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I had the phone number for Billy “The Preacher” Graham, trainer of Ricky Hatton, on my mobile for a number of months. I had read the interviews and internet stories about him, about how he was not the type of guy you want to meet in the pub, about how he did not listen and only saw your question as a chance to put his own views across and answer the question he thought you should have asked, which is pretty sound judgement, if someone asks you a silly question just overlook it and give a serious answer to a different question.
In the end though pragmatics took a hold. Phoning Billy was nerve racking for about twenty seconds or so, until I realised that the perception was not the same as the reality, he sounded like a normal guy and was prepared to let me come into his gym: “Its mad busy now though because I’ve got Ricky preparing for this Collazo fight. I want to give you all the time I can because it’s about time I put my story across and addressed a few things but right now it’s impossible. If you want to come and watch Ricky get ready for the Collazo fight you can have a look around.”
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In the end though pragmatics took a hold. Phoning Billy was nerve racking for about twenty seconds or so, until I realised that the perception was not the same as the reality, he sounded like a normal guy and was prepared to let me come into his gym: “Its mad busy now though because I’ve got Ricky preparing for this Collazo fight. I want to give you all the time I can because it’s about time I put my story across and addressed a few things but right now it’s impossible. If you want to come and watch Ricky get ready for the Collazo fight you can have a look around.”
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