Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton has warned MMA star Paddy Pimblett that his lifestyle could cost him professional success.
Hatton was known for ballooning in weight in between fights, and in recent years he has been open about his struggles with his mental health and addiction.
While there is no such suggestion that UFC fighter Pimblett suffers from those problems, he does openly relish indulging his appetite when he is not under any obligation to make weight.
Some other fighters have the same approach, while others adopt a more disciplined approach and stay trim year-round.
Speaking to Instant Casino, Hatton said he was lucky to get away with it as long as he did.
”The drinking and partying didn't help my fighting career and it certainly won't help Paddy Pimblett's!
“My strength and conditioning coach Kerry Kayes used to say to me that my lifestyle would catch up with me one day; the way I lived my life, ballooning up in weight, three stone here and three stone there.
"But years would go by and I'd still be performing and Kerry would then say to me 'what's going on with you, you're a freak'.
"To have 48 fights and 45 wins against the calibre of class that I boxed with, the drinking and lifestyle didn't help me, but I got away with it.
"Look who I fought and how many fights I had, when I was WBU champion I had one year where I defended it five times.”
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