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Hatton, then unbeaten in 43 fights, had his hardcore fans believing he could pull off an almighty shock in the city famous for those trying to beat the odds.

Ever humble, Noren was asked if he was taking his clubs to Bethpage in case any European needed to pull out through injury and simply said others were more deserving of the chance to play.

"And you've already committed and you don't want to pull out," she says.

Chairman David Sullivan is more likely to give someone a game or two extra rather than act when there is still a possibility the situation might be pulled round.

The crew had just poured a concrete foundation on a vacant lot in Altadena when I pulled up the other day.