Ricky Hatton wanted three things as a youngster: to become a world boxing champion, to support Manchester City, and to listen to Oasis.
Life turned out to be a little more successful than that for the boy from a Hyde council estate.
'The Hitman' won world titles in two divisions, headlined a show at the home of his beloved City and became good friends with the Gallagher brothers, so close they even carried his belts into the ring for a fight in Las Vegas.
However, that doesn't tell even a fraction of the story of one of the most-loved British boxing personalities there ever will be.
Born in Stockport in 1978, Hatton grew up as the son of a carpet fitter and would enter the family trade as a teenager.
Yet while he would later turn out to be a master with his hands in the ring, he wasn't so adept with a Stanley knife, and one accident too many led to his father moving him into the sales team.
Hatton may not have had the gift of the gab when it came to selling flooring, either, but it was his wit and story-telling ability that would help the British public fall for him once his career in the ring really got going.