Ricky Hatton remembered: Matthew Maccine on the battles of the epic Floyd Mayweather and Costia Teszio Boxing news

World title competitor and Sky SportsPondet Matthew McLean was part of the Ricky Hatton camp. He shares his memories on the trip …

A huge fighter, an enormous, a great man as well. I am sad and shocked and my heart goes out to his family. I can only imagine what they feel.

He was well documented that he lived life to the fullest, but he trained hard like anyone you were in the gym. A real professional when he was in training. Follow a diet, everything … do everything to perfection.

He had a wonderful boxing brain I think, very disregard. Everyone knew that it was a frightening, very strong body, but it was a great boxer when he needed to be.

There were battles that he won when he could have pulled, he was sick. I remember the Battle of Juan Orangeo, perhaps he should have truly withdrawn. It was a battle for a world title, it was his first appearance in Las Vegas, a lot of pressure on, and went with it.

Even the Battle of Mane Bakoyao: It was too late, perhaps he should have withdrawn from that battle, the training was not going well. But he did not. He has recruited through him. Walking in every sense of the word.

A great fighter is also present, the way you deal with pressure, and the way you deal with all media obligations.

He was really personal. Very funny, deceitful in the gym. Boxing is a difficult game and a single game, but when you have characters like Ricky in the gym with you, sharing laughter and sharing the journey, it makes every day joy, really, unlike hardship.

Kostya Tszyu … This was one of the special nights in the history of British boxing. Certainly in my time, it was the case the Night.

It was late at night because he had to fit the TV early, and the men who were filled in Manchester, Kostya Tszyu at all in all the ages who strengthened his legacy.

Many people did not give Ricky Haton a chance in that battle. Even the people who knew Ricky were the real deal and believed in it and believed that it was on a global level, I don’t think they thought it was good enough to overcome a legend, and it is wonderful like Kostya Tszyu.

But it was his night, he did not deny and made it a war of attrition. Jump on Kostya Tszyu. He did not give him the room or time. He pulled him to the Battle of Ricky Hatton, close -up and stubbornness. It was fierce, he was exhausted and in the end he wanted it more.

He was time and had 20,000 fans inside inside this square who wanted every one punch. At that time, I was very close to Ricky, we trained together, and I was part of his team and from my point of view as a young fighter coming, just to absorb that experience and learn from it, it was incredible.

For the battle of Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas, chaos was, in a good way. I remember some Blackjack merchants, they said they were 30 or 40 years old and did not see anything like that. They could not believe this, support, noise, was unrealistic.

He came short against Mayweather but pushed Mayweather. Perhaps this was one of Mayweather’s best offers. Ricky brought the best in Mayweather with his aggression and what he brought to the battle. That was the main Mayweather.

He had a contact with his fans, perhaps more than anyone else before or since. I really embrace everything. He never forgot his roots, he was a man.

It is not easy when you are famous and everyone wants a piece of you. But he always tried to make sure he had never forgotten himself, he has always spent people. I think it really enjoyed it. He was really grateful and never forgot.