Before the likes of Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua burst onto the scene, Britain’s best boxer was Manchester’s own Ricky Hatton.
The Hitman had an illustrious career which was unfortunately overlooked after high profile Las Vegas defeats to Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
Despite those losses being many people’s first thoughts of the former champion, he was undoubtedly one of the best of his generation. V Top 10 on YouTube have put together a video of his top 10 knockouts.
Let’s take a look at the 10 brutal knockouts from one of the greatest British boxers of all time.
10. Leoncio Garces – 29 Jan 2000
Hatton forced a stoppage just three rounds in after blitzing his opponent. The referee had to step in, handing the TKO to the Hitman.
9. Paulie Malignaggi 22 Nov 2008
This one was much more of a battle for Hatton, who took victory via TKO in the 11th round when Malignaggi’s corner threw the towel in.
8. Jason Rowland 7 Jul 2001
Another one of Hatton’s dominant displays makes the list. He knocked out Rowland after four rounds, with the Hitman having his opponent down more than once in what was the final round of the bout.
7. Ray Oliveira 11 Dec 2004
Oliveira managed to survive 10 of the 12 scheduled rounds with Hatton, but he never looked like winning. The powerful Mancunian finally got the KO to put his opponent out of his misery.
6. Michael Stewart 1 Oct 2004
Stewart came into this fight having never been stopped. However, that all changed in round five when Hatton got the TKO to become the first fighter to stop Stewart. A sign of the Hitman’s power and dominance.
5. Gilbert Quiros 10 Jun 2000
It didn’t take Hatton long to get the better of Quiros, knocking him out in the second round of the fight. He couldn’t handle with the barrage thrown at him by Hatton.
4. John Bailey 15 Sep 2001
As we approach the end of the list, it’s no surprise to see this in there. Bailey was downed four times by Hatton before the TKO came in the 5th round. One of his most dominant displays from start to finish.
Ricky Hatton was involved in some of the biggest fights on the planet during his peak
3. Tommy Peacock 27 Feb 1999
A young Hitman showed the world what he was made of, dispatching Peacock by TKO after just two rounds.
2. Carlos Maussa 26 Nov 2005
Another gruelling fight for Hatton, but his class showed after nine rounds. He hit Maussa with a huge left hander to knock him out after pushing for so long to land the final blow.
1. Jose Luis Castillo 23 Jun 2007
The knock out inflicted on Castillo proved the power the Manchester born fighter had. Four rounds in and he left his opponent answerless on the canvas after a brutal body shot.