Wild Thing: The True Story of Britain's Rightful Guv'nor

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Wild Thing: The True Story of Britain's Rightful Guv'nor

Wild Thing: The True Story of Britain's Rightful Guv'nor

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Yates was a boxer who lost his licence for bashing up referees and so began competing in unlicensed fights with underground legends such as Roy Shaw. Yates has made acquaintances with several infamous fighters such as Lenny McLean, Cliff Fields, drug dealer Mickey Green, great train robber, Charlie Wilson, among others. Yates' fans suggest that the referee's statement was inaccurate as Yates' eye was not even bleeding. Yates once fought British boxer, Billy Aird, who was the European heavyweight champion, but Yates was disqualified for head-butting Billy.In 2007 Yates released his book Wild Thing: The True Story of Britain's Rightful Guv'nor, written by Lew Yates and bestselling author, Bernard O'Mahoney.

Yates heard a BBC radio interview with the then governor of the unlicensed fighting world, Roy "prettyboy" Shaw. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Bernard O'Mahoney is the author of several true-crime books, including the bestselling Essex Boys, Bonded by Blood and Hateland.At night, he pounded gangsters and drug dealers foolish enough to take him on in the nightclubs where he worked. When he wasn't fighting in the ring he was one of the UK's most sought after Bouncers often looking after a whole club on his own such was his reputation. We at Penguin Random House Australia acknowledge that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the Traditional Custodians and the first storytellers of the lands on which we live and work. We celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories, traditions and living cultures; and we pay our respects to Elders past and present.

Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages.They claim that, on the night of the fight, there were at least three cameramen filming the contest yet not one copy of the fight has been found to date. The referee declared the fight in Shaw's favour, claiming that Yates' eye was too badly cut so the fight had to be terminated. Yates began boxing at the age of six, and as an adult he was ruthless in pursuit of his dream of becoming world heavyweight champion.



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