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In reply to Post #795
I was staying in Albuferia Portugal in 87 with some mate's that were flogging time share on the strip that was being developed at the time. We went a club one night and Benn and his mates were in there, off their heads. He was an up and coming contender at the time. I'm not easily intimidated but he was unstable, you could just see it, didn't like him at all, bullying anyone who'd come near him. Loved him as a fighter but not as a man. Suppose that's what makes some fighters.
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My old man was a lorry highjacker 🤫
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My dad was a Navy boxing champ he was a boiler man and when he came out he became a scaffolder he was a hard man he was a nasty bastd who would Knock the daylights out of me for the slightest thing
until I was 15 and I came home to find him beating my mum up I hit him over the head with the iron then punched the hell out of him he had he never ever hit me again 7 years later when he passed away it didnt bother me in the slightest
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In reply to Post #797
That’s interesting. My Dad was a bit of a lad and a man in our area, he used to make me go fighting, scared stiff at the time but hey yo 
I was never bullied as such but had a bit of trouble and learned to sort it out
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In reply to Post #796
Totally the opposite with me , i was a tall gangly kid and was bullied and picked on , my dad was a very tough street brawler which made it worse !
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In reply to Post #795
I think the same with a lot of fighters  
You know what, I have read loads on all the top fighters, fascinates me, I bet 80% of them have had troubled times and psychological problems. I think that’s the underlying motivation, could be wrong?
I read one book and he said he gave up because “I just wasn’t angry anymore”
I know Benn had a few demons
End up f the day, it’s a sport with a lot of violence albeit they were gloves in the ring, some nasty people around who would happily beat you to near on death 
I participated in fighting sports for a few years, and nothing gives as much pleasure as knocking the **** out of each other and shaking hands afterwards, that’s total respect for me, real mans game 
Who wants a ****ing fight 
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bloke I worked with went to school with Nigel Benn he said he was a real nasty bully always beating up kids
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In reply to Post #792
Rolex Ray ha great name
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In reply to Post #792
Yeah thats him , i was only 15 when i met him , he told me he was going to london to knock the **** out of some southern softie , but 3 days before he had a brawl with doormen in york i think , he did all 4 of them but he got cut above the eye so the fight in london was called off , that southern softie turned out to be lenny mclean !! There was a documentary made about him i think its on you tube , watch it if you get chance , i will have a look for it.
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In reply to Post #788
I can remember him jeff, sure he fought a traveling fella and nearly killed him proper bad *******
As for benn he definitely got mixed up with the wrong people, got nicked for glassing a geezer called rolex ray, out of his nut on coke must have payed him off because it all seemed to go away
My mate had a row with paul ince and when he put it on him he went away and came back with benn who was off his rocker and started ranting and raving but luckily enough kept his hands down
Not sure why he’s fighting again, could be money could be he misses it but i dont think its a good idea
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In reply to Post #790
That's the one mate, Gardner.
As reputations go, fearsome at the time when fists ruled the streets and not guns. I know he used to do debt collection and "other stuff", wouldn't have fancied him knocking on my door
Sounds like his sons followed in his footsteps too sadly?
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In reply to Post #789
That was the british title fight against john l gardner , He still holds the record of fighting for a title with the least number of pro fights 6 i think ? Spent years in prison for various things charles bronson was a mate of his , had 2 sons both in prison for 2 seperate murders ! Got an asbo and had to stay out of wakefield centre , a real character who escaped from a foreign jail and swam across shark infested waters ! Sadly died a alcoholic .
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In reply to Post #788
Yeah, I’ve heard of him Jeff, if he was the heavyweight, lot older than me.
He was a bit of a local brawler and knuckler mate, not to be messed with. I remember seeing one of his biggest fights, just turned his back and walked off, ref stopped it, quite a character
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In reply to Post #787
This has made me think about people ive met in boxing , Chris not sure how old you are but did you ever hear of paul sykes from wakefield, He has to be one of the strangest fighters i ever met as hard as nails .
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In reply to Post #784
No doubt about it, in his prime one of the most entertaining fighters I have seen, as well as his tear up style I used to love his rope work, moving, slipping, counter, brilliant
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NON Carp stuff