I hate all of this shit talk about Ricky getting Dementia and all that there.He still seems sharp as a razor to me.He says what he means and he means what he says,and that's good enough for me.....As a former fighter myself,I find him lucid/together and I could listen to my hero for hours,and you know what???I think I will.What a straight and honest shooter,as a former athlete myself...he was and IS STILL one of my top 3 heros
Sparred with Ricky at Phoenix Camp when he was 17 and training for the World Junior Championships. I knew then “this kids got it!”. Billy Graham knew it too…the rest of us had to take a back seat when Billy took him on #X-Factor 👊🏾 Great person, great fighter.
Ricky did the ‘hard yards’ and will reap the rewards for the rest of his life. He is the most loved British boxer ‘ever’. Just top notch. Thank you for sharing your stories Ricky, you’re a real treat.
The algorithm has not been kind to this video. This should have way more likes and views, great interview. I saw Hatton fight Mike Stewart at the MEN, what a legend 👑🥊
You smashed it Ricky, the whole country had your back. Your journey is so reflective of most working class lads whether they choose the marathon of being a, professional sportsman, tradesmen, getting through university, vocational work, doing a tough or tedious job. You have to work double hard to get there, then for what you get and then spend the rest of your days worried about keeping hold of it from one day to the next. Well done!!
Ricky Hatton is a bloody legend. He can play on my team any day of the week. World class. He may have lost a few, but he was fighting the best. The whole country loved him. Quite rightly.
@victorvladimirputinu1746You don’t understand boxing do you? Hatton was the best light welterweight out there. He dared to be great and jumped up a weight to fight the two best fighters of there generation and came up short. Could say on his lane and had a undefeated career but he didn’t. Hero of a man
For all those who are on here to knock Ricky BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting him on several speakers events and he was absolutely fantastic with my son who still speaks of it to this day . What a lovely fella and a national treasure ❤
Hatton vs tzsu got me hooked on boxing, what a scrap and what an atmosphere....got to be up there with very best to come from these shores, calzage retiring undefeated only one close..
Loved watching Ricky box. Loved his raw style and how he fought on the inside. Saw him at a charity event years and years back - didn’t approach him but felt he rubbed a few people up the wrong way
Great fighter Ricky and done it the right way .. his falling out with his dad really affected him .. glad he has reconciled with him now .. boxing is rife of PEDs now unfortunately it’s cat and mouse trying to catch them out .. the fighters with the money are harder to catch out
Had the displeasure of meeting this guy about a decade ago at a charity event. He was off his rocker on alcohol or whatever else...and also tried to pick a fight with me numerous times across the evening and acted like a complete tool. Lost all respect for him.
Bit tiring now constantly hearing him bang on how down to earth he was and “one of the lads” “ from a council estate” it’s like he’s always trying to convince himself he has no ego when he clearly did , if he was more down to earth he wouldn’t of fell apart after his losses , just like Naseem he was ok till he got beat then he never got over it .. also like Naseem he was good , very good but couldn’t hold his own with the very best ..
@brianbadonde9039 loads of people have been on the packet my man, doesn't give you the right to act like a twat to a kid (18 year old at the time) and at a charity event.
@jacksmalling4265 the fact you bring up your age and it was a charity event indicates you have little understanding of addiction and mental health , as people don't stop having issues because they are in public , biology. and neurology are the determining factors not environment or location
@@Steve0272.As a recovering addict myself, I can say you are 100% correct about these things. That being said, Ricky Hatton had millions of dollars and all the help he could ever possibly need at his disposal. There really is no excuse for someone in his position.
this makes no sense, he was ten and they called him hitman cuz he hit the bag hard as a kid, he needs to go back to when he was ten and learn history???
@@geedee1264 I was referring to the host who appeared to have no idea who boxing legend Thomas Hearns was when Hatton explained the origin of the "Hitman" nickname.
Kerry Kayes is notorious for being involved in PEDs 😂😂 He was best mates with Paul Borreson and as Hatton said initially came from a bodybuilding background. Mentioning Kayes hardly endorses natty status, Ricky 😂
They are all at it at the top level, it shouldn’t happen but some things like test and hgh are natural occurring hormones. That just bump ur natural levels up, and they struggle testing for it, however somethings arnt and if u get caught ur fucked and rightly so.
When I think of it,I won 3 all Ireland Titles and a European Title,Ricky the hitman and Wayne Rooney are Alfa Males that enspired me from rags to riches through pure heart
@@danhoppy5517 Lennox was born in London. He moved to Canada when he was seven because his mum knew he would end up in prison in London. He was always announced as from the UK when he was professional. So where you grew up is what nationality you are is not where you were born? Foolish talk
@@edonis2787Jimmy Wilde is UKs greatest boxer. Ranked P4P 3rd hardest Puncher of all time. The Ghost with a Hammer in his hand. 99KOs weighing under 8st
Boxing has changed a LOT it was always entertainment/sport but there was definitely more of a meritocracy back then, now it’s it’s wholeheartedly just a popularity contest.
OMG Ben is such a professional interviewer and so pleasant to listen to that you can’t help but to listen to the whole piece 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Top man Ricky for being so honest and so down to earth 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
Thats how you read it, yeah at first glance you could think rickys talking about his steroid use but it never said that, thats how youtube works you have to draw people in with the titles
Ricky pulled a big crowd but as a boxer he was a decent world champ at best nowt amazing. I remember him going to America and fighting Collazo. RIcky clealry lost but was given the decision
Feeling sorry for yourself after losing a fight and getting paid a fortune to do so is not ‘Depression’ Going on and drug and drink binge to justify it as tiresome feary did is weak!!
Lol at the steroid thing. You can be the best in the world and not have the belt. These guys will do anything to be at the top, and when all the best guys are doing it then why not. At that level of competition, using peds or not using peds can be that difference percentage wise between being the champion or not. I don't judge, im on enough gear to fuel a whole village
I dont know why more than any other sport but the interviewers who interview boxers/ex boxers allways seem to know nothing about boxing or the person their interviewing. Most people know why Hatton fell out with his parents & his exhibition fight against Barrea. This guy seems completely clueless. Just read his autobiography & you wont look as clueless
Hear loads or people slagging Campbell off, he doing it correctly central area, British, European etc. the old way. He will be good Campbell eventually, not like some of these guys sons with paper records, getting jobs for the boys.
He asks why you haven’t gone broke after boxing? Answer, a good team around me, my parents took me everywhere, to training, holidays, yeah but he grew up in poverty🤔🤔🤔 Full of **** Didn’t wanna open the can of worms, his dad ripping him and Billy Graham off. That wasn’t what he was asked 🙄
Ask him what happened when he got it in Marbella over comments about a young girl and got it in the neck ay doesn’t talk about that does he ay ask him about the scar neck left side
Timecodes
0:00 Ricky Hatton
1:03 Being an Elite Boxer
5:43 Hitman Hatton
9:03 Floyd Mayweather Rivalry
15:42 Influencer Boxing
19:38 Steroids
24:58 Dealing With Depression
38:18 BIGGEST Pay Day
44:48 The Comeback
49:58 Crazy Weight Cuts, Dementia & CTE
1:00:07 Campbell Hatton
1:05:03 Rise of Man City
1:08:48 Tyson Fury
1:13:33 Carl Froch
1:16:08 Chris Eubank
1:18:28 Best Boxers Ranked
Ask him how much he got paid to promote the covid 'vaccines'?
I am Honored to see RICK in a happy place,and being interviewed by the best
I hate all of this shit talk about Ricky getting Dementia and all that there.He still seems sharp as a razor to me.He says what he means and he means what he says,and that's good enough for me.....As a former fighter myself,I find him lucid/together and I could listen to my hero for hours,and you know what???I think I will.What a straight and honest shooter,as a former athlete myself...he was and IS STILL one of my top 3 heros
@@danialanderson-ll9hcthanks for your unbiased opinion 😂
Sparred with Ricky at Phoenix Camp when he was 17 and training for the World Junior Championships. I knew then “this kids got it!”. Billy Graham knew it too…the rest of us had to take a back seat when Billy took him on #X-Factor 👊🏾 Great person, great fighter.
Ricky did the ‘hard yards’ and will reap the rewards for the rest of his life. He is the most loved British boxer ‘ever’. Just top notch. Thank you for sharing your stories Ricky, you’re a real treat.
The algorithm has not been kind to this video. This should have way more likes and views, great interview. I saw Hatton fight Mike Stewart at the MEN, what a legend 👑🥊
You smashed it Ricky, the whole country had your back. Your journey is so reflective of most working class lads whether they choose the marathon of being a, professional sportsman, tradesmen, getting through university, vocational work, doing a tough or tedious job. You have to work double hard to get there, then for what you get and then spend the rest of your days worried about keeping hold of it from one day to the next. Well done!!
Ricky Hatton is a bloody legend. He can play on my team any day of the week. World class. He may have lost a few, but he was fighting the best. The whole country loved him. Quite rightly.
@victorvladimirputinu1746You don’t understand boxing do you? Hatton was the best light welterweight out there. He dared to be great and jumped up a weight to fight the two best fighters of there generation and came up short. Could say on his lane and had a undefeated career but he didn’t. Hero of a man
Ricky is awesome and Ireland was and is rooting for Ricky☘☘☘☘☘
Fantastic interview with an incredibly likeable and down to earth fighter. I'm really happy for Ricky and I wish him all the best. XX
There's only one Ricky Hatton. God Bless, Ricky. Earned your love from everyone!
For all those who are on here to knock Ricky BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES.
I’ve had the pleasure of meeting him on several speakers events and he was absolutely fantastic with my son who still speaks of it to this day .
What a lovely fella and a national treasure ❤
We had great run it was fun am happy to see you doing good. Thanks Ricky all good the boys going well 🎉❤🎉
Hatton vs tzsu got me hooked on boxing, what a scrap and what an atmosphere....got to be up there with very best to come from these shores, calzage retiring undefeated only one close..
Gave me some great nights watching him in his heyday legend
Ricky got me into boxing. Loved watching his career
Fantastic and insightful interview.
Fantastic interview, let's Go Champ!
Loved watching Ricky box. Loved his raw style and how he fought on the inside. Saw him at a charity event years and years back - didn’t approach him but felt he rubbed a few people up the wrong way
Great fighter Ricky and done it the right way .. his falling out with his dad really affected him .. glad he has reconciled with him now .. boxing is rife of PEDs now unfortunately it’s cat and mouse trying to catch them out .. the fighters with the money are harder to catch out
Steroids is rife in every sport
Steroids are rife in every gym let alone a sport where £millions are on the line
True mate 👍
Regardless of his 2 out of 3 losses to absolute greats of the sport he was one of the most entertaining fighters to watch
Fantasticks interview!
Had the displeasure of meeting this guy about a decade ago at a charity event. He was off his rocker on alcohol or whatever else...and also tried to pick a fight with me numerous times across the evening and acted like a complete tool. Lost all respect for him.
Bit tiring now constantly hearing him bang on how down to earth he was and “one of the lads” “ from a council estate” it’s like he’s always trying to convince himself he has no ego when he clearly did , if he was more down to earth he wouldn’t of fell apart after his losses , just like Naseem he was ok till he got beat then he never got over it .. also like Naseem he was good , very good but couldn’t hold his own with the very best ..
@brianbadonde9039 loads of people have been on the packet my man, doesn't give you the right to act like a twat to a kid (18 year old at the time) and at a charity event.
@jacksmalling4265 the fact you bring up your age and it was a charity event indicates you have little understanding of addiction and mental health , as people don't stop having issues because they are in public , biology. and neurology are the determining factors not environment or location
@@Steve0272.As a recovering addict myself, I can say you are 100% correct about these things. That being said, Ricky Hatton had millions of dollars and all the help he could ever possibly need at his disposal. There really is no excuse for someone in his position.
Dude just because he had money doesnt change shit about how he felt @@mattysquizzato7094
Excellent Interview with Ricky Hatton 😊
Needs to learn a bit if history if he'd never heard of the Hitman Hearns
Hes clearly not a boxing fan tbf
was into boxing history in younger days like nicked his moniker hit man off him🤣🤣🤣
@@williamwallace7651he's talking bout interviewer pal
this makes no sense, he was ten and they called him hitman cuz he hit the bag hard as a kid, he needs to go back to when he was ten and learn history???
@@geedee1264 I was referring to the host who appeared to have no idea who boxing legend Thomas Hearns was when Hatton explained the origin of the "Hitman" nickname.
Kerry Kayes is notorious for being involved in PEDs 😂😂
He was best mates with Paul Borreson and as Hatton said initially came from a bodybuilding background. Mentioning Kayes hardly endorses natty status, Ricky 😂
They are all at it at the top level, it shouldn’t happen but some things like test and hgh are natural occurring hormones. That just bump ur natural levels up, and they struggle testing for it, however somethings arnt and if u get caught ur fucked and rightly so.
Why else did he work with ?
yes true. such b.s this deminising roids PEDs🤣🤣
When I think of it,I won 3 all Ireland Titles and a European Title,Ricky the hitman and Wayne Rooney are Alfa Males that enspired me from rags to riches through pure heart
Thanks for sharing your story Ricky respect inside and outside the ring
Just trying to Google who.. Carl frog and joe kawazagi is 😂😂😂
Top 5 British boxers mentioned Frank Bruno but not Lennox Lewis 😂
Looool mention anyone except the actual best British boxer of all time 😂
Too Canadian to be British, and too British to be Canadian! The only place he felt at home was Jamaica!
@@danhoppy5517 Lennox was born in London. He moved to Canada when he was seven because his mum knew he would end up in prison in London. He was always announced as from the UK when he was professional. So where you grew up is what nationality you are is not where you were born? Foolish talk
@@edonis2787Jimmy Wilde is UKs greatest boxer.
Ranked P4P 3rd hardest Puncher of all time.
The Ghost with a Hammer in his hand. 99KOs weighing under 8st
great pod mate
Ricky might never had done a job on Floyd but the ref could have at least let him box on the inside, terrible officiating.
Joe Cortez is mayweather's ref of choice.
Joe lived in Vegas just like Floyd
Boxing has changed a LOT it was always entertainment/sport but there was definitely more of a meritocracy back then, now it’s it’s wholeheartedly just a popularity contest.
☆THERESS ONLYY ONNEE RIICKYYY HATTONNN ONE RIICKYY HATTOONNN☆
He was better than most of the crap today 👍
OMG Ben is such a professional interviewer and so pleasant to listen to that you can’t help but to listen to the whole piece 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Top man Ricky for being so honest and so down to earth 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
Does anyone know if he comes from a council estate ?
haha think his mum and dad had good nice house. they had own carpet business that did well
I've noticed he likes to make that known in a lot of interviews
Always loved ricky his a proper bloke ❤
Always great hearing from Hatton, but is there not a soundman who can tell Ben to stop SNORING into the mic!?
Someone tell him! Wtf
Carl Frog 😭😭😭😭😭 nice one Ricky 👏👏👏👏👏
I met him once rude as fuck!
Really? Talks like hes a man of the people?
cut the crap
Ricky just showed u that not every boxer gets cte
The main man, a saw you standing alone ,,,
Britain's greatest was Welsh. Thanks for coming
jhon conthe
Depends if you count Lewis as British. Gavin Rees was never on that level.
Misleading title ! Click baiting ppl into watching to hear Hatton admitting steroid use which he doesnt .... funnily enough !
Thats how you read it, yeah at first glance you could think rickys talking about his steroid use but it never said that, thats how youtube works you have to draw people in with the titles
@@D...Bizzle81 fair enough
How much face touching when talking about steroid use!!!!
😳😳😳😳
Talk about a tell!
Carpet fitter? You mean I worked for my Dad
Ricky pulled a big crowd but as a boxer he was a decent world champ at best nowt amazing. I remember him going to America and fighting Collazo. RIcky clealry lost but was given the decision
Ricky "The Packet" Hatton
Who’s Usidge 🤔🤔🤔🤔
GOAT
Anyone does Know Golden boy Promotion paid Hatton 14 Million inc PPV in 2007 vs Mayweather.
Feeling sorry for yourself after losing a fight and getting paid a fortune to do so is not ‘Depression’
Going on and drug and drink binge to justify it as tiresome feary did is weak!!
Ricky “ The Sniff Man “ Hatton
Legend
i think ricky might of liked a pint and a pie with the lads and hes from a council estate...
All the top athletes are on peds
Lol at the steroid thing. You can be the best in the world and not have the belt. These guys will do anything to be at the top, and when all the best guys are doing it then why not. At that level of competition, using peds or not using peds can be that difference percentage wise between being the champion or not. I don't judge, im on enough gear to fuel a whole village
Love Hatton but can tell he still likes a bit of the Charlie 😅😅
I dont know why more than any other sport but the interviewers who interview boxers/ex boxers allways seem to know nothing about boxing or the person their interviewing.
Most people know why Hatton fell out with his parents & his exhibition fight against Barrea. This guy seems completely clueless. Just read his autobiography & you wont look as clueless
Take Hatton over Fury any day of the week.
I don’t think steroids is the issue here
a lot of hand to face gestures during the steroid part of the (very excellent) interview... If you know ,... you know
Dude stop scratching your nose. Thats habit. Its hard to see Hatton this way. He has CTE really bad. One of the British Greats
"ye know"
Some sniffles
The best Brit fighter for me is Lennox Lewis.
Odd this council estate rhetoric as his dad always had businesses 🤔
Has ricky got an itchy nose 😮
😂
Wish he could finish a sentence without saying you know
No amount of steroids would have helped Ricky beat mayweather impossible..
Please no one ever ask Ricky about steroids again. His tell will make him rub the last bit of skin off his face🙈🙈🙈🙈
Ricky was doing great against Mayweather until the ref took away his chances.
He's not Britain's best boxer Calzaghe lewis and others above Hatton
Hear loads or people slagging Campbell off, he doing it correctly central area, British, European etc. the old way. He will be good Campbell eventually, not like some of these guys sons with paper records, getting jobs for the boys.
He was ok but found his level with Floyd and Manny.
He lost to 2 of the greatest ever so he's not that good ? 😂
He asks why you haven’t gone broke after boxing? Answer, a good team around me, my parents took me everywhere, to training, holidays, yeah but he grew up in poverty🤔🤔🤔
Full of ****
Didn’t wanna open the can of worms, his dad ripping him and Billy Graham off.
That wasn’t what he was asked 🙄
I don’t think he got out injury free. He certainly repeats himself a lot
Likker biii
Good guy, good fighter, very popular too.... but don't believe everything he says....... Hang on to your Mother's every word people 😂😂
ricky is very itchy.
Hes never been a good boxer 😂
I’ll always love Ricky but he’s coming across as a bit of a twat
Ask him what happened when he got it in Marbella over comments about a young girl and got it in the neck ay doesn’t talk about that does he ay ask him about the scar neck left side
Do a shot every time he rubs his nose
Legless inside 2 minutes