By William Mackay: Former two division world champion Ricky Hatton is still going over the trauma of his loss to Manny Pacquiao and how he felt he was overtrained for the fight. It’s pretty sad stuff given how Hatton chose to quit rather than continue on with his career.
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Ricky Hatton thought of committing suicide after Pacquiao loss
By Sean McDaniel: Former two division world champion Ricky Hatton admitted that he thought of ending his life after his 2nd round TKO loss to Manny Pacquiao in 2009. Hatton’s life truly hit rock bottom at that moment to the point where visions of suicide floated around Hatton’s head.
Hatton wishes he had made Pacquiao agree to testing for their fight
By Sean McDaniel: Former two division world champion Ricky Hatton says he wishes he had Manny Pacquiao agreeing to the same testing rules as he did for his two failed bouts with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Speaking to the thenational.ae, Hatton said “I could have had those rules, but I wasn’t bothered. Maybe in hindsight, I should have done. I must admit, I fancied my chances against Manny. A few years ago he was getting knocked down by little men like [Juan Manuel] Marquez; then all of a sudden he is knocking out Oscar de la Hoya, myself and [Miguel] Cotto, who are powerhouses in comparison.
Did Pacquiao’s win over Hatton lead to his depression and drug use?
By Jason Kim: Ricky Hatton’s been depressed since his 2nd round blowout loss to Manny Pacquiao last year in May 2009. This week Hatton caught snorting lines of what appears to be cocaine in a Manchester hotel room. Hatton is now in a drug treatment clinic to have his drug problem taken care of.
Is Pacquiao’s win over Hatton tainted because of Ricky’s recent drug problems?
By Chris Williams: I don’t know about you but I’m now looking at Manny Pacquiao’s win over Ricky Hatton as somehow tainted after seeing Hatton snorting line after line of what appeared to be cocaine in the New of the World sting this week. The way that Hatton expertly snorted up those lines and with all the alcohol he put away that night, I can’t really give Pacquiao full credit for the win.
Mayweather Sr. thinks the main reason Hatton lost to Pacquiao was because he was scared
By William Mackay: A lot of people wonder why Ricky Hatton was so easily destroyed by Manny Pacquiao last year in his two round blowout to the Filipino star. Hatton’s trainer at the time, Floyd Mayweather Sr., gives a number of reasons why he feels that Hatton was beaten by Pacquiao in an article by Chris Robinson at the Examiner.com, Mayweather Sr. says “I think Ricky Hatton was scared more than anything.”
Did Pacquiao retire Hatton?
By William Mackay: It’s been ages sine Ricky Hatton (45-2, 32 KO’s) last fought. In fact, it’s been 14 months since Hatton was blasted into unconsciousness in a 2nd round knockout loss to Manny Pacquiao on May 2nd, 2009. I would have never guessed in a million years that Hatton would be knocked out so easily by Pacquiao.
Ted Sares’s Top Boxing Awards for 2009: Pacquiao, Mosley, Roach, More!
By Ted Sares:
1. Fighter of the Year: Manny Pacquiao
An easy choice this year. After retiring Oscar De La Hoya late in 2008, he rendered unconscious Ricky Hatton in two and then stopped Miguel Cotto after he finally chased him down in the 12th round. Manny is THE event fighter in boxing going into 2010.
2. Fight of the Year: Bernard Dunne vs. Ricardo “Maestrito” Cordoba
Dunne was dropped and hurt badly twice in the fifth round while his Panamanian opponent was decked in the third and then three times more in the eleventh round after which the fight was finally stopped in front of a roaring crowd in Dublin.
News – Hatton: “I Was Winning the 2nd Round Against Pacquiao By a Mile”
By Liam “The Boxing Expert” Santiago: In a recent interview with Sky sports news, the Manchester warrior Ricky Hatton claimed that he was winning the second round against Pacquiao “by a mile.” I absolutely agree with the big punching pressure fighter and only for that one lucky blow that Pacquiao landed, who knows what would have happened? Hatton said, “I was winning the second round by a mile until that punch landed, which is amazing given I suffered two knockdowns in the previous round. That hook would have knocked out a horse.”
Hatton: “With Better Preperation I Could Have Done Better”
By Liam Santiago: My recent claims that Hatton lost to Manny Pacquiao on 2nd May in Vegas as a result of bad preparation on his trainers part have been backed up by no other than the Hitman himself. It seems that if no one else, Ricky agrees with me and so does anyone else who went anywhere near his training camp. Floyd Mayweather Snr let Hatton sail past his peak and left him mentally unprepared and unfocused. Hatton said, “That is the only things that niggles me about the fight and calling it a day. I know with better preparation I could have done better.”