Peter Kelly is is standing just inside the Clarendon Square Shopping Centre, his glasses flecked with raindrops, and reminiscing.
"He had a big thing about kebabs...he did a good Elvis impression," he says, thinking. "He had a phobia of cats.
"Guinness was his tipple...he used to drink in the Shepherd's Call. I gave him a clip round the ear once when he got in the way of the dart board," he continues, smiling.
It might seem like Peter is recalling memories of a favourite cousin or cheeky younger brother, rather than a champion boxer holding multiple world titles. But he's talking about Ricky Hatton.
The mood in Hyde town centre was sombre today (September 15) following the news that Hatton, who grew up in Hattersley, was tragically found dead at his home in Gee Cross yesterday (Sep