THE HITMAN The Life of Ricky Hatton
From Hyde to the World: The Rise, Reign, and Struggles of a British Boxing Icon A BiographyBy Daniel R. Hargreaves
Length2h 17m
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He filled arenas with twenty thousand voices singing his name. He beat a man nobody thought could be beaten. And behind every roar was a fight no crowd could see.
Ricky Hatton was never supposed to become the most beloved fighter Britain ever produced. He was a cheeky, unpolished kid from a pub cellar in Hyde, robbed of a fair shot by a corrupt amateur judge before he'd even turned pro. But what he built from that injustice became one of the most extraordinary careers in the history of boxing, and one of the most moving stories in the history of sport.
This is the definitive account of a life lived at full volume. From the blood-soaked war against Jon Thaxton that won him his first title, to the night twenty thousand fans turned Manchester into a cathedral of noise as Hatton dethroned the seemingly unbeatable Kostya Tszyu, to the sold-out stadiums and the surreal spectacle of "Little Manchester" rising up inside the Las Vegas Strip, every page of this book captures what it felt like to watch Ricky Hatton fight, and what it felt like to be one of the millions who loved him for it.
But this book doesn't stop at the ring lights. It follows Hatton through the crushing defeats against Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao that nearly broke him, into the private years of addiction, depression, and despair that followed, and into the remarkable second act in which he chose to speak about all of it, publicly, honestly, and without flinching, at a time when British sporting culture offered almost no space for that kind of courage. It follows him into the corner as a trainer shaping the next generation, onto reality television, into a Hall of Fame, and finally, devastatingly, to the September morning in 2025 when the boy from Hyde was gone, and a nation discovered just how many people had loved him.
Meticulously researched and written with the pace of a great sports drama, The Hitman is not just the story of a world champion. It is the story of what it costs to be loved by millions, what it means to fall and be honest about falling, and why, long after the final bell, Ricky Hatton is still remembered the way his fans always described him: not as untouchable, but as one of their own.
For readers of underdog sports biographies, working-class redemption stories, and unflinching mental health memoirs, this is the fight behind the fights, and the man behind the legend.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir, Other
Length2 hrs 17 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Foreword
11Chapter 8: Facing Mayweather
2Acknowledgements
12Chapter 9: Redemption and Rebuilding
3Introduction
13Chapter 10: The Pacquiao Fight
4Chapter 1: A Pub, a Cellar, and a Boy from Hyde
14Chapter 11: Stepping Away
5Chapter 2: Seventy Three Wins and Eighty Fights
15Chapter 12: The Hardest Rounds
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6Chapter 3: Climbing the Ranks
16Chapter 13: Corner Man
7Chapter 4: The Reign Begins
17Chapter 14: The People’s Champion, Off Script
8Chapter 5: The Night Manchester Sang
18Chapter 15: September 2025
9Chapter 6: Fighter of the Year
19Chapter 16: What He Left Behind
10Chapter 7: Vegas Calling
20Conclusion: The Hitman’s Legacy
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