Ricky Hatton copies Calzaghe

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Originally Posted by Conrad

I'm one of the posters that thinks this is no big deal, hell I actually think cocaine itself is no big deal. Everyone I know does it and guess what? Not one of them have lost their jobs, became addicts, turned to crime, killed anyone, had to move onto harder drugs to 'get a better high' or ruined their lives with this so called evil drug.

I'm not in any way advocating cocaine but everyone is always so quick to vilify it, especially those at The News Of The World when they're trying to sell papers.

Ricky Hatton has earned his party time and can do WTF he likes. The only difference between him and the average bloke in the pub is he can actually afford enough coke to become addicted and he ain't gotta get up for work the next day.



Obviously none of us would want that, but in the mean time he can do what he likes imo

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It all depends on the motive to take it mate imo, like I said in a previous post I have been told he was bang at it as long as six years ago, but if he is now snorting that stuff on a more regular basis and doing alot of it ( we can only speculate ) because of the void the boxing has left or he is depressed and using it as an escape it is very dangerous mate and could lead to a long lonely path and only gets worst, I am with you I know loads of lads who like a few lines on the weekend and live life to the full with no problem, but with his drinking problems I would guess this could be a problem for Ricky.

I think it is a problem with Hatton. I mean just take a look at how he overeats and drinks, so from that one would conclude that he would have no control with coke, since he has no control on the other stuff.

An artificial high is an illusion of happiness that you will have a mighty fall from and the more you do it the more you need it and the more damage it causes to your mind body and spirit. Far better to seek natural highs that are all around you! And no I am not religious!!!

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Originally Posted by artofboxing

An artificial high is an illusion of happiness that you will have a mighty fall from and the more you do it the more you need it and the more damage it causes to your mind body and spirit. Far better to seek natural highs that are all around you! And no I am not religious!!!

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I think this is more or less spot on.

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Originally Posted by Kel

Everyone does drugs these days.......

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I think that is a pretty silly statement. I think many have tried. I tried coke once and it was a huge anti climax. it did nothing for me at all, and for that reason alone I doubt I'll ever do it again.

Ricky Hatton is a retired boxer with a lot of money. His snorting coke doesn't effect my life one little bit.

I'm sure there is going to be many a public statement now with Ricky saying 'sorry'. Which IMO is a bit daft. It's his money, his choice, his life, and he'll more than likely carry on doing it.

He is not the sharpest tool in the box.

There both complete tossers, shame on both of them.

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Originally Posted by miles

I thought he was in a long term relationship. The fact that he is spending a night with random women is worse than the drug taking imo. Hatton has possibly gone down in my estimation for that more than anything else. You are drunk, taking drugs all night and only watching tv? I doubt it.

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Read the article. It's not a random woman, she's a boxer he's known for a while

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/mult...09_151603a.jpg

So this is the woman that ratted him out. Jesus, she looks like a man.

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Originally Posted by generalbulldog

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/mult...09_151603a.jpg

So this is the woman that ratted him out. Jesus, she looks like a man.

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She looks harder than Ricky Hatton, i wouldn't want a right hook off her.

All Ricky's mates will spend there weekends shovelling this shit in there noses, I drink in the same area as Ricky and coke is rife this isn't something he's picked up because of his fame everyone from builders to school teachers are doing it .

The worrying thing for Ricky is his paycheque isn't going run out and he isn't going to have to get up for work on Monday so he can just keep going, 3 lines of good coke is a fucking lot in one hit !

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Originally Posted by generalbulldog

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/mult...09_151603a.jpg

So this is the woman that ratted him out. Jesus, she looks like a man.

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He could definitely argue that she forced him to take it. ;D

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/mult...16_152421a.jpg

My goodness man he is like a pro...Mick mentioned if 3 lines was alot on the other thread...I don't know if it is either but there are more then 3 lines on that table....If already posted just delete it

Ah that's just sad. Really! Didn't see that coming from him. Between downing enough booze to float a ship, packing on so much weight between fights,and now shoving that shite in his head i'm suprised his heart hasn't exploded yet.

Is a shame to see so many young people on this board comment about his exposure in a such a nonchalant manner.

For the girl that ratted him out if she was well to do then, I might believe that she did it for Ricky, but reading she is a boxer, I doubt really it, it's more like she did it for the money. She had time to think about it and come up with a plan to record it. Seems to me she could have done it in a way as not to expose this to the kids Ricky is a role model for. Certainty she could have showed the tape to Ricky and forced him into getting help rather than expose it. Just the threat of losing sponsors might have been enough. Ricky's image is totally destroyed and it send the wrong message to the kids. Very sad!

I think things like this should be a wake up call to the fans.

All "fans" hold their favorites on a high pedistal, and have a niave preconception about what they are like in person. Its very common to here fans say (when a fighter is accused of something) "No he wouldn't do that, he's such a nice guy" or something like that.

These guys are only human. They are tempted by every evil you can think of.

I have 4 teenage children, all of whom have considered Ricky to be a role model as well as the champion he was.

Fortunately, my kids have all taken down their posters od him, rather than think that his actions are acceptable or worth copying.

The fact remains that someone who can shove that amount of the white stuff up their nose so quick is not a beginner and anyone who thinks for one second it is ok to do it is very wrong.

Like many people, I am sickened to the pit of stomache at what he has done.

He has apologised to the family and everyone, so lets all move on.

Its usual practice to apologise after getting caught, whats next a career in politics. How about not doing it in the first place.

What Ricky does in his private life is his business. Not his fault he was set up by a greedy back stabbing bitch.

No one forced him to shove coke up his nose. But when a person like this, has been a role model to young people and we have paid for him to become a success, it becomes our business.

Drugs are one of the biggest social problems we have and now its ok, rubbish, he's let everyone down and can nolonger be allowed to be a role model especially to kids, what message is it sending out.

Not a very good one.

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Originally Posted by ukchataway

No one forced him to shove coke up his nose. But when a person like this, has been a role model to young people and we have paid for him to become a success, it becomes our business.

Drugs are one of the biggest social problems we have and now its ok, rubbish, he's let everyone down and can nolonger be allowed to be a role model especially to kids, what message is it sending out.

Not a very good one.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMzdAZ3TjCA

I think we should be realistic about who we expect to be role models. Ricky Hatton's job was to be an aggressive fighter who was punching a guy in the face with the aim of knocking him unconscious or rendering him in a condition where he could no longer continue to fight. We did not all watch his fights because we thought he would do a lovely speech a local school faite!

Nelson Mandela is a role model, Mother Theresa was a role model

By going to clubs, speaking to young peole etc, you become a role model by default, but he is a parent, ads by yanks who have been paid by the likes of nike etc provide no excuses. All those in the public eye have a social responsibilty and it becomes more of a responsibility when a charasmatic young man like Ricky does it.

I am gutted by what Ricky has done, or been caught doing, let down greatly.

Maybe he'll have the balls to come out and a genuine apology

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Originally Posted by ukchataway

By going to clubs, speaking to young peole etc, you become a role model by default, but he is a parent, ads by yanks who have been paid by the likes of nike etc provide no excuses. All those in the public eye have a social responsibilty and it becomes more of a responsibility when a charasmatic young man like Ricky does it.

I am gutted by what Ricky has done, or been caught doing, let down greatly.

Maybe he'll have the balls to come out and a genuine apology

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The point of the ad is true. It's simplistic but straightforward in nature with its message. Parents, guardians, the people that are directly involved in the young person's life are role models, not some athlete or public figure.

Only an idiot would allow their child to look at a Wayne Rooney, Tiger Woods, Paris Hilton, Angelina Jolie as role models. It's the parents or guardians of that child that is a role model.

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Originally Posted by ukchataway

By going to clubs, speaking to young peole etc, you become a role model by default, but he is a parent, ads by yanks who have been paid by the likes of nike etc provide no excuses. All those in the public eye have a social responsibilty and it becomes more of a responsibility when a charasmatic young man like Ricky does it.

I am gutted by what Ricky has done, or been caught doing, let down greatly.

Maybe he'll have the balls to come out and a genuine apology

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Half the adult male population of Britain have taken cocaine get a grip. If you are really concerned it should be for his health and well being. HE didn't reveal this, some dog bitch 'friend' of his secretly filmed him behind closed doors and then sold him out to a national newspaper.

If it was suddenly exposed that all but one of the entire England football team had been with a prostitute and taken cocaine at least once in their career, my only suprise would be the one who had managed to avoid those temptations!

By definition sportspeople are passionate, aggressive, emotionally driven people who crave a rush and adrenaline, and are very competitive. How else could they rise to the top? Of course they do things like cocaine, fuck loads of women and gamble etc when they have the opportunities.

Anyone who thought Ricky Hatton had never taken cocaine would be an idiot in my opinion.

Every politician will be corrupt in some way, just as will be every top businessman. Every young male sportsman will be either taking drugs, sleeping with people he shouldn't be, getting violent and or gambling, committing fraud etc.

The ones who don't are the exceptions.

And guess what, it's the same for all of us. If our lives were suddenly exposed and all our secret habits and indescretions revealed, how many would be entirely scandal free? I would imagine not many, and I'd also say if there was such a person, he'd also have led the dullest life.

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Originally Posted by generalbulldog

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Originally Posted by ukchataway

By going to clubs, speaking to young peole etc, you become a role model by default, but he is a parent, ads by yanks who have been paid by the likes of nike etc provide no excuses. All those in the public eye have a social responsibilty and it becomes more of a responsibility when a charasmatic young man like Ricky does it.

I am gutted by what Ricky has done, or been caught doing, let down greatly.

Maybe he'll have the balls to come out and a genuine apology

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The point of the ad is true. It's simplistic but straightforward in nature with its message. Parents, guardians, the people that are directly involved in the young person's life are role models, not some athlete or public figure.

Only an idiot would allow their child to look at a Wayne Rooney, Tiger Woods, Paris Hilton, Angelina Jolie as role models. It's the parents or guardians of that child that is a role model.

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Originally Posted by Bilbo

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Originally Posted by ukchataway

By going to clubs, speaking to young peole etc, you become a role model by default, but he is a parent, ads by yanks who have been paid by the likes of nike etc provide no excuses. All those in the public eye have a social responsibilty and it becomes more of a responsibility when a charasmatic young man like Ricky does it.

I am gutted by what Ricky has done, or been caught doing, let down greatly.

Maybe he'll have the balls to come out and a genuine apology

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Half the adult male population of Britain have taken cocaine get a grip. If you are really concerned it should be for his health and well being. HE didn't reveal this, some dog bitch 'friend' of his secretly filmed him behind closed doors and then sold him out to a national newspaper.

If it was suddenly exposed that all but one of the entire England football team had been with a prostitute and taken cocaine at least once in their career, my only suprise would be the one who had managed to avoid those temptations!

By definition sportspeople are passionate, aggressive, emotionally driven people who crave a rush and adrenaline, and are very competitive. How else could they rise to the top? Of course they do things like cocaine, fuck loads of women and gamble etc when they have the opportunities.

Anyone who thought Ricky Hatton had never taken cocaine would be an idiot in my opinion.

Every politician will be corrupt in some way, just as will be every top businessman. Every young male sportsman will be either taking drugs, sleeping with people he shouldn't be, getting violent and or gambling, committing fraud etc.

The ones who don't are the exceptions.

And guess what, it's the same for all of us. If our lives were suddenly exposed and all our secret habits and indescretions revealed, how many would be entirely scandal free? I would imagine not many, and I'd also say if there was such a person, he'd also have led the dullest life.

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100% right.

The amount of moral grandstanding in this thread is ridiculous. Hatton is human just like everybody else and just because he's in the public eye does not mean that he deserves to be held to some imposed moral standard by a bunch of people who have themselves done things that are much worse than snorting a few lines. Jesus.

Young people by their very nature are impressionable. When Ricky was at a boxing club and my kids met him, they said i'd love to be like Ricky, does it make me a fool by allowing them to have dream, to have goals, to be like someone whois a success, I would suggest no.

Now, if they look in the the news paper and say,

"I want to be like Ricky and shove coke up my nose"

Then I have to do something about it.

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Originally Posted by ukchataway

Young people by their very nature are impressionable. When Ricky was at a boxing club and my kids met him, they said i'd love to be like Ricky, does it make me a fool by allowing them to have dream, to have goals, to be like someone whois a success, I would suggest no.

Now, if they look in the the news paper and say,

"I want to be like Ricky and shove coke up my nose"

Then I have to do something about it.

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The hotel vaccum (dust buster) broke or somethin'. The sink countertop is squeaky clean. Ricky did a good job. He was just trying to help the cleaning lady in the white mini-skirt.

Lol ;D

Look, it is really unfortunate that he got caught by a camera doing that shit. It's a bad example for the youngans. But I'm sure they'll understand him someday.

Had he done it off the chicks bottom he'd be cool in many peoples books. LOL

Cocaine party! - LiveVideo.com

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Originally Posted by generalbulldog

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Originally Posted by ukchataway

By going to clubs, speaking to young peole etc, you become a role model by default, but he is a parent, ads by yanks who have been paid by the likes of nike etc provide no excuses. All those in the public eye have a social responsibilty and it becomes more of a responsibility when a charasmatic young man like Ricky does it.

I am gutted by what Ricky has done, or been caught doing, let down greatly.

Maybe he'll have the balls to come out and a genuine apology

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The point of the ad is true. It's simplistic but straightforward in nature with its message. Parents, guardians, the people that are directly involved in the young person's life are role models, not some athlete or public figure.

Only an idiot would allow their child to look at a Wayne Rooney, Tiger Woods, Paris Hilton, Angelina Jolie as role models. It's the parents or guardians of that child that is a role model.

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Originally Posted by Bilbo

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Originally Posted by ukchataway

By going to clubs, speaking to young peole etc, you become a role model by default, but he is a parent, ads by yanks who have been paid by the likes of nike etc provide no excuses. All those in the public eye have a social responsibilty and it becomes more of a responsibility when a charasmatic young man like Ricky does it.

I am gutted by what Ricky has done, or been caught doing, let down greatly.

Maybe he'll have the balls to come out and a genuine apology

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Half the adult male population of Britain have taken cocaine get a grip. If you are really concerned it should be for his health and well being. HE didn't reveal this, some dog bitch 'friend' of his secretly filmed him behind closed doors and then sold him out to a national newspaper.

If it was suddenly exposed that all but one of the entire England football team had been with a prostitute and taken cocaine at least once in their career, my only suprise would be the one who had managed to avoid those temptations!

By definition sportspeople are passionate, aggressive, emotionally driven people who crave a rush and adrenaline, and are very competitive. How else could they rise to the top? Of course they do things like cocaine, fuck loads of women and gamble etc when they have the opportunities.

Anyone who thought Ricky Hatton had never taken cocaine would be an idiot in my opinion.

Every politician will be corrupt in some way, just as will be every top businessman. Every young male sportsman will be either taking drugs, sleeping with people he shouldn't be, getting violent and or gambling, committing fraud etc.

The ones who don't are the exceptions.

And guess what, it's the same for all of us. If our lives were suddenly exposed and all our secret habits and indescretions revealed, how many would be entirely scandal free? I would imagine not many, and I'd also say if there was such a person, he'd also have led the dullest life.

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100% right.

The amount of moral grandstanding in this thread is ridiculous. Hatton is human just like everybody else and just because he's in the public eye does not mean that he deserves to be held to some imposed moral standard by a bunch of people who have themselves done things that are much worse than snorting a few lines. Jesus.

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To be fair, only a few people have condemned Hatton's snorting, and two of those have teenage kids.

Drugs use means absolutely nothing to me but it would be quite worrying if nobody was disgusted by his actions.

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Originally Posted by ukchataway

Young people by their very nature are impressionable. When Ricky was at a boxing club and my kids met him, they said i'd love to be like Ricky, does it make me a fool by allowing them to have dream, to have goals, to be like someone whois a success, I would suggest no.

Now, if they look in the the news paper and say,

"I want to be like Ricky and shove coke up my nose"

Then I have to do something about it.

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That's true. You want to get them value for money.

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Originally Posted by ukchataway

Had he done it off the chicks bottom he'd be cool in many peoples books. LOL

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Not that chick though. ;D

In a way or the other, it seems like Ricky really wants to hurt his body bad.

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Originally Posted by ukchataway

Had he done it off the chicks bottom he'd be cool in many peoples books. LOL

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Not that chick though. ;D

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hahhahaha

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Originally Posted by CFH

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Originally Posted by generalbulldog

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Originally Posted by ukchataway

By going to clubs, speaking to young peole etc, you become a role model by default, but he is a parent, ads by yanks who have been paid by the likes of nike etc provide no excuses. All those in the public eye have a social responsibilty and it becomes more of a responsibility when a charasmatic young man like Ricky does it.

I am gutted by what Ricky has done, or been caught doing, let down greatly.

Maybe he'll have the balls to come out and a genuine apology

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The point of the ad is true. It's simplistic but straightforward in nature with its message. Parents, guardians, the people that are directly involved in the young person's life are role models, not some athlete or public figure.

Only an idiot would allow their child to look at a Wayne Rooney, Tiger Woods, Paris Hilton, Angelina Jolie as role models. It's the parents or guardians of that child that is a role model.

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Originally Posted by Bilbo

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Originally Posted by ukchataway

By going to clubs, speaking to young peole etc, you become a role model by default, but he is a parent, ads by yanks who have been paid by the likes of nike etc provide no excuses. All those in the public eye have a social responsibilty and it becomes more of a responsibility when a charasmatic young man like Ricky does it.

I am gutted by what Ricky has done, or been caught doing, let down greatly.

Maybe he'll have the balls to come out and a genuine apology

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Half the adult male population of Britain have taken cocaine get a grip. If you are really concerned it should be for his health and well being. HE didn't reveal this, some dog bitch 'friend' of his secretly filmed him behind closed doors and then sold him out to a national newspaper.

If it was suddenly exposed that all but one of the entire England football team had been with a prostitute and taken cocaine at least once in their career, my only suprise would be the one who had managed to avoid those temptations!

By definition sportspeople are passionate, aggressive, emotionally driven people who crave a rush and adrenaline, and are very competitive. How else could they rise to the top? Of course they do things like cocaine, fuck loads of women and gamble etc when they have the opportunities.

Anyone who thought Ricky Hatton had never taken cocaine would be an idiot in my opinion.

Every politician will be corrupt in some way, just as will be every top businessman. Every young male sportsman will be either taking drugs, sleeping with people he shouldn't be, getting violent and or gambling, committing fraud etc.

The ones who don't are the exceptions.

And guess what, it's the same for all of us. If our lives were suddenly exposed and all our secret habits and indescretions revealed, how many would be entirely scandal free? I would imagine not many, and I'd also say if there was such a person, he'd also have led the dullest life.

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100% right.

The amount of moral grandstanding in this thread is ridiculous. Hatton is human just like everybody else and just because he's in the public eye does not mean that he deserves to be held to some imposed moral standard by a bunch of people who have themselves done things that are much worse than snorting a few lines. Jesus.

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I don't think it is so much a load of 'moral grandstanding', a lot of us are fans of Ricky Hatton and have supported him a lot over the years. The rumours of the heavy drinking and overeating have been rife for years and now with the posibility that he might have been abusing his body with drugs too. It's not good or healthy for anyone to be indulging in those things on a large scale basis.

People as a whole want what is best for Hatton. They care when they see one of their heroes struggling and dealing with his problems by resorting to booze and drugs. It's not so much taking a moral position, but saying that if things are not right in the world of Hatton, then this is probably not the most feasible way of trying to work it out. It will only lead to permanent bodily and mental damage.

For sure Hatton is human, so that makes it alright for us all to drink a dozen pints a day, snort rather large amounts of coke and to do that on a very regular basis (that is certainly what the rumours are suggesting)? It's hardly the recipe for a healthy satisfied life is it now? People care and just want to see a sick man get better.

Ricky has eaten, slept and breathed professional boxing for the last 20 yrs he is only doing what you i and nearly everone has been doing for the last 20 yrs while he has dedicated his youth to his sport, lets not be to hypocritical and judge

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Originally Posted by hursty

Ricky has eaten, slept and breathed professional boxing for the last 20 yrs he is only doing what you i and nearly everone has been doing for the last 20 yrs while he has dedicated his youth to his sport, lets not be to hypocritical and judge

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yep

if ricky wants to get loaded, let im

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Originally Posted by hursty

Ricky has eaten, slept and breathed professional boxing for the last 20 yrs he is only doing what you i and nearly everone has been doing for the last 20 yrs while he has dedicated his youth to his sport, lets not be to hypocritical and judge

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This ain't just a recent thing mate. ;)

In regard to it 'Not being a recent thing' this is well known but not reported, As it should be! its personal and thats where it should have stayed if not for a money grabbing so called 'Friend'