Ricky Hatton and Floyd Mayweather once raced in private jets.
On Sunday, the devastating news broke that the sporting hero had tragically passed away at the age of 46. His death was confirmed by Greater Manchester Police, who are not treating it as suspicious.
The loss of an icon rocked the combat sports community, with thousands heading to social media to pay their respects, including Michael Bisping, who posted a training video with Hatton.
While the boxer was beloved for his style inside the ring, he also resonated with the public for his sense of humor, with the superstar telling a story like no other.
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Ricky Hatton raced Floyd Mayweather in a private jet
Ricky Hatton couldn’t believe it when Floyd Mayweather wanted to overtake him in a private jet.
Of course, the Englishman couldn’t resist an opportunity to wind his rival up.
On an old episode of Ringside, he said: “HBO got us a private jet each to fly us from Los Angeles, to Michigan, to New York, to Las Vegas, to Manchester.
“No word of a lie, this sums Floyd Mayweather up to a tee. We were flying and the pilot goes, ‘Ricky, come here’, I go, ‘What’s up’? He goes, ‘Have you heard this idiot’?
“He put the speaker on and Floyd’s going, ‘Come on man, I’ll give you whatever money you want to overtake him’.
“So Floyd’s in the jet there and I’m in the jet there, and he must be saying, ‘Come on man, overtake him’, and the pilot is going, ‘I can’t’. He literally wanted to overtake me.
“I got the things out, and I was like, ‘Floyd, I’m going to get there first’.
“We had good memories.”
Ricky Hatton once told an amazing story about Roberto Duran
Mayweather isn’t the only legend Hatton had fantastic tales about.
‘The Hitman’ once shared a tremendous story about Roberto Duran.
The Panamanian went above and beyond for the Brit.
In a heartwarming story, Hatton revealed what Duran did for him.