b'ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSRicky Hatton for . going the full 12 roundsMatthew Hatton for . exhibiting long-term courage by being a Red in the house of BluesCarol Hatton for . explaining that the reason Ray is so short is because he didnt eat his vegetables as a kidRay Hatton for . rolling his eyes and saying: You see what I have to put up with!Dorothy Hatton and Kathleen Slann . because he could never be a Billy Big-Time with Nannas like thatDennis Hobson and everyone at Fight Academy for . a job well donePaul Speak for . all his helpAll at the Harehill Tavern .because weve now got our own local in HattersleyJames Bowes for . his personality and spiritBernard Mannings underpants for . being big enoughKerry Kayes wife for . never tiring of marrying him in VegasDave Cooper for . his rabbit-in-the-headlights expression in his first Vegas mucky clubWayne and Cheryl McCullough for . staging the best scrap between man and wife we have ever seenTony Husband for . helping put right anyone wed put wrongMark Robinson for . being a big-cuddly-bear and a fine snapperTim Hallissey for . paying for thisSue Connolly for . paying our expensesMike English for . his expertise and patienceFirst published in the United Kingdom 2007WordsOwen Slot/The Times 2007PhotographsMarc Aspland/The Times 2007DesignMichael English 2007'