RIP Ricky Hatton

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Jacko, Sep 14, 2025.


  1. James Hudson

    James Hudson Active Member Full Member

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    Big assumption there!!! U know Jack **** about me.....but seemingly I have no common sense and I wasn't mentally strong enough?!?!

    Ps Ignore button comes in handy for folk like urself
     
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  2. boxberry92

    boxberry92 Active Member Full Member

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    To be honest, I think most people will have some experience of it, especially if you’ve got working-class roots — unfortunately, it seems to be the rule, not the exception. Yeah, it really is the ones left behind who carry it. The daughter never did get over losing her mum. Her dad turned out to be an absolute nightmare — and when he died, the clean-up told me more about him than he ever had in life. His daughter’s ashes actually now have pride of place at my mum’s house.
     
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  3. Astro

    Astro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ricky Hatton attempted suicide several times.

    Although it is incredibly sad, it should not surprise anyone.

    It is also a reminder to people not to take performance enhancing drugs. In addition to damaging the body, it destroys you mentally.
     
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  4. makkipalwan

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    A great champion and a true gentleman
    RIP Ricky
     
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  5. Walcott

    Walcott Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He didn't have a clutcher you clown, he commited suicide FFS.
     
  6. Here's Johnny

    Here's Johnny Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I know he did you clown. Read my earlier post, I wasn’t suggesting he did have, I was saying the rumours about a ‘medical episode’ and ‘heart attack’ were obviously wrong.
     
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  7. Here's Johnny

    Here's Johnny Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I assumed it because you were so touchy about a reasonable comment I made.
     
  8. KermitTheFrog

    KermitTheFrog The people doing the banning are idiots Full Member

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    People have been dropping dead and having heart attacks since the dawn of time you spaz.

    My mate’s brother went to bed one night in his early twenties and never woke up. And shock horror it was before COVID and the vaccine, imagine that!
     
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  9. PrimoGT

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    People, men especially, have always been dropping dead at 46. It's bad luck and genetics and lifestyle. It's not uncommon.
    But yes Ricky died by hanging.
     
  10. PrimoGT

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    Undoubtedly comparisons will be made with Turpin and Mills.
    Although of course suicide verdicts are somewhat doubtful in those two cases. Hatton's more likely, at this stage anyway.
     
  11. Here's Johnny

    Here's Johnny Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What are the odds on that?
     
  12. Here's Johnny

    Here's Johnny Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I know incredibly rare in this day and age. What I was getting at is he’s been more healthy than the average man despite his blow outs in between fights, the average man is really a mess and I don’t think Hatton would have been in anywhere near as much danger as them. Very, very few of them die at 46. That was my point, bit of common sense one would assume everyone would agree with but people are kicking off.
     
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  13. Walcott

    Walcott Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It's still rare, but, the media like to write about it more to keep the conspiracy theory nuts like you excited. And if you do the research, you are more likely to suffer from heart problems after catching COVID than you are of taking the jab.
     
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  14. PrimoGT

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    - That's fair enough in principle. But we don't know how much drink and drugs someone is using, especially in retirement.
    - And sometimes the physical demands of being a highly-trained athlete might actually exacerbate the ills of the drink and drugs.

    - The average 46 year man might be a worse mess than Hatton physically, and might not be about to drop dead from a heart attack .... but he's not going to go out and start training his arse off for a boxing exhibition either, after a night on the coke, or whatever .... it cuts both ways.
    So ... The heart attack theory had some merit.
     
  15. Heisenberg

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    Knowing the cause of death and the Hatton family saying they believe it was accident. Leaves the possibility of erotic asphyxiation and it all being a terrible accident, no?
     
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