War and Peace by Ricky Hatton

War and Peace by Ricky Hatton

The hard-hitting story of the rise and fall and rise of a much-loved boxing greatOn 24 November 2012, four-time World Champion boxer Ricky Hatton dropped to his knees, felled by a sickening punch to the body in his first comeback fight in almost three years. Gasping for breath, down and out, it was then that something extraordinary happened: 20,000 fans began to sing his name. Ricky Hatton: War and Peace is the story of one of British boxing's true icons. From a Manchester council estate to the bright lights of Las Vegas, Ricky Hatton experienced incredible highs in his career, including one of the greatest ever wins by a British boxer, over the IBF Light Welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu. But heavy defeats to two legends of the ring, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, brought him quickly down to earth to face a new set of battles against depression, drink and drugs. Written with his trademark honesty and wit, this is the inspiring story of a charismatic, funny, straight-talking fighter who boxing fans have always taken to their hearts; a man who has survived a lifetime of wars both in and out of the ring, and who only now is finding something close to peace.

Brutally revealing.. A rollercoaster of joy and pain -- Manchester Evening News
Sharp, direct, witty ... A thumping must-read memoir * Daily Mail *

Richard 'Ricky' Hatton was born in 1978 and grew up in Hattersley, Greater Manchester. As a young amateur fighter he won several British titles and boxed at the World Junior Boxing Championship in Cuba, before turning pro in 1997. He went on to be champion of the world four times at light-welterweight, was awarded an MBE for services to sport in 2007 and is widely seen as one of Britain's greatest ever boxers. He died in September 2025 at the age of forty-six.

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ISBN 13	9781447250319
ISBN 10	1447250311
Title	War and Peace
Author	Ricky Hatton
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pan Macmillan
Year published	2014-06-05
Number of pages	320
Prizes	Long-listed for Cross Sports Book Awards: Best Autobiography 2014 (UK)
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