Ricky Hatton has admitted his Dancing On Ice nerves are ‘worse’ than throughout his boxing profession.
‘The Hitman’ retired from skilled boxing after struggling only a third defeat of his profession in opposition to Vyacheslav Senchenko in November 2012, ending his glittering time within the ring with a file of 45-3 – profitable world titles at light-welterweight and combating Floyd Mayweather in December 2007 for the WBC and The Ring welterweight titles.
However, Hatton is now set to step out of his consolation zone as he prepares to make his bow on ice on ITV’s Dancing On Ice. Speaking to OLBG, Hatton admitted that his newest problem has made him extra nervous than boxing did.
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He stated: “There’s a lot of similarities, maybe even worse than boxing. As nervous as I was at boxing, I knew I could fight but being nervous for ice skating is a different nervousness because I can’t skate. I can skate, I’ve come on so much but sometimes you go and do your sessions and it’ll be great and other sessions you’re on you’re a***.
“On the night, Sunday, hopefully it’ll be one of those days I smash it and don’t end up on my a***. If anyone can hold their nerves together, bearing in mind with what I was doing with my boxing, I can be the one to do it but I am out of my comfort zone and it will be nerve-wracking.”
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Reflecting on his frustration when he makes errors on the ice, Hatton stated: “When I do make a mistake, it does wind me up but it’s to be expected. Sometimes you can clip the back of your skate or clip your toe or not get your feet and balance correctly so it is frustrating but it’s like a bad first round in boxing, you have to keep your focus and if you don’t then it will get worse and worse.
“It’s very similar to boxing. If you have a bad round and let it stress you, you can have a bad second and third round and it’s the same with the dancing. If you make a mistake you have to forget it and get your head down.”