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Canelo’s scorecards from the judges are always wonky for his fights. Max De Luca giving Round 9 to Canelo is pathetic, Canelo did not win round 9
 
orgen said:
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LIVE: Ricky Hatton, 46, found dead at home in Greater Manchester

The Stockport-born fighter known as 'The Pride of Hyde' was found dead at his home
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BREAKING: Ricky Hatton, 46, found dead at home in Greater Manchester - latest updates​

The Stockport-born fighter was 46 years old​


File photo dated 05-02-2018 of Ricky Hatton, who is set for another comeback later this year - well over a decade since his last professional fight. Issue date: Monday July 7, 2025.
Ricky Hatton has died aged 46 (Image: © 2025 PA Media, All Rights Reserved)

World boxing champion Ricky 'The Hitman' Hatton has been found dead at his home in Greater Manchester.
The Stockport-born fighter was 46 years old. A police cordon was in place at his home in Gee Cross, Hyde this morning (September 14).
Greater Manchester Police has confirmed that a body has been found and said that the death is not being treated as suspicious.
The devastating news comes months after the legendary boxer announced his return to boxing with a fight planned in December.
Mr Hatton, who would have turned 47 in October, had spoken openly about his struggles with mental health and drug addiction.
He survived suicide attempts and overcame an fall out with his family who he made up with after addressing his own mental health.
During his boxing career, he held multiple world championships, as well as UK titles, and was named Fighter of the Year in 2015.
A GMP spokesperson said: "Officers were called by a member of the public to attend Bowlacre Road, Hyde, Tameside, at 6:45am today where they found the body of a 46-year-old man. There are not currently believed to be any suspicious circumstances."
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sad shit.... mental health issues globally don't get as much attention or help as it should.

Rest in Peace
 
Sean Zittel talks about how Black Americans produce some of Greatest Fighters of All Time and still remains 👑 but don’t get the acknowledgment like Mexican, Japanese and Eastern European Boxers nowadays
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That song Bud walked out to is also a fighter out of Spain by the name of Illa Topura’s walkout song as well.

Illa is a current 2 division champion in UFC and has been chomping at the bit to get in the ring with Bud.

I hope it happens too.

Illa is arguably the best boxer in the UFC in the past 15 years.
 
Mr.LV said:
Sean Zittel talks about how Black Americans produce some of Greatest Fighters of All Time and still remains 👑 but don’t get the acknowledgment like Mexican, Japanese and Eastern European Boxers nowadays
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I get where he's coming from, but that kind of comes with the territory of being the standard bearer of something. Black boxers have basically become the baseline for boxing. There's no "Black boxing style" or "Black boxing mindset" because you have black boxers that display all of it. Whenever something different comes along, it will stand out. That's not just a boxing thing. Just look at rap. That's a black male dominated music genre. Anytime anyone different of decent ability comes along, they get a boost that the average black male rapper won't get just because they are different. It works in Black people's favor too. Just look at how Black people can pop off in country music and be all over the place after making one or two hits. And don't give me the "But we created country music" shit. 1) That's a bit of an oversimplification of what happened and 2) regardless of the history, it's a white dominated genre now.
 
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