King of the Gypsies (1995)

[@reka999]

tyson fury is part of this mans breed so hes gonna go far!

[@geebeetee1]

Fantastic little short film. Big respect to both Shane Meadows & Bartley Gorman. 10/10

[@Antipodean33]

I've found most genuine tough men are soft spoken, polite and real gentlemen. These days it's all bravado and yelling, these old genuine fighting men didn't need to bluff anyone

[@Maddogonguitar]

This is a revelation, I read Bartley's book 'King Of The Gypsy's' some years ago and never knew there was footage of him. I must say now that the book has descriptions of fights where there is no mercy given , and none expected, he was of his breed, all power to you...Bartley Gorman, King Of The Gypsy's

[@stevomilliput]

Bartley Gorman. I read this mans auto biography, what a true warrior and a gentleman. His book helped me to understand the Gypsy way of life and made me change my preconcieved ideas about traveling people.I hope that one day there is a film made about him. What a film it would be too . May he also rest in peace.

[@GolfCricketFootbal]

Im no gypsy but I love to see a man who loves his people. R.I.P. King of the Gypsies

[@seanpohagan]

My Grandmother, Isabelle Gorman, was the daughter of Patrick Gorman and Marianne Morrison. They lived in London for a time. Isabelle ended up moving to the US. Isabelle also has a brother named Bartley. The Gorman family is the only family I've come across that uses the Bartley name. Does anybody have a family tree on the Gormans?

[@hydfawr]

Good God! The speed and power of that left jab.Combined with charm and a great singing voice,long live his memory

[@kendrat199]

Anyone who inspires Bane deserves to get a key to the city. For such astounding strength and resilience, he's quite humble

[@diablodiablodiablo3827]

I love Shane Meadows films, they have this special thing... cheers for the upload!!!

[@BlueCrayon77]

This is the whole documentary. Shane Meadows plans to make a bio-pic film of Bartley Gorman's life, but production hasn't even started on it yet.

[@neonbrights]

omg i can't believe i just found this. I remember the funeral we were on our way home from school and it was a few cars in front. He knew my granded. R.I.P Bartley x

[@420BenG]

notice how much respect bartley gets and how little joyce gets in his youtube videos. i think it goes to show you that a champion or King of the Gypsies is about alot more than punching prowess. I have the utmost respect for bare-knuckle boxing and think that in Traveller culture it is their "national sport" I think we'd all do better to have some of the honor, strength and tenacity that bare-knuckle fighting takes.

[@ty3165]

i had the pleasure of meeting bartley gorman once,and i can truthfully say he was a 100% gentleman

[@HomicideHenry]

Bartley Gorman's reign from 1972-1997 is arguably the longest reign of any champion in any sport. By far my favorite among the bareknucklers. I have him and Paddy Monaghan tied, followed by unlicensed kings Waldron and Shaw. Remarkable man, wonderful human being. R.I.P. champion of champions.

[@ashleytiernan]

I was only young I think about 10 and my dad and his best mate were mates with Bartley. I will never forget meeting such a nice older man and so well respected I look at it as a learning curve in my life , thank you

[@penkushty]

I have watched this film so many times and I can only wish other films about us were made like this. No divvy voiceover pretending the maker knows it all, just a lovely dignified bit of film about a true legend and his family that shows why Gypsy and Travelling people will always hang on to what they've got. If everything else was took away from me I would still have my pride. If the gorja media doesn't want to understand that who cares, we all only walk this earth for a while, Gypsy or not.

[@Sodaoat]

an intelligent, wise and artistic man. just goes to show that you can't judge someone by your own perceptions.

[@iFlowWithTheGo]

Something very special died the day Bartley Gorman passed on.

[@CeltsClaire]

... an amazing man. He was 'real'... which is rare to find now-a-days.

[@BlueCrayon77]

This is the full documentary. Shane Meadows plans to make a feature length film about Bartley's life at some point in the future. The plan is that Paddy Considine will play Bartley! He'll be getting pumped up for that one!

[@caferive]

Bright, articulate, honest....and a fine singer....what a character..

[@millforever]

FROM WIKIPEDIA:...He won the Bareknuckle Champion of Great Britain & Ireland, often called the King of the Gypsies, aged 28 in 1972.[citation needed] A fierce fighter, he stood 6 ft 1 in and weighed in at 15½ stone (217 lbs). He held the title until deciding not to defend it in 1992. During these glory years, he fought many fights, and even challenged infamous London brawlers Lenny "The Guv'nor" McLean and Roy "Pretty Boy" Shaw.

[@stevobath]

Read his book.' Bartley Gorman:King Of The Gypsies' . It explains all the scraps & scrapes he got into. Awesome book.

[@johnnie160]

haha 'bartley gorman 4th wasn't a fighter, he was a great lover!' hahah fair play, best way to be!

[@ty3165]

what a lovely singer

[@rabkebab28]

had the pleasure of meeting him about 15 or 16 years ago, a true gentleman.

[@jonmwebb]

Great man. When i was a kid I lived near Uttoxeter, and he was legendary. Would liked to have met him....Jon

[@goatboytone1]

Only somebody who's been through great pain can sing like that.

[@AngryScotProductions]

The real example of a true man modest doesnt whine about his troubles he says his back is broad enough to baer it he can take pain physicaly and in his heart a great man RIP

[@demboys18]

"A man can have pain in his ass, as well as his body, through fighting." Now that's a great quote.

[@SeedsofJoy]

He was 6'1 and weighed in his prime 15 and a half stone. (I got this from his book King of the Gypsies)

[@hodgepigboogie]

What an interesting documentary! An insight into the bare-knuckle boxing world!! I can't wait to see the feature length documentary!

[@seanpohagan]

My Grandmother, Isabelle was a traveller here in the USA. I do alot of genealogy research and it's very difficult to find info (census etc) on this part of my family. I truly believe she is related to Bartley Gorman. The resemblance is uncanny.

[@Triplesod]

This is fantastic! Now I know exactly where Paddy C got his accent from in Room for Romeo Brass!

[@BoogieKnight1976]

If he did not make it as a fighter he could sure have made it as a singer !! I have done boxing and martial arts and have met some big hard men , one thing in common is that there all gentlemen like Mr Gorman. Real hardmen are not bullys or troublemakers.

[@krakenturdz]

R.I.P. Big man.I grew up not too far from uttoxeter, so Bartley was a local legend, always remebered.

[@BadAssBen78]

He has a lovely voice , he seems like a very nice fella. More people should live to a code like this.

[@JwGacey1]

He spoke some wise words there '...I don't want no pity off anyone...my back is broad enough to bear it...'

[@TheWhitty78]

A gentleman with a fighters spirit, a rare breed.

[@goatboytone1]

I love this documentary. R.I.P. Mr Gorman.

[@MrTillyayre]

A true gentleman till the end. god bless your familly bartley, may you rest well. If anyone is looking for a read, his book comes highly recomended. A great insight into a great man.

[@tarbaby4you]

a good man !!! never ran his mouth a true traveller through & through! god bless him!

[@smilesnicely]

I salute this man! he is a man of honour and that is rare!! peace be with you sir!!

[@RandomVortex]

@BlueCrayon77 Cheers for the feedback mate! I guessed it my have been a short film but I just wanted to be sure. Thanks again!

[@HomicideHenry]

As Peter Fury told me in an interview on atgradio Bartley Gorman had 300 fights without a loss. Period. Jesus bless his soul.

[@04ksmith]

for such an amazing video, why when i look to the related videos do i see all these fighting videos this belongs with the documentaries. as one of the best if not the best documentaries on youtube.

[@fawtz]

Fights like a demon but sings like an angel! A true Gentleman is Gorman!

[@batmansascientist]

I think this is clearly where Shane and Paddy (Considine) got the influence for Morell's voice in A Room for Romeo Brass. Incredibly hard to imitate, love the accent! Love this documentary too

[@sennakayne]

What a Gentleman this Guy is, respect to Him and his Family

[@stevobath]

Great book & seemed a fair gent. Still waiting for Shane to do the film Bio about Bartley!

[@seanofafrica]

Well put together video. I enjoyed it, not least the singing. I don't know why, but I was surprised to discover, near the back end, that it was Bartley himself! Dare I say it was hauntingly beautiful.

[@uncleruckus516]

the punching bag scene was terrifying. a bare knuckle blow from that dude would end me

[@lucianogotti5264]

Bartley rest in peice im goin to visit your grave next week and il put a flower down for you!wish i could of met you very honourable and tough man respect.

[@thompat1971]

Am reading the book right now - can't wait for the Full Length movie

[@Triplesod]

Oh. By the way, NIghts. I was wondering, when he was mentioning the branches of his family, or tribes, as he suggested, he mentioned the Fury's. Now, I know Manchester boxer Tyson Fury is a Gypsy, his father was a well known Gypsy fighter. Do you know if you/Bartley are related to that line of Manchester Fury's? He's I believe, from Middleton.

[@CityGov]

What a humble man. Respect.

[@primalpunch]

Great video, thank you for posting it.

[@polarbeams]

Bartley's final speach strangely echoes Shakespeare's sonnet 138; All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts

[@falsepride]

This old man can hit a bag bare-knuckle and he is hitting it hard!!!

[@wackywoggle2966]

Still looked tasty on the bag at over 50 with them jackhammer punches. Animal but a seemed a real nice bloke in his book and on here

[@Plump_Lil_Monk]

That dude could BANG!! does anyone know why him and lenny mclean never fought or roy shaw? were they the same era?

[@BlueCrayon77]

Yeah, Paddy based his voice in Romeo Brass on this guy too! Paddy did a photography course at college and Bartley was one of his subjects for photography.

[@dafaismusic]

@Triplesod Glad i made you smile. All the best, Triplesod

[@fergienation]

A true gentleman and a man with principles

[@charanjit1974]

they should make a film on bartley, i have read his book and what a man. i would love to have met him.

[@marconi69]

love his singing voice!

[@keithdighton]

bartly gorman was a legend. may he rest in peace.

[@TheCase78]

Rest In Peace me HERO....You will always be the best (and you stay so normal, no big ego)

[@babcockandbobbins]

i met Bartley on that site in 93. great man.

[@MaIcoImZieI]

RIP Bartley! Legend!

[@rewind12354]

A tough man and a gentleman RIP.

[@hodgepigboogie]

Ah rite, ok!! Thanks for clearing that up. Well still, the prospect is still extremely interesting. I'm sure Shane and Paddy will put up good competition to make 'Snatch' look like a pantomime. I hope it's in the same style as 'Three Tears for Jimmy Prophet'.

[@scalothis]

Nice film, thank you.

[@cfcheadhunter420]

paddy considine's character morell from shane meadows film a room for romeo brass is obviously modeled on bartley, his accent and mannerisms are spot on

[@closetsatanist]

Think its more to do with the contrast in voice - this dudes not just a boxer, hes a bare knuckle gypsy boxer and thats the darkest of the lot but hes still this literate soft spoken dude its almost scarier having that complete contrast for the first twenty minutes of that new batman film i thought he was havin a laugh with this well spoken voice he had but it gets creepier effective

[@Triplesod]

Can anyone please tell me, is this the full documentary? I was always of the impression that it was full, feature film type length but I suppose it could be a short, 10 min thingy. Would appreciate it if anyone could tell me. P.s. Got to love Bart's accent. Anyone who has seen Meadows later film, "Room for Romeo Brass", Paddy Considine has based his character "Morell's" voice on our King, here.

[@ThePeterbarton]

A real honest man.

[@lustforlife358]

Proud Man,and still got it at 51. Nice post.

[@Jademyheart]

Bartley, a true gentleman

[@northernsoul44]

Great vid, looking forward to the movie. cheers !

[@ohnoyoyo]

what a fucking legend. a hero. a true giant among peasants. it really pisses me off when i see "my big fat gypsie wedding" which is just a chance for the english middle classes to look down their long noses at the traveler community. why dont they show our art? our songs? our poets? our truly gifted?... why do the focus on the bad and the bizarre and not the good?

[@ty3165]

a true gentleman bartley was,very nice man

[@BlueCrayon77]

@pooroldwasp There is a correlation there... Paddy Considine based his character Morrell's voice on Bartley Gorman. Paddy and Shane Meadows both knew him, Shane made this (and one earlier, shorter documentary) about him, and Paddy photographed Bartley for a college course I believe.

[@paulbearer4564]

he was from a little market town called UTTOXETER - bang in the middle of england,between stoke and derby - same as shane meadows who made the film,and same as me.

[@dafaismusic]

Respect this man wanted to lead a normal life in the end, shame that people couldnt leav him alone. ive watched many of his videos and wish i could see more. i dont know nothing about gypsies, im muslim... but regardless of wat u think of me, i respect a man who respects himself and his family. R.I.P.

[@nagga123456789]

i would love to see some young punk come up on him. they havnt seen real heart till they fight a man like him

[@stevobath]

He always said that his Brother was an even better fighter but he wasn't into it.

[@BlueCrayon77]

@RandomVortex This is the full thing. It was only a short film for Channel4. Shane Meadows plans to make a full biopic about Bartley Gorman at some point. A full dramatisation of his life. It's definitely not going to be Shane's next film, but it could be the next one. Fingers crossed!

[@sweep703]

yes think bartley and tysons dad are cousins

[@andrewkerr1000]

Nice guy a true gent. I read all the comments and great to see how well repected the guy was and for the ones posting the shit comment's would have loved to see you say it to the man's face. Lap top hard men.

[@doneadump]

I was lucky enough to have known Bartley and his brother Sam when i was a young boy growing uo in Hinckley Leicestershire,they were friends of my dad and they would all drink at the Hollywell pub on London rd in the 70s and have a sing son.If i remember right,Sam played guitar.

[@roddixon1]

A man amongst men-RIP

[@BlueCrayon77]

This is the whole thing... it was only ever a short film.

[@quizmo1000]

Well Bane spoke through a ventilator which gave it that Darth Vader sound to it plus he combined this voice to the Latin ancestry. So Bane's voice was a mixed accent. It sounds just like Bane especially if you take away the ventilator.

[@ButtonBasher79]

@sneakmysnake the song that your looking for is Raggle Taggle Gypsy search for the name "Christy Moore" and you will find the best versions. Enjoy!

[@Triplesod]

Oh and incidentally, the above is why you shouldn't post on message boards at half 3 in the morning, after a couple too many to drink, as you just end up posting bonkers comments like my above! :-) It's true though, you are both correct with what you say. Thanks both of you for introducing me to it!

[@BlueCrayon77]

The film won't be a documentary, it will be a bio-pic drama about Bartley. Bartley died in 2002 I believe.

[@RandomVortex]

Was this the full documentary or was this just ten minutes from it? Fascinating stuff!

[@colski222]

Respect,to a man who can look after his family,Danny shenton fought the gypsies in his younger days.A nd he was in a book called king of the gypsies.