The Hitman: My Story - Ricky Hatton

The man that puts the 'P' in 'Punchy' Ricky Hatton, apparently, is going to be a stand-up comedian! The likeable 'Mancunian world boxing champion is now contemplating life after the ring, hoping to try show businesses ,booking theaters around the country for 2010. After splitting with his long time trainer this week he's announced there will be a handful more fights and that will be it, preferring to tell jokes than crunch ribs in front of drunken punters. He's already a popular after dinner speaker and I saw him do a meal in Northampton and he was very warm and funny. The room was packed and at £25 a ticket I can see his point. He is a humorous guy in that ...  Read the complete review

Ricky Hatton gives an indepth account of his life upto the starting events of the Hatton - Mayweather fight. For all those people who have watched Ricky Hatton I would advise you to start reading the book. He goes into great detail about all his fights, his training regimes, his relationships, the problems he gets with Frank Warren, and also dabbles a bit in his love for football, notoriously man city. I didnt watch boxing before I purchased this book. I bought it out of curiosity, and I can definitely say that it is good value for money. Now I love to watch boxing. For people that have never had a good understanding of the sport, this is a must read because ...  Read the complete review