Cliff Field: The Iron Man Who Beat Lenny McLean (Twice) | Documentary

Dive into the fascinating story of Cliff Field, a legendary figure in the world of unlicensed boxing. From his early days in the navy to his impressive career as a professional boxer, this video explores Field’s rise to fame and his remarkable achievements & trials in and out of the ring. Discover how Cliff Field made a name for himself by defeating the notorious Lenny McLean-not once, but twice.
Through in-depth analysis and real accounts, we delve into Field’s storied career, his fighting style, his time in prison, and the impact he had on the boxing world. Whether you’re a boxing enthusiast or simply curious about this cult figure, this video offers a comprehensive look at the man who earned the nickname “The Iron Man.”
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[@kevpage]

I knew Cliffy personally when I was a young teen, he was well past his prime by then and unfortunately had his problems, but he was a genuine lovely bloke, kind and gentle

[@KCBRYAN_1525]

Sounds exactly the same as mark rippley was.the hard guys of the past weren’t the loudest in the room like the people of today think

[@adriang2053]

Used to chat with Big cliff in Dunstable back in the day he was shot mentally to be honest by then He drank in a few local boozers but used to hide away in the corner to avoid any bother Was living like a someone homeless but I’m sure he actually had a flat in the town Always gave him a few quid and he was nothing but humble in return Sorry I couldn’t have done more really

[@hungdaddy5004]

U ever follow him into the toilet and size up his hog?

[@alexsmith-gn4tp]

I have to admit that I had never heard of this man. I'm so glad that you uploaded this. Respect ❤

[@mmaphilosophy]

You obviously havnt did your homework on lenny McLean then either, otherwise you would know this man (Cliff)

[@chrisoconnor8392]

Me too..cliff who

[@mrfugazi6713]

Haha 😢, but to be honest with you mate I’ve never heard of Cliff Field myself, but he must’ve been a good boxer to fight Dunn who was a very good boxer has Cliff soon found out but, to beat Lenny McLean twice just shows us how good Cliff Field was also.

[@mrfugazi6713]

@@mmaphilosophyI’m sure he’s heard of people that you’ve never heard of before also.

[@mmaphilosophy]

@@mrfugazi6713 Highly unlikely ;)

[@KevinDoyle-r1w]

Loved this story, but would have been much better without that irritating background noise

[@DJKordite]

It might also have been much better had the fictional London town of Walford didn't come into play @ 8:19 . It would massively help these click baiters to do some real research before punting out these kinda vids.

[@donb3557]

Sad ending a lot of fighters were bleeders such as Henry Cooper but still did well in the ring a shame Cliff cut so badly. RIP champ

[@ptommo1543]

Absolute geezer. Never forget these blokes. ❤

[@323v6]

He got them eyes, Scary man !

[@rennyleach2190]

I grew up on the next street t cliff he was a great character.

[@adamstockman5278]

Course you did.....

[@ItsTonyN5]

Stumbled on this video and the name Ciff Field as a kid. Glad I watched this Vid as it saved me racking my brains. CF was a face in Dunstable-Luton area and also recalled he might have fought Cassias Clay as well as a few others. Well know for his ability to get cut.Too may holes in my recollection of CF, but this video did help me recall a lot I had forgotten and new stuff.Like everything, it’s all in there, just needs a a few reminders to unload more. Spanking Lenny McLean would have caused a mega sensation. To do it twice would have really been a big deal. Video was a bit sad, Boxing and boxers has always been a tale of ripping off people like Cliff Field in a mugs game.

[@mohammedzulk8485]

So the other guy had a knife and that didn’t mean Cliff’s life was in danger?!

[@cantonese5030]

It wasn’t a beer glass that blinded him, the gypsys shot him with a catapult…. True story

[@SeeDaRipper...]

Typical cheating gypo's🙄

[@km-yx8vl]

Luckily enough, I have the book... R.I.P Cliff 🙏🥊♥️

[@jason22spurs]

Sad but sounds like a great guy

[@josephcroft4268]

amazing story i must admit i have never heard of him

[@colingriffiths4121]

What a story.

[@garybell1420]

He ended up homeless in dunstable respect 🙏

[@mickconnolly5784]

It doesn't matter how bad or tough you are there is always someone madder and Tougher it's just Nature way

[@silverfox8801]

Lenny “ I’m the hardest man in London!” Henry cooper “ hold my beer!”

[@gert-janboot3928]

Sir Henry would KO Lenny in round 1!!!

[@mmaphilosophy]

​@@gert-janboot3928Cooper was in his late 50s at that point

[@mmaphilosophy]

Not true, it was Cliff Fields. Maybe if it was the 1950s or 1960s I'd agree but Cooper wasn't the same after his fighting career in the 70s onwards

[@BiggieBigLnPac]

@@mmaphilosophy Cliff Feilds was totally out-classed by Richard Dunn, Richard Dunn was kod in 1 round by Joe Bugner, Bugner was battered by a washed up Ali. Just shows how low level guys like Mclean and Feilds where.

[@mmaphilosophy]

@@BiggieBigLnPac totally different type of boxing. Put Ali in a unsanctioned boxing match and he wouldn't be able to do what he does

[@howardelder4411]

Brilliant that was 👌👊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Eddy-l1e]

A very sad story in truth he was a man who was used by others. He had potential but just never got the rub of the green. He was susceptible to being cut limited him in the professional fighter. He fought on the so called illegal fighting circuit proving himself the top man but he didn't get the accolades he was due because Lenny McLean was in with most of the top gangsters and looked the part. Cliff Fields was the top man for years in London RIP Cliff Fields 🙏🏽

[@Rebelconformist82]

Cliff did debt collecting aswell

[@ironmantooltime]

RIP Cliff you legend! 🙌

[@gert-janboot3928]

6Feet & inches= 204 cm and well trained, no wonder Cliff was the absolute number one in the unlicense division , truly a giant of a Man

[@joeedwards627]

I remember fields scrapyard on French’s avenue Dunstable, would regularly go there for parts, I think it’s possibly still there! I never knew cliff but when I went through Dunstable on my way to and from college in Luton he would generally be sat on a bench, alone and vacant, appeared a broken man, that’s the last I saw of him

[@whitemountainapache3297]

He comes across as a nice, quiet, humble man.

[@Modernnannenginemarineengine]

2:54. His DAD was such a heavy weight he was sunk in the war. lol. That’s. A great line

[@josephclohessy2645]

Good watch

[@johnhaughey101]

Wow what a guy. I'd never heard of cliff field sounds a lot like Henry cooper, he was another great boxer, but cut easily too. Going back to mr fields, I never knew anyone had beat Lenny McLean. But to beat him twice was no easy task. Mr Field sounds like he had a very interesting life

[@Stephenuk-zc3xo]

Never heard people mentioning lenny getting beat when he was alive

[@Kiefer1976]

Sure Roy Shaw beat him

[@Stephenuk-zc3xo]

@keithhumphries3707 yeah I know about roy but there seems to be others coming out of the woodwork now not necessarily the guys themselves claiming to have chinned him but others saying it

[@stevepanaghiston1846]

Johnny Waldron beat him twice too, and I never want to hear a reply "not on the cobbles" again as long as I live

[@steve17bf2]

The 'hardest' man in London would never claim it.

[@CornPop2]

looks like Dave Mirra( the bmx guy)

[@willmartin2078]

6000 back then does not equate to £108, 000 today, your well of the mark, it's equates to £32, 244

[@Jammo1978]

That's exactly what I was thinking 😂😂😂 I thought it would be about £25,000 in today's money though 😂😂😂

[@willmartin2078]

@@Jammo1978 you weren't far of Jammo, a lot closer than the narrator 😅

[@dagaffer2269]

​@@willmartin2078 okay thanks Mr Pedantic.

[@dagaffer2269]

​@@Jammo1978Pedantic meaning : is an insulting word used to describe someone who annoys others by correcting small errors, caring too much about minor details, or emphasizing their own expertise especially in some narrow or boring subject matter

[@jshaw4757]

​@@dagaffer2269Yh I hear ya...some folks brains wired different mate me n you was obvs got the point regardless off the details as its only youtube no harm dome...but obvs in the working or proffesional world you can't make such errors so people's brains just focus diff things may not be being pedatic purpisly or could be 😂..but yh if we map reading I don't wanna be that fair off the details 😂...but only youtube innit

[@BillyBob-dz9rg]

Good cutman and the life and career of Clifford Field may have been a whole different tale. Sure there's clips of both lenny McLean and Roy Shaw saying Cliff was the best about in there era in the unlicensed game.

[@JoshuaDavis-b4e]

Oh thanks great story even greater because it's real

[@eatsblades]

Such a tragic tale

[@RickyRidel]

Workerd with cliff on the door's was a gentleman hated people swearing in front of women knocked a doorman out after he kept on swearing on front of women

[@jw-vx8im]

What years were those

[@adriang2053]

Around 1985 onwards I’d say

[@jabarali9696]

May God reword him accordingly hear after.

[@adamlees8410]

He had a mask like face with very scary eyes. That's one scary man.

[@derekstocker6661]

Interesting documentary but the background music was not good and totally out of place in this subject.

[@Bobbynutty]

That pic of him and bugner is a bit deceiving

[@tonycruzman162]

he was tall but i dont think 6 feet 8 inches i thought about 6 feet 4 inches...

[@richarda3514]

Thought the same

[@ClintWalker-p9c]

So he did 10 years in the Navy, 2 years in prison, then made his pro boxing debut at the age of 25, so he was aged maximum aged 13 when he joined the navy, and he was 6 feet 7, they make this stuff up! None of it is correct Edit: my bad, seems he was that height, he has been misrepresented in the past as 6-2 or 6-3 but I stand corrected

[@benjaminfry6640]

How tall was Bugner? Fields looked small in that picture next to him.

[@Dr.Gunsmith]

Brian Jewitt was my sister in law’s uncle, nice bloke.

[@chrisoconnor8392]

How exciting

[@leetucker6016]

Stop putting the annoying music over the content, it ruins it and is so unnecessary 🙄. Can the creator please explain the reason for this, I’m genuinely interested. Cheers

[@rogerdighton6708]

Drank with him lots in the wheatsheaf Dunstable. Lovely bloke

[@CraigMansfield]

He fought at the old Mayfair!? That was in Newcastle. Used to be a place for rock and metal music. Knocked down and now it's Eldon Garden....a shitty shopping centre. I spent many a night at the Mayfair

[@mjh5437]

Remember it well

[@bdd606]

The book is worth a fortune if you can get hold of it by the way.

[@petertaylor2148]

Great video I see Frank there in this.. bugger me Frank Warren is still at the top of his game in 2024.. incredible 😲

[@MrT01582]

Sad ending to his life sleeping in local shop door ways

[@bluesmaster9896]

He never slept in a shop doorway , he had a flat up downside . I knew him really well .He had plenty of places to go .

[@jesseb5076]

Some terrible mistakes in this, cliff was absolutely not 6ft 7 ffs, he was around 6ft 3 . Joe bugner was taller than him and joe was around 6ft 4.

[@DarkSleuthSecrets]

The photo with Bugner is deceiving. His family and friends, who run his Facebook group, list him as 6ft 7in, and so does BoxRec, which is generally reliable. How did you know him and his height?

[@tonycruzman162]

yes correct joe in care home now with dementia in austraila

[@MechanicalSculptor]

@@tonycruzman162 Sorry to hear that. He fought a few pro fights as “Aussie Joe Bugner” after migrating here, but was well beyond his prime. However, for a number of years he was a great character in boxing circles and the media down here. I hope that when he goes, it’s with all of the dignity and respect that he deserves.

[@PaulZollner-t2h]

Where's both videos of this knocking the gov out and where can I watch mclean v shaw fight no.1 ???

[@johnbrooke9948]

The moral of the story is this - cliff was not a great fighter. He was beat by Richard Dunne who himself by any means was no great fighter.

[@runningsuperska]

Sounds like a nice guy, but the bottle is a demon.

[@Lovegun.]

The background noise and those HORRIBLE a.i images ruin these stories man.

[@mjh5437]

AI is a curse,it is ruining KZbin!!

[@Tom-uv7ry]

Good video but if you're going to have subtitles at least make them readable and on the the screen long enough to read them

[@Victor-z7t6q]

The ref you pointed to, was not Mr Fields

[@JoshuaDavis-b4e]

Field an english national treasure who never got a fair go Rip cliff iron field

[@chrisoconnor8392]

National treasure? First most of us have heard of him.....hardly a treasure

[@FrankyBlack]

Lol these big brute.. bash the living hell outta eachother.. but Still bros... ya gotta love it. That's what it's all about. Not enough of that these days.. The head up fair fight.. good old scrap. I fukkkin love it. RIP 2 both these knuckleheads.

[@bluesmaster9896]

Sid and Shane ??

[@best-bullysscotland1016]

Held his licence bzck because he cut easily. You got to be kidding

[@BiggieBigLnPac]

Cliff Feilds was 11-4 as a pro, He lost to Richard Dunn who was 15-4 at the time, He lost two fights to Billy Aird who was 7-3 in the first fight, 9-3 in the second. He also lost to Brain Jewitt 4-3. Feilds 11 wins where against guys like Billy Winter 11-23, Jack Coats 2-5, Charlie White 7-7, His best win is probably Dennis Avoth who retired 22-20. Feilds was an INCREDIBLY low level pro, Yet was king of the unclinced circut, which just goes to show how terrible unclined fighters such as Mclean where. Mclean was outclassed and kod twice by Feilds.

[@dadachimbo]

FYI my name is cliff too

[@mjh5437]

How fascinating....Not

[@jayph77]

You say he was 6ft 7. In the picture with Joe bugner he looks about 6 ft

[@sallydumbrell9446]

Exactly I thought the same thing .Joe Bugner was not that tall.

[@chriscoleman1151]

I grew up in Dunstable in the 60s and 70s and remember him. He was way way bigger than 6ft. He towered over everyone around him so that pic is not realistic at all.

[@johnmcgrail8781]

Rip to the true governor

[@forwardprogressonly]

What happened near the end,? Lost an eye etc ?

[@Eoin-fd5ns]

Knocked out two leaving 198 to fight.

[@FrankyBlack]

Hmm so cliff hittem with the left jabs a bit.. then rung their fkn bell with his big right.. Just like me..only I don't jab 😂😂😂

[@danabrahams7892]

Heard about McClean being beaten by an old Canadian heavyweight - the fight was fixed but the old boy just keep standing and wore McClean out going distance before beating him

[@Victor-z7t6q]

I did not see Cliff Fields

[@mmaphilosophy]

Turned it off as soon as I heard the American voice over. I mean stick with a British accent

[@mjh5437]

AI crap

[@mmaphilosophy]

@@mjh5437 yup

[@tonyjohnson4244]

Johnny Waldron beat him twice

[@Jammo1978]

🤣🤣🤣£6000 in 1980 would be worth about £25,000 in today's money so stop chatting shite or nobody will believe anything else you say either 😂😂😂😂

[@ClintWalker-p9c]

He wasn't 6 foot 7

[@jimmcdonagh1385]

Shame about the BS AI images

[@pizzulo8111]

Lenny never lost a fight on the cobbles.

[@kikyguest7423]

Boyo

[@jamiehaston2196]

Has this been fact checked? Just asking

[@anthonymurphy1843]

@@jamiehaston2196 I don’t think so?Some Geezer just said fact to me but I’m not sure at all?

[@barrybarnes96]

Is it Fields or Field? ...because you're using both, and they're two different names ffs.

[@DarkSleuthSecrets]

He was Field Monday to Friday. Fields on the weekends…

[@jbleeuk]

😂😂😂

[@markmcallan973]

Wow! Your a genius 🤭

[@staytrue5307]

​@@markmcallan973You're* 🙄

[@nicbordeaux]

AI generated content. The different ways of pronouncing names is a giveaway.

[@georgecommons839]

Why are none of them very bright like vocabulary is limited and just well i can punch thats not all the world as to offer when len. Talked it was almost inbarisment to others sad really

[@matthewsharkey5685]

Inbarisment ? 😂

[@tyzon00800]

This Lenny bloke was useless

[@tonycruzman162]

good street fighter but in the ring boxing wise not very good

[@chrisoconnor8392]

Of course he was...pmsl tool

[@CraigMansfield]

Cliff FIELDS ..... not "Field". At least get his name right for god's sake.

[@chrisoconnor8392]

Who cares he missed an S...ffs get a life

[@ScottGraymedia]

Lol its 2024 for christ sake, this is pathetic. 2 dead fellas used to be a bit "ardddddd" lol

[@Haggislfc]

The state of the standard of his boxing in the first 2 mins 😂😂

[@Andy246.]

I have a Cliff Fields story. I was actually their when Lenny shouted he was the hardest "after Cliff" I shouted "Well I'm try'na get some kip, and you pair of pansies are keeping me awake. Shut the hell up or I'll come down their and use Lenny as a bat, to beat Cliff" So they both scurried off, quick time. 😂😂

[@JamesMackenzie-sx2bu]

A bum

[@christopherchristos7275]

Who?

[@stuartgroves8761]

Interesting mini doc spoilt by dreadful musak and cheesy narrating

[@chrisoconnor8392]

What's musak? Is that a new curry?

[@anthonymurphy1843]

If he beat Lenny then how come nobody had ever mentioned his name?Ever?Not in the pretty boy shaw book or Lenny’s,I don’t think he beat Lenny at all.

[@ianp7557]

He did. Fact

[@anthonymurphy1843]

@@ianp7557 Maybe?Not sure about the fact bit though?

[@dannyx2197]

Go and read Joey Pyle's book ... it's called The Guvnor

[@anthonymurphy1843]

@@dannyx2197 I’ve read Lenny’s Guvnor book more than once,If there is another then I’ll read it👍🏼

[@gutz323]

Even Frank Warren said in a recent interview about his own life, and how he starting in the unlicensed game promoting his first cousin, Lenny McLean, and that he did lose to Cliff Fields twice. Also Roy Shaw admits to losing to Cliff too, on Liam Galvins youtube channel.