There has never been any shortage of demand for Ricky Hatton, even after hanging up his gloves.

With an encyclopaedic knowledge and an insatiable passion for the sport, his opinion on the biggest story of the day was always valued and he did not shy away from going after influential figures in the sport and calling out those who needed calling out.

Metro was lucky enough to have Ricky as our guest boxing columnist for a year between 2021 and 2022, weighing in on the sport’s endless stream of drama and previewing the biggest fights with us.

Catching him on the phone on a Tuesday or Wednesday morning after his cup of tea, Ricky and I would have a quick catch up on whatever action took place the previous weekend before getting into whatever was now top of the agenda.

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