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

I was leaving the hotel to get to the fight when my phone went and someone said 'Hello Ricky, it's Tom'. I said 'Tom who?' and when he said 'Tom Jones' I told him to eff off! I thought it was a wind-up!

The one thing that's hurt in my career is people saying I don't want to come out of Manchester to fight people.

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.

It's still one of the proudest moments in my career boxing at Madison Square Garden. Some fighters who have won titles and championships have never boxed at Madison Square Garden. For a little kid just off a council estate to do it was a dream come true.

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 have no fear in moving up (in weight) and fighting.