If you want to watch two guys knock hell out of each other, watch us.

He's won't push me back on the night and he certainly wasn't going to push me back up there.

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.

As an amateur, I couldn't get many fights. No one would fight me when I was a schoolboy.

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.

What is happening is not ideal. Sometimes nothing goes smoothly in the preparation for fights, and that is when you have to show what kind of champion you are and deal with whatever is put in front of you. This is just another obstacle, and if it does go to court then I will be as equally determined to overcome it.

If you want to watch two guys knock hell out of each other, watch us.