Ricky Hatton: The heart and soul behind a boxing wonderland - P16
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By Tris Dixon
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September 25, 2025
Source: Boxing Scene
“We never took as much money as we did on the Ricky Hatton-Floyd Mayweather fight week, and whether it was over the bar or in the casino, as long as you’re in this hotel, you won’t have to pay for anything or any ticket,” Ricky was told.
That was always surreal to Ricky.
“Maybe in your hometown, in Manchester,” he shrugged. “But not halfway across the world in Vegas. For the kid from a Hattersley council estate… That’s an achievement in itself.”
The likes of Russell Crowe, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Jack Nicholson were ringside regulars for Ricky.
When Ricky left Vegas, the whole place seemed to have a headache having partied so hard attempting to keep up with the boy from Hyde and his travelling army of supporters.
It wasn’t just beer cans left scattered in car parks; it was entire kegs that were strewn through the city. There was not enough Guinness to keep up with demand. Even now, nearly two decades on, in the gyms, in the Ubers, in the hotels, Vegas residents will cheerfully beam about Ricky Hatton and his fans “drinking the bars dry.”
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