'There's only one Ricky Hatton' was the chant that echoed throughout the Manchester legend's boxing career. There was only one Ricky Hatton, and perhaps there could ever only be one.

No one before had injected the same kind of vibrant excitement into British boxing as Hatton did.

He was a national treasure, adored by the sporting public like Henry Cooper and Frank Bruno had been, but he was also a true world-beater.

When he toppled Kostya Tszyu to become the IBF super-lightweight world champion he beat one of the pound-for-pound greats to become the best fighter in the division.

He was a force of nature in that fight. Hatton was the underdog but he forced Tszyu out of the contest. He would not be denied on that night - his greatest, but one of many magical moments in his career.

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