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

The fans only don't support me cos of the way I fight, they support me cos of the way I am.

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.

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.

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

I think my greatest achievement in boxing is my following.