I'm a Mancunian born and bred and I feel I'm no different to the man in the crowd and it's nice to reward them. I want to become a great champion.

Both of us don't go backwards and I think that is the key to the fight. Whoever ends up going backwards is going to lose.

I think everyone is pretty excited about me. I have a style that any fight fan would love. I am a real value-for-money fighter. People want to see me against the elite.

You can't let a man like this beat you.

Winning the IBF title was the greatest night of my life. To give it up outside the ring is truly painful.

What sort of champion would I be if I just stayed in my normal weight division and didn't take the big challenges on? Bring them on, that's what Ricky Hatton's all about.

I had to come to the United States to prove myself. I fought for a long time in England and a lot of people thought I was a protected fighter.