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Ricky Hatton's Vegas Tales: the last book from the late, great boxer
Ricky Hatton's brilliance as a boxer, his down-to-earth demeanour and his live-wire sense of humour have made him a national treasure.Five of Ricky's biggest and most explosive fights took place in the boxing Mecca of Las Vegas. Tens of thousands of British fans followed him there to watch these monumental bouts, and to soak up the unique atmosphere in Sin City.In Ricky's Hatton's Vegas Tales, he recalls the most memorable from fight negotiations, through trash-talking transatlantic promotional tours, gruelling training camps, bizarre encounters with opponents, fans, A-list celebrities and boxing legends; all the way to fight-week mayhem and the epic post-fight benders that followed.With contributions from family, friends and the journalists who know him best, tributes from Mexican boxing legends Oscar De La Hoya and Marco Antonio Barrera, plus the hilarious recollections of rock 'n' roll superstar Noel Gallagher, this is an anecdote-driven romp through all the highs and lows of Ricky's Vegas fights, and the madness that preceded and followed each bout.What goes down in Vegas, stays in Vegas... until now!
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253 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 19, 2015
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September 11, 2019
My Rating: 4/5 stars!
Great, effortless read perfect for boxing fans (and specifically Ricky fans) who wants an insight into one's career in this industry.
Hatton is a surprisingly funny guy. Wouldn't have known that quality of his if I hadn't read this book, and only went by what I've seen from him during his fights and training camps. He tells of his stories whilst he was in Vegas in a light-hearted, good humored way. The way he reminisces and describes events in detail reads like it happened just yesterday, and not 10 or so years ago.
Enjoyed getting to know his start to the sport and the people he met along the way that's made an impact in his life.
Also liked that he included other boxers, trainers, promoters, and people from his team (past and present) to add some of their thoughts and memories of certain events from their own perspective. Especially for certain controversial events that happened during his boxing career because it gives you alternate sides to the story even though this book was first and foremost Hatton's experiences.
Great, effortless read perfect for boxing fans (and specifically Ricky fans) who wants an insight into one's career in this industry.
Hatton is a surprisingly funny guy. Wouldn't have known that quality of his if I hadn't read this book, and only went by what I've seen from him during his fights and training camps. He tells of his stories whilst he was in Vegas in a light-hearted, good humored way. The way he reminisces and describes events in detail reads like it happened just yesterday, and not 10 or so years ago.
Enjoyed getting to know his start to the sport and the people he met along the way that's made an impact in his life.
Also liked that he included other boxers, trainers, promoters, and people from his team (past and present) to add some of their thoughts and memories of certain events from their own perspective. Especially for certain controversial events that happened during his boxing career because it gives you alternate sides to the story even though this book was first and foremost Hatton's experiences.
June 29, 2019
Viva Las Vegas
A book full of funny tales from Ricky's fights in Vegas. Tales full of celebrities glitz and glamour all told with humour. Alongside the funny tales is a good insight into the training that Ricky did for those Vegas bouts. Definitely worth a read if your a boxing fan even more so if your a fan of Ricky Hatton
A book full of funny tales from Ricky's fights in Vegas. Tales full of celebrities glitz and glamour all told with humour. Alongside the funny tales is a good insight into the training that Ricky did for those Vegas bouts. Definitely worth a read if your a boxing fan even more so if your a fan of Ricky Hatton
January 11, 2018
Great read
A real insight into one of Britain's greatest boxers. A great read from a great champion! One for any sports fan
A real insight into one of Britain's greatest boxers. A great read from a great champion! One for any sports fan
January 2, 2020
A great documented history of Ricky's fights in Vegas and the circus surrounding the build up to a big fight.
October 16, 2021
Entertaining read, though slightly repetitive.
A great trip down memory lane from my trips to Vegas to watch Ricky in 2007 & again in 2008.
A great trip down memory lane from my trips to Vegas to watch Ricky in 2007 & again in 2008.
July 6, 2023
You have to be a real boxing fan, and probably a Hatton fan to read this, and I am. The book goes into real detail about certain fights and his experiences in Vegas.
June 9, 2016
An interesting, light-hearted look at Ricky's finest moments in Las Vegas and the surrounding jokes and ceremony. Though he spends over 6 pages moaning about Joe Cortez's refereeing performance during his fight with Floyd Mayweather, Ricky comes across well throughout, and you wish you were one of the 35,000 fans tearing up Vegas on fight week.
There's only one Riiiiickyyyy Hattonnnnn!
There's only one Riiiiickyyyy Hattonnnnn!
March 14, 2016
A great little book by one of Britain's most successful and most popular boxers.
Full of funny anecdotes and the usual famous people it will keep you amused and reading until the end and tells of Ricky's five five fights in Las Vegas. Well worth a read!
Full of funny anecdotes and the usual famous people it will keep you amused and reading until the end and tells of Ricky's five five fights in Las Vegas. Well worth a read!
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