Ricky Hatton copies Calzaghe

Ricky Hatton drugs shame | News Of The World

BOXING hero Ricky Hatton has sensationally been caught on film snorting the illegal drug cocaine..

n images that will rock the boxing world, the 31-year-old sporting legend is seen chopping out lines of white powder before hoovering them up his nose through a rolled-up £20 note.

His fall from grace - just months after hanging up his gloves - can be seen in our shocking video above.

See tomorrow's News of the World for the full story, and come back later for even MORE footage that will stun Hatton's loyal fans.

Mate I was told he was bang at this as long as 6 years ago. Must be shit I use to have a session on the old marching powder and loose about a stone and a half over a good weekend. ;D

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Mate I was told he was bang at this as long as 6 years ago. Must be shit I use to have a session on the old marching powder and loose about a stone and a half over a good weekend. ;D

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I've heard a fair few stories about Premier League footballers (United and City). Wouldn't surprise me in the least. Too much money, much too soon.

He sure knows how to party. Now where dem hoes at?

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Mate I was told he was bang at this as long as 6 years ago. Must be shit I use to have a session on the old marching powder and loose about a stone and a half over a good weekend. ;D

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I've heard a fair few stories about Premier League footballers (United and City). Wouldn't surprise me in the least. Too much money, much too soon.

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Yes I bet mate most are at it for sure.

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

...a bit heavy set for a cokehead no? ;D


Big freaking deal, Obama did coke it should be acceptable now ;) ....I had heard W tried to do coke, but all he could find was Pepsi and that had disasterous results.


El Kabong....fair and balanced!

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

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Everybody except The News Of The World. They're on a crusade to make the world a better place.

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

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Everybody except The News Of The World. They're on a crusade to make the world a better place.

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Which is a bit rich coming from a paper that's being investigated for alleged phone tapping .

No surprise this really, it seems almost everyone in the spotlight does drugs of some description

The Mirror are reporting he got sparked by some body builder.

Former World champion boxer Ricky Hatton has been floored in a pub brawl. The fighter known as “the Hitman” was knocked out by a single punch to the face after an argument broke out over a fruit machine. A bodybuilder twice his size accused him of pushing in front of him in a queue for the machine. Hatton, 31, was knocked across tables and on to the floor. He then lay dazed on the floor of the Railway Inn in Hyde, Manchester, for several seconds

Pals had to take him home to the nearby mansion he shares with girlfriend Jennifer Dooley. The attack came amid claims of a family rift over the fighter’s drinking.
A source said: “Getting floored in the pub shows how low he’s sunk. His family are terrified he’s going to do a Paul Gascoigne.”
Hatton’s spokesman would not comment.

Well done Ricky... Well done... :appl:

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The Mirror are reporting he got sparked by some body builder.

Former World champion boxer Ricky Hatton has been floored in a pub brawl. The fighter known as “the Hitman” was knocked out by a single punch to the face after an argument broke out over a fruit machine. A bodybuilder twice his size accused him of pushing in front of him in a queue for the machine. Hatton, 31, was knocked across tables and on to the floor. He then lay dazed on the floor of the Railway Inn in Hyde, Manchester, for several seconds

Pals had to take him home to the nearby mansion he shares with girlfriend Jennifer Dooley. The attack came amid claims of a family rift over the fighter’s drinking.
A source said: “Getting floored in the pub shows how low he’s sunk. His family are terrified he’s going to do a Paul Gascoigne.”
Hatton’s spokesman would not comment.

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He's got a long way to go before he matches Gazza

http://drownedworld.co.uk/images/raoul_and_gazza.jpg

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The Mirror are reporting he got sparked by some body builder.

Former World champion boxer Ricky Hatton has been floored in a pub brawl. The fighter known as “the Hitman” was knocked out by a single punch to the face after an argument broke out over a fruit machine. A bodybuilder twice his size accused him of pushing in front of him in a queue for the machine. Hatton, 31, was knocked across tables and on to the floor. He then lay dazed on the floor of the Railway Inn in Hyde, Manchester, for several seconds
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...that's a HUGE DUDE to be twice Ricky's size!!!!

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The Mirror are reporting he got sparked by some body builder.

Former World champion boxer Ricky Hatton has been floored in a pub brawl. The fighter known as “the Hitman” was knocked out by a single punch to the face after an argument broke out over a fruit machine. A bodybuilder twice his size accused him of pushing in front of him in a queue for the machine. Hatton, 31, was knocked across tables and on to the floor. He then lay dazed on the floor of the Railway Inn in Hyde, Manchester, for several seconds

Pals had to take him home to the nearby mansion he shares with girlfriend Jennifer Dooley. The attack came amid claims of a family rift over the fighter’s drinking.
A source said: “Getting floored in the pub shows how low he’s sunk. His family are terrified he’s going to do a Paul Gascoigne.”
Hatton’s spokesman would not comment.

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If Bodybuilders are flooring Hatton He has def done the right thing by retiring.

Then again a fat sober Hatton would still be something I was running from if I was this body builder.

Haha Ono that pictures quality!!

These are the pictures that will rock the world of boxing - bloated former world champion Hatton snorting line after line of cocaine.

First the sporting legend casually takes out a wrap of the drug he has hidden in his SHOE.

Then he pours the white powder on to a table top before cutting it into three massive lines with a credit card. Finally he expertly hoovers them up his nose through a rolled up £20 note.


Ricky Hatton takes cocaine wrap from his shoe
The shameful images of 31-year-old national hero Ricky, nicknamed The Hitman for his ring victories, were captured at a Manchester hotel two weeks ago.

And this was one bout in which the two-times world welterweight supremo got really hammered - knocked out by a marathon 10-hour bender including SEVEN lines of coke in THREE separate drug sessions, 11 pints of Guinness, four vodkas, two glasses of wine and several Sambucas.

His fall from grace - just months after hanging up his gloves - will stun millions of fans around the world, the many charities who rely on him, his loyal fiancée Jennifer Dooley and his nine-year-old son.

Our sensational revelations follow concerns voiced to the News of the World by well-placed sources that Ricky - who earned an estimated £50 million and a coveted MBE during his glittering career - has been acting erratically in recent months.


Shamed boxer pours powder on hotel table
One told us: "Hatton has been partying hard and is an accident waiting to happen. For a professional sportsman it's totally unbelievable what he's doing to his body. He needs help and quickly."

Today Ricky faces his biggest fight yet - to get his life back on track.

Fellow fighter Emma Bowe is the close pal who witnessed Hatton devouring cocaine in her hotel bathroom and bedroom. And last night she told us: "I'm only talking about this because Ricky is a danger to himself. If he carries on like this he'll kill himself.

"I'm really, really worried for him, especially if he tries to make a comeback in the ring as he's hinted - he could have a heart attack."

Emma, 29 - the current Irish national senior women's boxing champ - told us how she flew from Dublin into Manchester to attend a cage fighting event with Hatton.


Hatton cuts coke into lines with credit card
But the ring star's drink and drug binge was already underway by 5.20pm when he turned up at Emma's hotel, just a 10-minute cab ride from the home he shares with Jennifer.

Wearing a black Ben Sherman shirt and casual trousers, he made his way to his pal's room. She said: "The event at Altrincham Leisure Centre began at 7pm but Ricky had said he wanted to meet me at five. When he arrived in my room he told me he'd had two pints of Guinness in his local. As I was ready we went downstairs for drinks in the bar.

"There was a wedding function taking place and everyone descended on Ricky, plaguing him for photographs and autographs. After another two pints of Guinness we left for the fight and we got the same reception there.

"Security men ushered us to a ringside seat and the event was being televised by Sky. But Ricky seemed agitated and kept saying, 'Stay with me! Don't leave my side!'


Ricky Hatton snorts the drug through a rolled-up banknote
"I noticed he kept disappearing to the toilets - at least four times in two hours - and I how suspect he was taking coke because when he came back he was very alert and perky."


PROUD MOMENT: Ricky gets MBE at Palace with Jen
After the event Hatton downed a few more pints at the bar then left with Emma at 11.30pm, heading by cab for local nightclub Suburbia.

But on the way Hatton had other things on his mind - an urgent return to Emma's hotel room and at 12.21am it was time for COKE SESSION No 1.

She said: "Ricky told me he had something to do in the bathroom. That's when he went inside and snorted a line of cocaine off the toilet lid. I'd never seen him do that before, but it didn't surprise me because I'd met him nearly a year ago in Dublin and saw him accidentally produce a cocaine wrap when he was fiddling about trying to find his hotel key. My suspicions were confirmed.

"Anyway he left the bathroom door wide open and I saw everything while I was touching up my make-up. He used the hard end of a Clinique tube to cut the powder.

"I was dumbstruck and felt bitterly disappointed. Ricky was my hero and to see him abusing drugs was such a letdown. He was a real role model, I didn't expect that of him."

The pair then went to the club in Hale where Emma said Hatton's behaviour became increasingly erratic. The fight star sank pint after pint before moving on to vodkas and white wine, ending with a few Sambucas.


BELTING: Hatton retains world champ title in Vegas 2008
"At that point Ricky and I were getting along really well," said Emma. "But when I started talking to some of the cagefighters who came along too, he turned funny.

"He kept asking people where I was and told them he was going back to the hotel. I jumped into the next taxi and found him standing on the steps of my hotel. I told him I'd just got caught up in conversation with the fighters and their wives and he seemed OK about it. But it told me how paranoid he has become."

Back in the safety of Emma's room Hatton settled himself down for COKE SESSION No 2. "This time it was in the bedroom," said Emma. "He laid out three huge lines, really industrial quantities. I watched him all the time. He went to the dressing table and cut them up with a credit card, really fat lines of coke.

"Then he rolled up a £20 note, put it to his nose and snorted up three lines of cocaine, one after the other. I was really taken aback. He told me it only stayed in the system for three days."

The shameful moment was captured on video camera, with Hatton's watch showing the time as 2.45am.


HIGH TIME: Ricky with fellow fighter Emma Bowe at club
But less than an hour later Hatton needed more - COKE SESSION No 3.

The video evidence reveals how he returned to the dressing table at 3.40am, cut up another three lines of the powder and again used a banknote to noisily snort it up his right nostril. But after sucking up two lines the fighter turned southpaw - and switched to his left nostril for the third. Emma said he then drifted off into a drug and booze fuelled sleep at about 6am, waking around 8.30am when he was called on his mobile by fiancée Jennifer.

But instead of picking up, Emma said Hatton told her: "Just leave it!"

The ex-champ has not fought since being knocked out in two rounds by Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas in May 2009. But Emma's testimony and our video footage will shock the sport's authorities, who renewed Hatton's boxing licence in July, sparking speculation he might make a comeback.


HIT THE TOWN: Ricky Hatton and Emma leaving hotel
A potential superfight against Amir Khan, the WBA light-welterweight champion was thought to be on the cards. But now Hatton is looking at big trouble. The maximum sentence for possession of a Class A drug like cocaine is seven years in prison and an unlimited fine.

And boxers caught taking drugs, or convicted of drug offences, are in breach of the British Boxing Board of Control's regulation 25. They face being suspended, fined and having their licence withdrawn.

Ironically photos of Hatton have been emblazoned on taxis all over Manchester promoting the Crimestoppers campaign, urging the public to shop lawbreakers.

Last night whistleblower Emma insisted: "I'm doing this for Ricky's own good. I hope he gets help and advice before cocaine destroys him."

Of course she's doing it for his own good. ;D

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The Mirror are reporting he got sparked by some body builder.

Former World champion boxer Ricky Hatton has been floored in a pub brawl. The fighter known as “the Hitman” was knocked out by a single punch to the face after an argument broke out over a fruit machine. A bodybuilder twice his size accused him of pushing in front of him in a queue for the machine. Hatton, 31, was knocked across tables and on to the floor. He then lay dazed on the floor of the Railway Inn in Hyde, Manchester, for several seconds

Pals had to take him home to the nearby mansion he shares with girlfriend Jennifer Dooley. The attack came amid claims of a family rift over the fighter’s drinking.
A source said: “Getting floored in the pub shows how low he’s sunk. His family are terrified he’s going to do a Paul Gascoigne.”
Hatton’s spokesman would not comment.

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If Bodybuilders are flooring Hatton He has def done the right thing by retiring.

Then again a fat sober Hatton would still be something I was running from if I was this body builder.

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Yeah cuz there's no way Hatton would run after him if he ain't pushing a hot dog cart

WOW.... what shocks me more is that you guys think its not a big deal ???

but then i have seen first hand what this kinda shit leads to... the search for a bigger and better buzz until your rattleling for your next needle fix just to stay normal.

Ricky Hatton is a dick IMHO anyone who spends £40 to shove that shit up your nose is a fucking loser... no offence to the people on here who do.. but you are :)

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WOW.... what shocks me more is that you guys think its not a big deal ???

but then i have seen first hand what this kinda shit leads to... the search for a bigger and better buzz until your rattleling for your next needle fix just to stay normal.

Ricky Hatton is a dick IMHO anyone who spends £40 to shove that shit up your nose is a fucking loser... no offence to the people on here who do.. but you are :)

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I think it;s same with anything different people handle different vices very different, but I cant disagree with that I have dabbled and I agree it's aint good no matter if you use rarely or all the time, fucks your body up short and long term, but I think it is upto the individual and I have loads of mates who are on it friday to sunday and for it's just not for me, but Hatton from the stories coming out and some info I have received off a well known mate of his on here, doesn't look good he needs to get a grip and if the stories are true there had hardly been a day since he was last in the ring he has been sober that is worrying and lets hope he can sort his shit out.

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WOW.... what shocks me more is that you guys think its not a big deal ???

but then i have seen first hand what this kinda shit leads to... the search for a bigger and better buzz until your rattleling for your next needle fix just to stay normal.

Ricky Hatton is a dick IMHO anyone who spends £40 to shove that shit up your nose is a fucking loser... no offence to the people on here who do.. but you are :)

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What a disgrace Hatton has become. As the forum owner you should do the responsible thing. Start a poll to see who checks into rehab first. Hatton or Calzaghe?

I got Calzaghe at 2 months from now.

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WOW.... what shocks me more is that you guys think its not a big deal ???

but then i have seen first hand what this kinda shit leads to... the search for a bigger and better buzz until your rattleling for your next needle fix just to stay normal.

Ricky Hatton is a dick IMHO anyone who spends £40 to shove that shit up your nose is a fucking loser... no offence to the people on here who do.. but you are :)

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I think it;s same with anything different people handle different vices very different, but I cant disagree with that I have dabbled and I agree it's aint good no matter if you use rarely or all the time, fucks your body up short and long term, but I think it is upto the individual and I have loads of mates who are on it friday to sunday and for it's just not for me, but Hatton from the stories coming out and some info I have received off a well known mate of his on here, doesn't look good he needs to get a grip and if the stories are true there had hardly been a day since he was last in the ring he has been sober that is worrying and lets hope he can sort his shit out.

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He was fucked when i bumped into him after the Haye fight to be honest, and it wasn't even that late on.

I am not really surprised about this. He has been hanging out with the Gallagher bros and the likes for a while now. They made their name from being huge drug users as well as their music obviously, but the drug use made them front page news every week over here in the 90's.

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WOW.... what shocks me more is that you guys think its not a big deal ???

but then i have seen first hand what this kinda shit leads to... the search for a bigger and better buzz until your rattleling for your next needle fix just to stay normal.

Ricky Hatton is a dick IMHO anyone who spends £40 to shove that shit up your nose is a fucking loser... no offence to the people on here who do.. but you are :)

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Totally agree Saddo, far too many are being far too blase about this and this is perhaps a reflection of how far our societies are eroding when it comes to decent behaviour and the menace of booze and drugs.

I can understand doing it every now and then and having a pint once a week with your mates, but Hatton has been on the slide for a while now with the booze alone and now these drug allegations. Hatton doesn't appear to be a man in a very happy place right now and likely needs help.

Heavy drinking is something I don't approve of anymore and I am turned off completely by drugs. That's not to say I haven't done both in the past, but looking back I can safely say that there was nothing cool or all that fun about indulging in either. "Well done Ricky, you are corroding your liver big time and with your weight likely having an adverse effect on your heart! Carry on son, take one for the team!". Sorry, but no. :rolleyes:

Hatton needs to look in the mirror and get his priorities straight. That footage will let down a lot of fans and it's certainly not the kind of thing you would want your kids seeing. Hatton had always said he was against drugs, so a shame to see that. You always hope that elite figure is something more, but he's not so far removed from one of the Mayweather's now. What next?

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Hatton needs to look in the mirror and get his priorities straight. That footage will let down a lot of fans and it's certainly not the kind of thing you would want your kids seeing. Hatton had always said he was against drugs, so a shame to see that. You always hope that elite figure is something more, but he's not so far removed from one of the Mayweather's now. What next?

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.....he'll do that just as soon as he snorts the powder off of it

Who cares....in the ring the guy gave everyone great shows and half the dim wits that watch boxing even thought this guy would beat floyd at one point. Snort up ricky , people rooted and didn't give a crap when you hurt your body for them......now you want to hurt your body for you and it's a bad thing all of the sudden. Shame on your so called friend who snitched on you for nothing more than probably a few bucks........i'm not advocating drugs either way to each thier own i say. Half the people acting shocked and acting like he's some bad guy for having his habits i can guarantee in thier own lives are doing something just as bad or worse....if ya want to help the guy help him, putting him on blast to make money off his name is just jacked up.

I've only tried coke once it didn't do anything to me...
It was just 1 line so maybe that has something to do with it, who knows.

Anyway my point being 3 lines? That seems like a good amount to fuck somebody up...
Am I right in thinking that? Or is 3 lines average amount?

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I've only tried coke once it didn't do anything to me...
It was just 1 line so maybe that has something to do with it, who knows.

Anyway my point being 3 lines? That seems like a good amount to fuck somebody up...
Am I right in thinking that? Or is 3 lines average amount?

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Not really sure myself on what the whole thing is with Coke....I have never tried it, I had a friend of mine when we were teenagers have a heart attack from doing it and that was enough to scare me...I am sure he had been doing a large amount of it but still If you have the risk of dieing from it due to not being able to controll yourself in access (in the sens of one nigfhts use etc not long term like drinking does to people) it is not for me...Plus those I see do it sweat, talk to much get geeky with facial movement etc....

I think these fighters are trying to replace something they have lost in thier lives....the excitement or something that has been gone since retirement.....

I smoke some Maui Wowy now and again but that is my limit.....

In truth is it really surprising that Hatton has been caught doing it U mean he has proven to be a party fiend during his off training this has more then likey happened while he was still fighting :-\

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I've only tried coke once it didn't do anything to me...
It was just 1 line so maybe that has something to do with it, who knows.

Anyway my point being 3 lines? That seems like a good amount to fuck somebody up...
Am I right in thinking that? Or is 3 lines average amount?

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Depends how big the lines are.

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WOW.... what shocks me more is that you guys think its not a big deal ???

but then i have seen first hand what this kinda shit leads to... the search for a bigger and better buzz until your rattleling for your next needle fix just to stay normal.

Ricky Hatton is a dick IMHO anyone who spends £40 to shove that shit up your nose is a fucking loser... no offence to the people on here who do.. but you are :)

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I agree...Though I have to say it does not shock me so much because it has become such a habit with these guys I mean not to go back too far but lets use Pernell Whitiker as an example...An ATG one of the greatest pure boxers the sport has ever had and he fucked himself up with it...Aaron Pryor...Joe Calzaghe more recently after retirement...Mike Tyson the list goes on and on..

It is a big deal though because of the fact that look what it does to these guys....They are grown men and know what it or is not good for them of course but still sad to see happen.....Be it former world class boxers or the neighboor from down the block I hate to see anyone throw their lives away on GARBAGE!!! It is nothing more then that.....

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WOW.... what shocks me more is that you guys think its not a big deal ???

but then i have seen first hand what this kinda shit leads to... the search for a bigger and better buzz until your rattleling for your next needle fix just to stay normal.

Ricky Hatton is a dick IMHO anyone who spends £40 to shove that shit up your nose is a fucking loser... no offence to the people on here who do.. but you are :)

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I agree...Though I have to say it does not shock me so much because it has become such a habit with these guys I mean not to go back too far but lets use Pernell Whitiker as an example...An ATG one of the greatest pure boxers the sport has ever had and he fucked himself up with it...Aaron Pryor...Joe Calzaghe more recently after retirement...Mike Tyson the list goes on and on..

It is a big deal though because of the fact that look what it does to these guys....They are grown men and know what it or is not good for them of course but still sad to see happen.....Be it former world class boxers or the neighboor from down the block I hate to see anyone throw their lives away on GARBAGE!!! It is nothing more then that.....

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To be fair, Ricky is doing just as much damage with his drinking and eating habits anyway. Cocaine is illegal, and that's what seperates it from food and drink, but he's been damaging himself for years now.

I'm really not even remotely shocked, nor do i think any different of him. Really wouldn't surprise me if most top level athletes were on it. I reckon it's the norm.

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WOW.... what shocks me more is that you guys think its not a big deal ???

but then i have seen first hand what this kinda shit leads to... the search for a bigger and better buzz until your rattleling for your next needle fix just to stay normal.

Ricky Hatton is a dick IMHO anyone who spends £40 to shove that shit up your nose is a fucking loser... no offence to the people on here who do.. but you are :)

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I agree...Though I have to say it does not shock me so much because it has become such a habit with these guys I mean not to go back too far but lets use Pernell Whitiker as an example...An ATG one of the greatest pure boxers the sport has ever had and he fucked himself up with it...Aaron Pryor...Joe Calzaghe more recently after retirement...Mike Tyson the list goes on and on..

It is a big deal though because of the fact that look what it does to these guys....They are grown men and know what it or is not good for them of course but still sad to see happen.....Be it former world class boxers or the neighboor from down the block I hate to see anyone throw their lives away on GARBAGE!!! It is nothing more then that.....

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To be fair, Ricky is doing just as much damage with his drinking and eating habits anyway. Cocaine is illegal, and that's what seperates it from food and drink, but he's been damaging himself for years now.

I'm really not even remotely shocked, nor do i think any different of him. Really wouldn't surprise me if most top level athletes were on it. I reckon it's the norm.

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Yeah I said the same thing in my other post that I would not doubt that he was doing it when he fought....You are right it is well known how he abused himself with Drink/Food...Though yes Coke is illegle it does more damage quicker....

Saddo the reason I am not surprised about this is that a lot of boxers have done blow...Saddo, how shocked are you honestly? Everyone knew Ricky was always at the pub, he liked to party....it's just not shocking.

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Who cares....in the ring the guy gave everyone great shows and half the dim wits that watch boxing even thought this guy would beat floyd at one point. Snort up ricky , people rooted and didn't give a crap when you hurt your body for them......now you want to hurt your body for you and it's a bad thing all of the sudden. Shame on your so called friend who snitched on you for nothing more than probably a few bucks........i'm not advocating drugs either way to each thier own i say. Half the people acting shocked and acting like he's some bad guy for having his habits i can guarantee in thier own lives are doing something just as bad or worse....if ya want to help the guy help him, putting him on blast to make money off his name is just jacked up.

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This is exactly how I feel.

He's just human like us. It's no big deal to me.

But who's that chick with him inside the hotel?

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.

This is all b.s. So what? The fella likes to snort lines, and his so-called friend videos it and claims that he's worried for him. Wonder how much he was worried when he was paid for the video. Perhaps his intent was to set aside money to pay for Hatton's rehabilitation? However, I think Ricky can handle the cost of that on his own.

After almost being killed in the ring Pacquiao, Hatton hasn't done much. However, if he gets his act together, he can definitely win a title from an above-average boxer. Hatton just isn't in the class of a Pacquiao, Cotto, Mayweather, etc. I always thought he was a terribly over-rated boxer, and when he's been in with the elite, he's always been exposed as such.

I am hopeful that he cleans his hand and stays away from that insidious drug.

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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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I agree. That's what he should be concern more.

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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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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I've seen a few people blasting their life away with coke and I know a few that are borderline to get in trouble because of that. Still, I am not really shocked to learn that Ricky is snorting galore, it's a pity, sure, but not a surprise. I only hope that he'll straighten up his life before he causes himself any more harm and I also hope he'll be lucid enough to never step back in the ring. So long Ricky and thanks for all these nice fights and memories.