Ricky Hatton told Sky Sports News he is in great condition - physically and mentally - for his Floyd Mayweather fight.
Hatton's body and mind primed for Mayweather battle
Ricky Hatton heads off to America insisting he is bang on course to hand Floyd Mayweather his first defeat.
The Hitman was the star of the show at a special farewell dinner in Manchester on Thursday night, before flying out to Las Vegas for his December 8 showdown.
And before he left for his two-month training camp he dispelled the usual fears about his weight.
"I'm right on top of my weight which is something's that's always made into a big thing with me," he told
Sky Sports News.
"I don't have to get down to 10st 7lbs, so it's all about holding it correctly when you're moving up a weight.
"I've had two fights this year so I've kept busy, so I've not been as heavy as normal. I'm feeling very, very fit."
Hatton also insists he is in shape mentally, as well as physically - despite having to put up with Mayweather's trash-talking and bad-mouthing throughout their week-long press tour.
Dwindled
He is adamant that the Pretty Boy's antics, which included the Vicky Fatton tag, fell on deaf ears.
"You can see how he dwindled as the week went on, how the talking got a little bit less and the mouthing-off got a little bit less," he said.
"By the time he got to London and Manchester I think he was just sick of me, because I didn't half take the mickey out of him!
"I think he probably went home on the plane back to America thinking 'I didn't rattle him, I didn't get under his skin and I didn't wind him up' - and he'd be right - 'one thing's for certain he didn't look scared of me' - and he'd be right because I have no fear about this fight."
And, says Hatton, he has now come to terms with the prospect of becoming the best boxer on the planet.
The 'Undefeated' fight is arguably the biggest fight involving a Briton since Lennox Lewis's heyday, but although it is a far cry from his humble beginnings at Widnes Leisure Centre 10 years ago, the Mancunian is ready to take on the world.
"All Ricky fights, when I was fighting at the MEN Arena in Manchester, were big occasions, but this is like a different universe." he said.
"Britain has had a lot of world champions, undisputed champions, but not too many who can say they are the best pound-for-pound fighter walking the face of the earth - that's what I'll be if I beat Floyd Mayweather."
