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Article: Hatton sets his sights on becoming a boxing great; Unifying two of the big four world titles with victory on Saturday still won't be enough for Ricky.
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- November 24, 2005
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Byline: DAVID SMITH
RICKY HATTON'S purse for fighting rival world champion Carlos Maussa in Sheffield on Saturday will take his earnings from boxing to close on [pounds sterling]8million.
Yet while he boasts a bank balance that is comfortably in the black, Hatton is aware that his fight record is not yet rich with the victories that will buy him a place among the greatest names of his sport.
Yes, the 27-year-old holder of the IBF's light-welterweight title has won all his 39 professional fights, 29 of those victories coming inside the distance. And last time out in June he confirmed his potential with an emphatic 11-round demolition job on ...