The Blue Moon Descends

"I'm so sorry. I'm not a quitter and wanted a challenge. I wanted to prove something but this is so heartbreaking"

Ricky Hatton

A body shot to end it all couldn't have been more fitting given the circumstances. The crowd in Manchester Arena was absolutely rabid. One can only imagine what pubs filled with fight fans around England and North America were like. Much like Ricky we were all getting a bit worn down. Ricky was worn down because he was at times swinging at his opponent with reckless abandon, wanting to gives us all a show. Typical Ricky. We were getting worn down because you could see him deteriorating in front of your eyes, leaving himself open to bigger and bigger shots. And then like that, the air went out of everything. Surely Rick is going to get up, right? There's no way he can stay down, right? It doesn't all end like this again, right?

FNF: Ricky Hatton versus Kostya Tsyzu

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We figured on the eve of Ricky Hatton's return to the ring, what better Friday Night Fight choice than the highest point in Ricky's career. In our, and many others, opinion that was this fight against Kostya Tsyzu. At this moment in time Tsyzu was considered to be one of the best pound for pound fighers in the world. Ricky was an up and coming fighter out of Britain. But he had the hometown advantage, fighting in front of tens of thousands of rabid Mancunians. A lot of has been made of Ricky's fan base and just how dedicated they are. It's because Ricky is the definition of a lad. He loves his football club with a passion few can relate too. He palled around with the Gallagher brothers. His favorite after fight ritual was to get a load of drinks in with the lads. He's one of us. Here's to wishing Ricky a successful return to the ring, we'll have our eyes clued to the tube for this one.