Ricky Hatton has revealed he thought Liam Gallagher had got himself and Hatton killed after "disrespecting" Paulie Malignaggi's "dangerous" fans.Hatton was defending the IBO Super-lightweight and Ring Magazine Championships - in what turned out to be the final professional bout of his career.
And the Manchester fighter had enlisted the help of the Gallagher brothers to walk him to the ring.Liam was given the IBO strap, and when he got into the ring he immediately flaunted it in the face of Malignaggi.
And Liam didn't stop there, he then flicked the V's to Malignaggi's "dangerous" fans - leaving Hatton worried for his life.READ MORE: Tyson Fury was inspired to become world champion by watching British boxer at ringsideHe told MegaCasino: "I gave Noel the Ring Magazine belt and Liam the IBO belt, and you could see they were both a bit nervous, obviously they’ve never walked a fighter out before.
They asked, ‘What do I do Rick? What do we do?’“I said, ‘Get in the ring and hold it up and put it in Malignaggi’s face'. “So, Noel got in, I got in the ring, then Liam got in the ring.
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