Shocking statements from boxing great Ricky Hatton ... who revealed that he was suicidal after his fighting career came to an end ... saying, "I tried to kill myself several times."
Hatton was 45-1 as a pro -- and fought the likes of Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Paulie Malignaggi.
But in an interview with BBC Radio 4, Hatton says he battled depression after he retired.
"I used to go to the pub, come back, take the knife out and sit there in the dark crying hysterically.