"All my other opponents said they were going to beat me too and I'm still undefeated.

"When have you ever heard Ricky Hatton talk trash before. He won't say it to my face but in front of the cameras he is really acting up. We did a five-city tour and the only time he talked tough was when he was home in Manchester. Now he's talking on HBO's 24/7 too. You know what I call him—a camera gangster. If I'm going to talk about you I am going to do it to your face, right in front of you.

"His mother probably wants to tell him, "go in there and kill him" but the dad stopped her from going that far. I personally would never say anything about his mother or father. My grandmother, who raised me, told me never to speak badly about anyone else's parents. I wouldn't respect him like that no would my mother ever say anything like that about one of my opponents.

"The fight won't go the distance. I can promise you that

"I just am happy that I have been able to make a nice life for my family. My kids are happy, my grandmother who raised me is living a good life and my mother is well provided for. I don't have to worry about anything else. It's just who I am.

"The reason I came to fight in the US in the first place was to get a fan base and here we are at the grand arrivals and I'm getting all of the cheers. Not one person cheered for Floyd, they are all my fans. We are here in his hometown, in Las Vegas, and not one fan in the crowd. He seems like a confident man, but I think he's a bit insecure. This is his hometown and if I got booed in my hometown of Manchester, I would hate that kind of reception.

"When the talk of his hand being hurt surfaced and that the fight might be canceled, it was all squashed immediately so it never had the chance to sink in with me.

"He's had all of these excuses, Dancing with the Stars, his hands, his shoulders, 24/7, etc but I just throw it over my head, I want to fight the best Floyd Mayweather there is, he says he's the best, so I want the best on Saturday.

"He's training as hard as ever, and he's in great shape, but I don't think he thinks I'm as good as I am.

"I think in the Castillo fight a lot of people say I did better than Floyd and then others say Castillo had seen better days, but I've never seen one fight where Floyd has taken the bull by the horns and gone after him and that's what he's got to do on Saturday.

"He calls me all kinds of name, Ricky Fatten, says that I only fight the "has beens," none of that stuff matters to me.

Did you know…Ricky Hatton is a Member of the British Empire. This distinction was presented to Ricky in recognition of his achievements in and out of the ring. Prince Charles presented Ricky with the Member of the British Empire Medal on January 1, 2007. Ricky is actively involved in local charities, "There is never a day goes by that I don't do something or sign something to help others less fortunate than myself" said Hatton.

Did you know …If Ricky was not a boxer he would want to be a professional football player for Manchester City. Ricky loves the Manchester City Football Team and he tries to attend all of their matches. As a youngster Ricky played in the midfield and idolized his favorite footballer of all time, Colin Bell, who played for Manchester City. Ricky is friends with Paul Dalglish who plays American football for the Houston Texans.

Did you know …Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton's favorite Tommy "The Hitman" Hearns' fight was against Marvin Hagler. Hatton and Hearns met each other for the first time while Hearns was training at the Phoenix Gym in Manchester for a fight at the MEN Arena.

Did you know …Ricky's most memorable fan experience was entering the MEN Arena to 22,000 fans who were cheering for him when he fought Kostya Tszyu. Ricky's worst fan experience was when he received a bottle of beer (Guinness) outside of his hotel room in Grand Rapids with a note from Mayweather saying, "To Vicky Fatton!"

Did you know …During his downtime, Ricky likes to go out with friends and socialize at pubs or clubs. But when in training he spends his down time watching comedy films on DVD or TV and watching professional wrestling with his son Campbell.

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