Boxing: Ricky's Ready to Rumble ; Barry Mcguigan Exclusive Two Days to Go, and Mirror Sport's Former World Champion Goes Toe to Toe with Britain's No.1 Boxer

Daily MirrorJune 02, 2005

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Mirror Sport's Barry McGuigan faced Ricky Hatton for some shadow boxing and squared up to a fighter in the shape of his life and ready to silence the doubtersI COULD smell the atmosphere the moment I walked into the gym. You could tell something big was brewing. The place was buzzing.

Watching Ricky Hatton that day was deja vu for me. Twenty years ago in Belfast it was me in that ring, banging away at a tough south American, preparing for the fight of my life against Eusebio Pedroza.

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Boxing: Ricky's Ready to Rumble ; Barry Mcguigan Exclusive Two Days to Go, and Mirror Sport's Former World Champion Goes Toe to Toe with Britain's No.1 Boxer

That was Castle Street. This was Hyde in Manchester. Different setting, same deal.

Ricky was sparring his second round when I arrived. There must have been 30 or so peopl...

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