Hatton is serious – and that can only be good, as Manny Pacquiao has the potential to close Hatton’s career if he is not in tip-top shape.
According to several insiders from Ricky Hatton’s camp, the thoughts of trainers Floyd Mayweather Snr and Lee Beard on Hatton’s excesses between fights have found a foothold.
Hatton has not ‘binged’ on his family holiday this year, and is believed to have had an earlier ‘cut-off’ point in his celebrations. Hatton is deadly serious about this contest, having felt he underperformed when he fought the then world No 1 pound for pound fighter in Floyd Mayweather Jnr 15 months ago. Continue reading