Tyson Fury Suit at Ricky Hatton Funeral Has Special Meaning as Footage Re-Emerges

Boxing fans have worked out the real reason behind Tyson Fury's choice of suit at the funeral of Ricky Hatton.

Three-time British boxing world champion Hatton was found dead at his home in Hyde on the morning of September 14.

His funeral has been taking place in Manchester on Friday, with a 10-mile procession route ending at the Etihad Stadium, the home of Hatton's beloved Manchester City.

A number of high-profile names from across the world of sport and beyond attended the ceremony, including Wayne Rooney, Liam Gallagher, Andrew Flintoff, Paddy McGuinness and Tony Bellew.

Also making an appearance was Fury - who turned heads by wearing a suit almost entirely comprised of artwork of himself.

The suit choice caused debate among fans after an image of Fury wearing it went viral on social media.

But Twitter user James Becker has re-posted an old video from Hatton's Instagram which appears to show exactly why 'The Gypsy King' picked the attire.

While watching live coverage of Fury at an awards ceremony, Hatton shouts: "Tyson, what are you doing with that suit on?

"I remember when David Haye used to wear that **** suit. Now you've overtook him, you ******! Oh my..."

Though the footage is slightly blurry, Fury does indeed appear to be wearing the same suit in the clip as he was at the funeral on Friday.

The post was captioned: "Ricky Hatton would have loved the suit hahahaha. RIP Ricky Hatton, and what a s**t suit."

Prior to the funeral, while out on a morning run, Fury paid tribute to Hatton in an emotional video message posted to Instagram.

"Today is the day of Ricky Hatton's funeral," he began. "And I'm not going to be alone here when I say this, but Ricky inspired me as a young boy to go on and do great things in boxing.

"I wanted to be just like him: the ring walks, the flashy shorts, the fans, the chanting.

"When I was a little kid, he was fighting for his world title in Manchester and I was there, along with a lot of kids, to watch a world title fight by Ricky.

"So without Ricky Hatton, Manchester wouldn't have had, the north west wouldn't have had, the UK wouldn't have had so many boxing world champions inspired by the great Hitman Hatton.

"Rest in peace, Rick. See you soon, buddy."

He also posted a short segment of the song 'Blue Moon' - the anthem used by Manchester City.