“ There’s only one Ricky Hatton, one Ricky Hatton, walking along, singing a song, walking in a Hatton wonderland. ” The lines echoed loudly. At a Berlin pub, Leeds fans sang their hearts out. The man in the song, Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton, was right in the middle, mingling and taking photos with everyone. No pretence and cheerful, as always. The clip is almost a decade old. But the song has entered boxing immortality. Today, those words carry sorrow. Ricky Hatton passed away yesterday.

He was 46, just weeks short of his 47th birthday. Reports say the boxing legend was found dead at his Manchester home. Police have not treated his death as suspicious, it seems. Ricky Hatton , one of the greatest boxers from the United Kingdom, stayed popular long after his retirement. Fans remember his

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