King of the Gypsies: Memoirs of the Undefeated Bareknuckle Champion of Great Britain and Ireland

by Peter Walsh and Bartley Gorman

Book Overview

For twenty years, legendary hard man Bartley Gorman reigned supreme in the most brutal of all pursuits: illegal bareknuckle prize fighting. He challenged infamous London brawlers Lenny McLean and Roy Shaw - neither accepted - and fought down a mineshaft, in a quarry, at horse fairs, on camp sites, in bars and clubs, and on the street. After surviving a brutal attempt on his life by a mob, he became a living legend. Here, Gorman tells an uncompromising...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1903854164
• ISBN13: 9781903854167
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Milo Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.