury on Instagram, “he said. “There will be only one Ricky Hatton. I can’t believe it so young.”
Hatton rarely had a popularity, a figure that managed to overcome his sport.
During the summit, Manchester City fans were attached to Liam and Christmas Gallagher from Oasis.
Bunce said that Hatton was “lived his life completely”, but he’s always willing to “get Mickey out of himself”.
The legend of the Darts Phil Taylor and former England cricket player Andrew Flintoff were among the other sports to pay tribute on social media.
In 2007, the former Britain and Manchester United footballer Rooney, who carried Hatton’s belts to the ring before fighting with Jose Luis Castillo, said that Hatton was “a legend, a warrior and a big person”.
