Does anybody know what happened to Ricky?

[Scary]

Why did we lose him so early?

He was having a comeback fight, family even saying he was doing good. Can anybody tell us what happened to the man?

I loved that man. RIP Ricky Hatton, the champion that was one of us.

[Coverdale]

Longstanding depression, a lot of public masking (hence people thinking he was 'doing well') and an inability to find purpose would be my summation.

Very sad and unnecessary in my opinion.

[Smash]

he died

[NihonJim]

He's had demons his whole life.

Loads of family drama, didn't talk to his parents for years, stuff with his wives popping up a lot

Loads of substance abuse issues

He never could get over what happened vs Pacquiao, has his ill fated comeback and then an emotional breakdown in the ring post fight

I saw something fairly recently where he was in a really bad state in a nightclub in Ibiza, other posters were all "oh he's just having fun" but Ricky was nearly 50, and the behaviour just seemed to me like a guy who was trapped in a timewarp in the early 2000s.

I don't know if it was self inflicted directly, or accidental and caused by substances but it certainly wasn't natural causes.

I am not meaning to sound cold by the way, Ricky was a good bloke, an emotional bloke, and he needed help and that was obvious for years, but he was surrounded by enablers so yeah, that's what happens sadly.