King of the Bouncers v Feared 'Gypsy' Gang : A Bloody Pub Battle Documentary

[@michaelmcginley3515]

Alan was a regular in the Islington area for years. Regularly used to hold court in a coffee shop in Kentish Town. Spoke about his strongman days if anything. The years had appeared to mellow him, somewhat of a gentle giant.

[@aaronk534]

From bouncing? 3 beer bottle concussions. Half a doz broken fingers. Took 3 gents down back first on a table of glasses, still find glass in my back 23yrs later. Perminantly dislocated shoulder when the guy went right then left and took my arm with him. Bent collarbone. I sometimes thought in my 20s, "this is gona suck now but itll be a great story in 20yrs."

[@johnomalley7335]

Coming home from an mma fight in western super mare, The lady in the motorway garage asked if I had been run over because I could hardly walk and I had a face like elephant man.I fought Sam John he was the coach to Paul Jenkins(Hands of stone) My mate said no love its just his hobby.

[@enquirer2.0]

Mate it's crazy to think the pain and stress we put a body through not to mention the families mental state whether it legit or on the street thanks for sharing 🙏

[@Lily-lc9sz]

Oh ur arrd

[@michaelcordes]

A life of violence has left its scars across my body i hate it when people notice and ask what they are. I've been lucky very very lucky but there are only so many traumatic brain injuries the head can take before you are unrecognisable as the person you were before. Cuts, bruises and broken bones heal. The damage to the mind doesn't I'm 41 and have debilitating cptsd, i lead a lonely life and have behaviours i can't shake always in survival mode, i can no longer share a bed with a partner through fear of what i might do in my sleep. Its not the beating a man can give that makes him hard its the ones he can take. Being conditioned to violence is no badge of honour and any young men thinking they are something special should think twice. Because in the end you will lose everyone and everything

[@matthewmorris5075]

I’m a 20 year veteran as a bouncer working in Walsall Birmingham and the surrounding areas and I’ve suffered a few injuries over the years.hear we go😂 teeth in hands and head Broken both hands on numerous occasions Broken left eye socket and cheek bone ruptured eye Broken top jaw with loss of front tooth Broken nose 3 times Had keys punched through my left cheek Torn right bicep Hit with machete and sword by two attackers as part of a paid hit resulting me having 10 injuries starting at my shoulders and going down to my knees Had my eye gouged resulting in a visit to the eye infirmary I’ve been glassed bottled bit scratched hit over the head with a traffic cone😂run over by a car beat up by gangs I’ve had more concussions than I can remember🤔I’ve sat in numerous police cell and had to go to court a few times for assault even having the armed response team arrest me once after some lad said I’d hit him with a gun breaking his jaw but I only used my hands.I retired later year from the doors after losing my badge for the 3rd time I just can’t be bothered with it anymore(I even made it onto KZbin(Walsall bouncer vs Birmingham gangster )I take my hat off to anyone who has worked the doors it an unforgiving job 👍🏻

[@scopehitmyeye2019]

Cool story bro.

[@richiemaz5461]

you cant have been very tough or good at your job if you got injured all the time. might be worth thinking about a career change

[@fredzep01]

@@richiemaz5461 who are you then, superman ? Or just a young Richie feel strong ? Hahaha... Before putting your mouth in gear, think, a career change? the lad said he isn't a doorman anymore. And are you seriously saying the man isn't tough? When just one of those injuries would give you PTSD for the rest of your life, It's not always one way traffic when it comes to fighting strangers, in the real world you have to accept your going to get hurt, it's not pillow fighting FFS, your going to come unstuck from time to time, it's how you handle it the situation that makes the man ....

[@richiemaz5461]

@@fredzep01 okay maybe surviving all the batterings and losses made him a bit “tougher”. also bragging about all that shit like each injury is a war medal really doesnt make someone tough in my opinion. it just shows how stupid they have been throughout their life. i reckon a shaolin monk who hasnt had one fight in their life is far tougher mentally,physically and emotionally than a wellard geezer on the doors

[@fredzep01]

@@richiemaz5461 Mate, the poster asked people to put down the injuries they've sustained while working in that industry, the commentor wasn't bragging, he's rolling off a list of things that happened to him, and your right about there being some monk with a much tougher everything, it's a big old world, and there's always someone around the next corner who tougher than the next guy.....

[@jimsweep9291]

Great story bro I never get bored listening to your stories about the old days

[@enquirer2.0]

Thankyou mate

[@augustuscaesar5997]

I live in Bristol England, iv'e been to many Borstals and Prisons in my youth, ( Nothing to be proud of i know! ) been involved in and seen many, many pub fights, and met many a hard man, but i can say without a shadow of a doubt that the hardest man iv'e EVER met in my life was man called BILLY 'the whizz' Dorrington, he was just on a different level! Just being around him changed and charged the atmosphere..! Rest in peace Billy, from a fellow Southmeader....

[@darrenthompson6046]

I was a doorman in Croydon in London around 1999 I was only 18 and working on the door I had a good mate next to but there was trouble in the club so me and him kicked them out about 30mins later him and he’s mates was back and shoot my mate next to me and I was stabbed I was still fighting with one of them then the police turned up and said I was stabbed so had to go to a and e 7 days later I was back on the door I think of very bad dreams about to this day you can look it up in the newspaper back then

[@sportyv1k1ng]

Alan Crossley, Coleraine legend...iykyk...R.I.P.🤝

[@andrewmoonbeam321]

Injuries? Let me think. I once broke my nail opening a pack of Pringles. Took me a while to recover from that one.

[@enquirer2.0]

Sounds nasty 🤣

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

Ah, but have you ever stood on an electrical plug?

[@Philo68]

Over the years… 2 skull fractures, bottom lip kicked clean off, my teeth on the floor, broken nose 3 times, pissing blood for three days after a kick to the balls (through a groin guard) the list goes on. Never out of the fight though. Found a way to come through! P.S. You should have seen the other guy!

[@enquirer2.0]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Great ps

[@sonnymatthews5452]

Partially torn my bicep boxing, went on a date after in Blackpool and was set up by the girl to make her ex jealous, got jumped by 3 lads when I had finished my bicep was completely hanging off. Had to drive back to Leeds with one arm the next day. Had to have surgery to have it reattached. Fought the bouncers in Barcelona Batley, one of them fish hooked me, my cheek was hanging off the bone still not right today.

[@enquirer2.0]

Savage mate never had a torn bicep. Anything to do with the mouth etc I can't do with

[@sonnymatthews5452]

@@enquirer2.0 it was when you are young you don't care as much, I could stick my finger from mouth all the way to my eyeball, instead of going to the hospital my mate drove me to a house party, good old days.

[@matt.willoughby]

@@sonnymatthews5452 glad you made it thru

[@dannybroadhead]

Club Barcelona, that’s a blast from past!!

[@Gerald-mh4iq]

When you're on the door you have to be able to handle your self simple.😅

[@Jimmy_Cream]

Good one this Ben... Need to get back to reading, lockdown killed my ability to concentrate for more than a few pages where, I was an avid reader before that. Might give this one a look

[@WareBare]

That’s mad mate I used to be a big reader always a few books on the go. I don’t read at all now at all. I never put lockdown and this together. Interesting to know if anyone else has this happen

[@limafc8565]

The way he blew Shaw away is scary. I would love to see footage of the shaw win as well. Both British fighting ICONS

[@johnmoore9862]

Minding the door isn’t worth the money.

[@ShaunBoden-dj9go]

@johnmoore9862 sometimes McLeans name was enough he didn't even have to be on the door.

[@johnmoore9862]

@@ShaunBoden-dj9go . Yes, reputation is a powerful thing, all the best 👍.

[@ShaunBoden-dj9go]

@johnmoore9862 and you my friend.

[@activebryantsystems215]

I was on door in enbankmnet London back in 1998 and had my nose broken. and new years 1999 we had Chinese gang come to the door with samurai swords. what a night that was. you should get Kev the kash on here he great guy. and so great stories I have some to but I stop the doors in 2000. been pt personal trainer 24 years I use train in same gym as john the neck big strong man. I use workout in Essex boys gyms like progress house I Southend and the academy and gym in Pitsea in basildon.I meet some hard men on doors and some weak ones to big Joe was so hard man and head doormen when I work with him he now pass a way 4 years ago RIP I was working in Kilburn in a bar and got cf gas on night and another night we had the manager have fight the the customers. we had knives pull out one us. so many things happen in my yeas on doors. but all the old school doorman have all stop now as far as I know with so many clubs and bar gone now over 70% close I hear bagley rave club is now shops so were dose any one go to have a good time these days

[@jimthefinger7391]

Ronnie Pickering would make the trio an unstoppable quartet.

[@enquirer2.0]

😅

[@ProfessorM-he9rl]

Thank you for this post. Excellent.

[@MelThorburn]

Shug Henderson and Ryan Miller were fighting with the Anderson brothers and Tam Riley outside “The Wheatsheaf” in Drumoig . The five of them were rolling around on the ground until Ryan blootered Jai Anderson in the jaw with his elbow . Jai lost two teeth . Ryan then leathered Tam , who is a lot weer than him. Ryan and Shug then double teamed Wullie Anderson, and kicked his heed in.

[@daviddixon9458]

The pain of fight injuries is nothing compared to the pain of broken heart.

[@JimRennix74]

Nice 1 Ben. As always hooked in ti this. Brilliant with the videos in the back. Respect & Hope your keeping good mate 💯👍🤝🫵💎👍

[@enquirer2.0]

Thankyou my friend I'm good hope you are well

[@Jamie-sm9px]

Barry dalton didn’t shoot Lenny in the arse he missed it was at Joves nightclub Barbican

[@George-co1rg]

My dad , during a fight at a pub with two other men when I was young ended up on the floor when he saw the other man coming over the top of him he curled up and upwards stamped him as he went to throw a shot from above . The man ran off but later down the line in court he had broken the mans eye socket to the extent his eye was hanging out . He said as he fled in panic he could see the floor with one eye and straight ahead with the other! The picture given in evidence were quite grusome indeed. But that just deserts to men that pick on women and children I guess.

[@ShaunBoden-dj9go]

Frightens me to death watching these vids nevermind actually being involved in em.

[@enquirer2.0]

I have to admit it is a look at the darker side of history that's fir sure but at least it's not serial killers n other beast types 🙏

[@stevek4438]

I met Lenny a few times at the Camden palace I wasent scared of many people in those days and coulid stand my corner amongst normal men but that guy was something else you just new its suicide to say the wrong thing with him but on the other hand dont mess with him he was friendly enough met Viv as well really nice bloke but dont take libertys with him you where fine. Sorry they have both moved on the world needs strong men

[@ShaunBoden-dj9go]

@stevek4438 I've never been a fighter tbh but I wouldn't be comfortable around Lenny for fear of saying the wrong thing, I mean you can literally fly when you're that frightened and I don't suppose he would be happy with ppl being like that, it's ridiculous I know but I can't help it.

[@Jimmy_Cream]

​@@stevek4438Viv Graham was a liberty taker

[@BoSs0nE01]

Stop embarrassing yourself.

[@Jay-p9z]

Great video ben, and I totally 💯 percent agree with u saying about the long term recovery from a hard core straitner I'm speaking from experience,yes the long term effects are something we have to just deal with,my body now at 53 years of age has taken a lot,il definitely have a read of that book, ben keep doing what ur doing coz u just keep getting better and pal, best wishes regards Jay 👍 send my regards to Matt please ❤

[@enquirer2.0]

Thanks Jay much appreciated as always mate top man I feel your pain same with me but we roll on.

[@Jay-p9z]

@enquirer2.0 as I say ben the windscreen in our car is much bigger than our rear view mirror coz what's ahead of us is more important than what's behind us pal 👍

[@snakeman9902]

​@Jay-p9z I hope you don't mind me saying that was an awesome analogy, my friend..

[@ShaunBoden-dj9go]

@Jay-p9z exactly mate it's not where your from but where your at.

[@Jay-p9z]

@@ShaunBoden-dj9go 💯 percent pal 👍

[@aberamagold7509]

4:51 - 5:01 Holy crap, the bald dude is one tough MF, he took at least 27 solid punches during that 10 second period of time. And even though he couldn't defend himself, he wasn't really given much of an opportunity to do so, he didn't once look like he was close to going down.

[@JonfitzFitzjohn-k6s]

Nice One Mate

[@difficultkunt4050]

I once had my eyelids kicked off

[@richardgeorgeshellis6110]

Great book

[@Mrjim.rockford]

A video on late pat roach would be good /think he was a hard bastard but a gentleman

[@wolves1247]

Nothing anywhere near as bad as others but broken hands / wrists are almost never talked about but I’ve suffered for weeks after (when the guy I hit recovered much more quickly 😢) plus nearly lost a finger after blocking a kick sparring karate - all many years ago thank goodness

[@enquirer2.0]

I got infection and nearly lost me hand/ arm but they did surgery and got it out but only got partial movement in finger and hand on right side. Can move it but not a strong clench

[@deanpaulson6714]

I worked.with John the neck in the mid nineties at the embargo Fulham -- I never knew any history about him ( I never got involved with any personal shanninigans to many volatile people 😂) He was really cool and would give me advice on where to grocery shop to save money 😂 I knew he was a force but he was always calm and petty normal on the door ! The embargo was a club for yuppies so not too much reason to have beat anyone ! Crazy finding out the other side of these people

[@JamesJones-qc4dk]

Shoulder was dislocated broken nose broken hands busted up knee takes a while to recover from injuries never worth it thinking back

[@rahowherox1177]

getting a kitchen fork stuck in the eye wasnt a lot of fun... getting stiches removed via scissors and tweezers while awake sucked (straight down pupil, looked like looking through a black ladder but blurry coz lens removed... ).

[@deanodog3667]

If these boxing clips are anything to go by ?!

[@RichardSmith-cj2hj]

Hey Enquirer hi... I grew up round th corner frm a man named "Dutchy", he did door-work... he was a black guy on crutches (he sid not hav legs), he was OK to be honest, as I found 1 of his dogs wen I was young.. he worked in lewisham, in tht club by th clock-tower... he married a local girl off the estate, movedabroad, & died shortly after.... he was friend of DC I think... dunno if you wanna look into him 4a video

[@enquirer2.0]

Was he thr guy who was on the Kate kray one interesting fella

[@sachasacha5930]

@@enquirer2.0 yes in was in Kate kray s. hard Bastard was into martial arts as well known Dorman around south London he was , also I think he was a good mate of old joe Pyle

[@foodkings-xb5op]

Dutchie is a legend bruv...so many people used to try it cause.of his disability and like everyone learned the hard way after getting their head licked off with a crutch😂😂😂😂

[@ashmason7955]

Dutchie Peters

[@RichardSmith-cj2hj]

@enquirer2.0 yes thts him Enquirer... like I said, he married, moved abroad, & th next I heard.... he died !!!!.. I dunno how or why or what he died of.... ps, I didn't know he knew Joe Pule either, so thanks for that

[@beangriffin9586]

Its a good book

[@andrewarthurmatthews6685]

I feel your tales are mostly true incidents but embellished

[@STASH201161]

I picked up some darts with a thumb in my eye , ok

[@snakeman9902]

I feel embarrassed talking about my injuries, as its nothing compared to the video, in fact, its probably nothing compared to most the viewers on here, but injuries that affect me today... Eye scaring, and eye tissue scaring on the eyeball..irritates me to this day. Broken nose, sense of smell now not very good and struggle to breath out of one nostril. Have other injuries, but they're from training, combat sports, not through actual fighting..

[@enquirer2.0]

Mate those eye lacerations are savage seem a small thing but painful as fck

[@snakeman9902]

@@enquirer2.0 cheers mate 👍 🙂

[@michaelkelly3638]

Truth be told, when I had my eye injury, I hated wearing the pirate patch on the door. Scared the living shit out of the young punters 😑

[@moonshine9964]

😂😂

[@eoghandoyle162]

A Mr.Kelly I'm Eoghan from Dublin really enjoyed your episode the other day and all the other stories I've heard about yourself on here, you've had a right tough and also exciting life from what I've watched and heard, I'm 47 been around the block the wrong way so to speak, you seem like a fair and decent man, a loyal man, and I reckon anyone that gave you grief on the doors deserved whatever came back at them, I shall try and find more material about your life sir, Godbless 🇮🇪🙏..

[@michaelkelly3638]

@@eoghandoyle162 Thanks Eoghan. I’m in dub every Sunday at the national stadium, all nations church. I’m always at the front door as I head up their security. Say hi next time you pass

[@eoghandoyle162]

@@michaelkelly3638 Thanks Mr.Kelly 👍.

[@15cuhonda6]

We live in a stupid place

[@RealityCheck-gy9mo]

Local legend has it that visiting travelers’ decided to cause trouble in the Local pub/nepalese restaurant…. Aka the Gurkha pub…. Can you guess the outcome….?

[@margaretclancy8694]

Pure Walter mitty fantasy. God love him

[@RichardSmith-cj2hj]

Yes

[@any1younger]

Delightful……….

[@SacredNutrino]

Lenny Mclean couldn't have done anything else, look at him XD imagine he wanted to be a primary school teacher or hairdresser. Fascinating man but he looked like a comic book brute

[@whisperingblues9887]

What a pile of garbage the lot of them.

[@stephenparkin9855]

there is always somone better.

[@kennethmcmillan5811]

I’m sure most of the stories told are true, but with how big a pinch of salt ?

[@geofffursedonn8101]

Who???

[@neil2226]

Alan crossley, that’s not thebouncer that sugar ray leonard chinned is it?

[@enquirer2.0]

No mate that Steve Sinclair I got a few videos on him

[@AndrewHepworth-si9ty]

Are fucking mad I had a do with a kid called Pickering in moston Manchester about 5 years ago we didn't fight but he told me his name I was in the right he tried to fear me I ain't calling the kid and we walked away none of us really wanted it he big lad

[@difficultkunt4050]

Why is he called the neck

[@tiffa01]

Take a guess 🤔

[@difficultkunt4050]

@tiffa01 🙄 You must not know how sarcasm works..😞

[@tiffa01]

@difficultkunt4050 obviously

[@ShimonBenChaim]

Got a genuine funny story about leny in reg prentices gym shape pm me if it's possible

[@artfasil]

lol

[@davidvarey5072]

More lies and nonsense

[@pegknife]

Jackanory

[@MarkSheridan-y4e]

Bullshit

[@divins774]

I read john s book it was alright aswell not my usual chocolate ce of book but he seemed like a good man with morals not a bully i was wondering if hed ever be covered cheers mate

[@craigefc]

What a load of shite. No doubt they knocked a few people out. Don't remenber anyone of these boxing even for British title.

[@kevthegoat8774]

Because they weren't boxers

[@colnixon8989]

Being the best boxer doesn't necessarily make you the best fighter.

[@dingchuck]

Obviously total bs Hard men talk bs