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"It was an amazing send-off for an amazing person. You come out here, and it's like going to one of his fights back in the day."
The words of Mancunian boxing legend Anthony Crolla after stepping out of Ricky Hatton's funeral at Manchester Cathedral summed it up perfectly.
The way so many people across Manchester and Tameside turned out to say an emotional last goodbye to their was as befitting of the man as it was moving.
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There's a reason he was known as 'The People's Champion'.
Entrance to the service itself was by invite only. 'The streets are ours', said one fan on Facebook beforehand. "Let's show the world what Ricky meant to Manchester." And boy, we did. Content cannot be displayed without consent
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