168 Quotes by Ricky Hatton

It will be a shame if it does go to court. It's not ideal preparation, but it's just making me more determined.

I'd shout 'Hey Dan! Can I have your sausage?' and he'd nod yes. Then: 'Hey Dan, how about the bacon?' - and then the eggs, and then the toast - and he'd say 'yes, yes yes'.

Both of us don't go backwards and I think that is the key to the fight. Whoever ends up going backwards is going to lose.

I think that headband and that brylcreem and that gel on his hair will do him no good should we get it on.

What is happening is not ideal. Sometimes nothing goes smoothly in the preparation for fights, and that is when you have to show what kind of champion you are and deal with whatever is put in front of you. This is just another obstacle, and if it does go to court then I will be as equally determined to overcome it.

The one thing that's hurt in my career is people saying I don't want to come out of Manchester to fight people.

I have always really liked Tom Jones and I can't wait to see him in action. One thing is for sure, I would rather be singing for a living than getting punched on the head.

I've been giving a little gamble on the roulette and just sitting having a coffee with the fans, chatting away.

I've got a lot to prove because of the criticism over my weight and moving back down a division.