RIP Ricky Hatton

Mate, that erotic asphyxiation angle, with the Hatton family pushing the accident narrative, feels like a desperate dodge of the grim truth. It’s like those wild excuses Eminem skewers in “Guilty Conscience”: “Wait, what if there's an explanation for this ****? What, she tripped, fell, landed on his dick?”—just calling out the absurdity of avoiding the obvious.

The family’s holding onto the idea it was a tragic slip, probably to shield Ricky’s legacy or soothe their own pain, but the inquest’s leaning hard toward suicide by hanging.

Ricky was raw about his struggles with depression, addiction, and past suicide attempts, and even if he seemed “in a good place” with Dubai plans, he’d walked that dark path before. With his history of family fallouts, it feels like he knew the devastation he’d cause—a real “**** you, here have it all” to those he clashed with, leaving them to deal with the fallout. Sad as hell, but that’s where it points.

 

Certainly a possibility. Will never come out if true

 

I must be one of a few on here without a clue what erotic asphyxiation is and not wanting to search this on google.

Sounds like the reverse of watching Rangers play under Russell Martin.

 

Haha, mate, if you're clueless about erotic asphyxiation and avoiding Google, just look up Michael Hutchence.

But let's get real: if Hatton had some kinks or urges to scratch on a quiet Friday night, with his £50m+ career haul (even through the rough patches), no way he's fumbling around solo like that. Bloke could've tapped into the same discreet agencies half the Premiership lads (or SPL big shots, take your pick) swear by—easy access, no mess.

Makes you wonder what the Rangers boys are up to on Fridays, judging by how they turn up on Saturdays under Martin.

 

GOD receive his Soul. Amen.

 

I still haven't got over it. This one really cut deep. Even though i was never a Ricky Hatton fanatic, or really thought he was a genuine P4P great. he was so exciting to watch and he had a brilliant personality. He really could have turned his hand to a comedy career - especially stand-up after his boxing career. Maybe doing what Tyson did with his one man show.

I'm 41 and Hatton's death feels like the closing of the 00s era: clubbing, late nights drinking beer before going to watch a Hatton fight in the early hours of the morning, pre-social media age. He had light years ahead of him, so sad he succumbed to his demons. I think the Manny knockout really damaged him physically as well as mentally. I have always suspected that Hatton had severe CTE which can really amplify the symptoms of depression - and his fighting style and the two brutal knockouts from Mayweather and Pacquiao may have done serious damage.

 

Average people who don't have a history of training don't understand just how much of a 'base' hard training gives you at a young age. Stays with you for life. Even if you get massively out of shape you can still get back into shape much easier and quicker than an average bloke who probably only started training in his 20s or even 30s. From my experience its the cardio that goes much quicker than any strength or muscular development, but they both come back pretty easily as you train again. The best thing you can do for a lad going through puberty is getting them into calisthenics and some kind of technical sport.

The only way Hatton would 'drop down' is from extreme long term PED/drug abuse imo. Nothing about his shape or state leading up to his passing showcases that, for me anyway. RIP.

 

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A brave young man and I wish him well in the future whatever he decides to do with his life.

 

a lovely young man and he gave it a good go himself in boxing. What a shame for this young man and his family.