A biography for Ricky Hattonhasn’t been written yet.
“I was fortunate enough to fight at Madison Square Garden, Vegas and the City of Manchester Stadium.”
“If boxing had a professional boxing association or something like that, I think it would be a better place.”
“My game was all about strength and mauling opponents.”
“For all the success, I never acted any differently. I've always done the same things and I can honestly say I've not changed in the slightest. Sometimes that's the problem.”
“I've never been a red carpet hugger unless it is for charity.”
“First time I had my defeat, it was very hard to come to terms with.”
“I never manufactured my persona.”
“Depression is a very serious thing. People don't realise how deadly it can be.”
“People say maybe I could have got better performances out of myself or I could have a got few more fights out of myself if I looked after my body a little bit more but at the end of the day it was because I was jack the lad.”
“We think, 'I'm Ricky Hatton or I'm Tyson Fury, I can take on the world.' You can take on the world in the ring but this problem called depression, you can't take it on.”
“Life has kicked me hard, hasn't it? Some of it's my fault, some of it's not my fault.”
“I want people to look at me as a four-time world champion, in two weight categories, as a down-to-earth man of the people, not the joke that I had become.”
“People with success are less able to cope because you're used to being on Mount Everest and when it's gone, what do you do?”
“It's a hard game, boxing. You're up every morning running every day, you train in the afternoon, you're dieting, you're up and down in weight and it can wear you down.”
“It got to a point where I didn't care if I lived or I died.”
“If I'm going to end my career, I want to end my career at the top.”
“My style appealed to people. That's why I had the fanbase.”
“We're out of our comfort zones with depression. I certainly was and whenever I have bad days now I speak to someone to get it off my chest.”
“No. 1 career highlight? It would have to be getting the MBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace.”
“I will always wonder what might have been if I had faced Manny Pacquiao at my best. But there is no doubt in my mind that the Pacman will still go down as one of boxing's all-time greats.”