A man who was fought off by his 77-year-old victim when he tried to mug him outside a supermarket has admitted attempted robbery.
Michael Collins approached Trevor Weston, 77, outside Sainsbury's on Colchester Avenue in Cardiff on February 5 after he used the cash machine.
But Mr Weston fought back and threw a series of punches at his attacker until he ran away.
The former Cardiff bus driver had made at early morning stop at Sainsbury's to get money for his daily newspapers when he was approached by Collins.
The would-be robber grabbed the grandad-of-three and demanded he hand over his wallet.
Mr Weston said: "I've never had a fight in my life, even when I was dealing with troublemakers on the buses years ago," he said.
He said he had previously broken his right shoulder in a fall at home after putting up some curtains and so could only land a decent left punch on his assailant.
"I cracked him a couple of times and he looked stunned, like he couldn't believe what I was doing."
Collins, 40, pleaded guilty to attempted robbery when he appeared before Judge Richard Williams at Cardiff Crown Court on Monday.
Collins, of Emblem Close in Ely, admitted trying to rob Mr Weston of cash and a bank card.
He appeared over video link from HM Cardiff Prison, with the judge, prosecutor Tim Evans and defence barrister Kevin Seal on Skype.
The case was adjourned for sentence until May 7 due to technical problems and Collins was remanded in custody until then.
