Ricky Hatton lived his entire life in Manchester
It is the Thursday after Ricky Hatton died and the Cheshire Cheese pub in Gee Cross, one of the boxer's locals, is serving up drinks as regulars chat away. Normal life goes on, just as Hatton would have wanted it to.
Just a short walk around the corner is The Heartbreak - not a pub, but the gated property fit for a champion that was Hatton's home. It was named by Hatton after Elvis Presley's chart-topping Heartbreak Hotel.
Fans and friends come and go, leaving flowers and tributes. There are Manchester City shirts, boxing gloves, the odd can of Guinness, Only Fools and Horses memorabilia - Hatton was a huge fan and owned a three-wheeled van - and more tokens of appreciation.
Two mourners who have stopped off to leave a tribute are Trev and his wife, Sue. Trev grew up in Gloucester but moved to this part of the world when Hatton was in his pomp.
