Lenny Mclean in Kenny Mac's Car yard (Rare footage)

[@richhand930]

Always remember Lenny coming up North, he loved split barms, sausage on the side and a bannana Yazoo.

[@wightangel]

Oh. What a brilliant bit of footage. Love watching things like this. ( unless Danny dyer doing it).

[@jameshayde266]

Great footage

[@mickdimi1456]

Arthur Daley sat down in the corner?

[@darinmullins4770]

I remember him as a kid in the mid seventies , he was in a suit , and he fisted up to me scaring the shit out me just playing around . Ron Redrup was also there in a suit it was somthing i would never forget ! Enough said .

[@jeffweaseldinky1463]

He fisted you. Enough said

[@Allaboutragnarinthevan]

R.i.p reg 41 years a go we went to the south of France on holiday. A true gentleman

[@naxalite115]

Who’s Reg?

[@topcats78]

I had this footage on videotape ( very rare then) and now as a DVD. Having read all of the books availible about Lenny Mclean, the one that strikes me as possibly being the most truthful, is by his daughter Kelly Mclean. Its warts and all and there is no holding back. What is clear is Lenny's mental health issues affected his home life and life at home with Lenny could be unpredictable. Especially after his prison release which had an massive impact on him and his family. Was he a bully? At times he could be, especially when he used to drink. Then there are stories of how he could show great kindness and generosity to both strangers and freinds alike. Was he the hardest man in the country? Its well known he had been beaten in the ring a number of times and turned down offers from fighters like Dave ' Bomber' Pearce. As a bareknuckle fighter and streetfighter he was formidable - there is no doubt that. However, there are no official records kept of his bareknuckle fights, so we just have the word of mouth of those who witnessed his bareknuckle fights and his own recollections of these scraps. Its interesting to read in his daughters book how he actually set up the fight with "mad gypsy" Bradshaw and he even came up with Bradshaws nickname. According to Kelly Mclean, the fight was originally rigged and Lenny promised Bradshaw that he would not hurt him Bradshaw wasnt even a great fighter. Lenny talked him into having the fight with him. On the night something went wrong and Bradshaw either thought nutting Lenny would look good or did it out of sheer fear. Mclean went mad and lost all control and nearly killed Bradshaw. However, he was very remorseful about the incident and did try to make amends with Bradshaw. This is an example of the split personality that Lenny Mclean had. He was a very complex man with a very complex life story. Perhaps we will never know who the real Lenny Mclean truly was.

[@jules1817]

😂nobody cares

[@topcats78]

@@jules1817 Just because you dont doesn't mean anyone else does.

[@jules1817]

@@topcats78 everybody knows all the shit you wrote dickhead. Its called youtube google books dvds just like you have done. You dont no them you just rehashing all the shut you think is true. All that fucking writing you did lol .get a grip no ones going read all your shit .later fan boy 😁

[@jules1817]

@@topcats78 its all out there dickhead .stop pretending you are there mates your just a divvy that reads bullshit fighter books.

[@frank99-_--_-98]

Great fighter, used to say he hated bullies, yet Frank Warren and others claim Lenny was a terrible bully in his younger days.

[@Theoriginalbigbrillo]

I wouldn't say he was a bully, but did have a reputation as being a knock-out merchant on the Door of the Heaven nightclub ;(

[@marsultra7032]

I read something along the same lines, he was a fucking big bully,

[@marsultra7032]

@Jonny Engine but when you're his size and as hard as he was there was no need to intimidate anyone in pubs who wasn't looking for a brawl.

[@paulbanks2832]

There's former colleagues of his like Tony dixon and john houchin who say he was Not a bully. They d know more about it than keyboard warriors who never met him

[@marsultra7032]

@@paulbanks2832 what about the time he terrified some young boy in a pub in the east end of London, loads of stories out there about his bullying. Don't bother replying I'm out of here

[@drunkenmaster6434]

Both Lenny McLean and Roy Shaw were legendary! Watch the documentary made by Lenny's son. Haven't read the book by Kelly McLean though. Also Roy's son contributed to Mean Machine. Interesting to see more intimate sides of them- and not always flattering. Sad how their last days were spent though.

[@MrDanybe]

@@drunkenmaster6434 that the one where the fella wit the black hair says in his day lenny would have beat them all Ali, Foreman the lot🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@johnniethepom2905]

There's a world of difference between chucking a couple of drunks out of a pub and facing a tough C that wants to punch your head off your shoulders .

[@EastendofLondon2]

Your point being what ? Lenny had it with loads of fellas

[@MrDanybe]

​@@EastendofLondon2 i think the point hes making is he would of lasted 30 seconds in the ring with any top pro, an on 'the cobbles' as you clueless people like to refer

[@EastendofLondon2]

@@MrDanybe In the ring yeah but no way in an all in anything goes . He didn’t belong in a ring his game was all in anything goes and Naa even if you were pro boxer it wouldn’t always be a win for ya against someone like Lenny with nutting , biting and kicking on the ground involved

[@EastendofLondon2]

@@MrDanybe And who’s clueless you corey I’m replying to the geezers comment plum

[@antzval67]

@@MrDanybeof course he wouldn’t last a round with a pro, he’s not a pro boxer is he? He didn’t even do much boxing until he had to face Roy Shaw.

[@johnbuell8035]

Ronnie Pickering would have done them all. He’s the real deal. Got the car for it, too.

[@garyhuart7042]

Lenny used to speak highly of our ronnie

[@Sean-ce1hu]

Please come up with an original comment you moron.

[@johnbuell8035]

@@Sean-ce1hu sense of humour a bit of a challenge for you? We’re not talking phd thesis here, it’s people making jokes in a KZbin comment section, ffs. Lighten up or I’ll send Ronnie round. He can park anywhere.

[@stevemaclaine4547]

😂

[@craigworrall8228]

Ronnie who??😅😅😅

[@t-bonewhufc6429]

Bartley Gorman , No ones ever seen him fight,,

[@BertramG-oz4nu]

Shut up you mug

[@johnniethepom7545]

Hundreds of people saw him fight in his day . The gypsy crowd didn't like to be filmed or photographed !

[@t-bonewhufc6429]

@@johnniethepom7545 rubbish !! Epsom downs derby day

[@peteraustin370]

Always a character.!! He wouldn't have beaten the likes of Joshua in a proper fight in the ring but would the likes of Joshua beaten him in the back yard of a pub where anything goes.???!!??

[@scottdonaldson1973]

Joshua would leave him comatose

[@deanmarsden4462]

You 2 need to stop taking drugs. Ruiz knocked him into next week just think about that. Joshua glass chin .

[@BabaYaga-md2nm]

Yeah the same guy who defended his title once and lost yeah Ruiz a great champ 😂😂

[@garybanks-mu9ik]

@scott donaldson hahaha I watched Joshua get beaten up in Watford after selling dodgy gear to some Irish bloke

[@mad-pit3832]

Shows how athletic he was before he jumped on the juice.

[@thechunkyone7118]

It was natural

[@SA77888]

@@thechunkyone7118 you are his wife?

[@scarred10]

There was nothing athletic about him, the man could brawl but he couldn't box.

[@scarred10]

@@thechunkyone7118 of course it wasnt and it didn't help his boxing at all.

[@thechunkyone7118]

@@scarred10 I'm only messing Im not that stupid haha

[@randyrhodes7137]

What year is this from?

[@logosfaszu]

195458

[@anthonymitchell8893]

@@logosfaszu excuse me ?

[@geoffreycliff7020]

A big bully. When he went into a pub everyone would walk out.

[@BertramG-oz4nu]

Bullshit

[@josepharmstrong4639]

Any half skilled heavyweight would school him

[@michmcgowen619]

Without gloves, Lenny would have battered any heavyweight

[@derryboyo]

@@michmcgowen619 catch yourself on, the useless fecker was out of breath tip tapping the bag.

[@josepharmstrong4639]

Mich McGowen not a chance

[@saulwest8254]

Street fights in clothes are very different to a sanctioned boxing match. Grappling, gouging etc.

[@derryboyo]

@@saulwest8254 lenny wouldnt stand a chance, he was a bully fighting men who werent skilled fighters.

[@gert-janboot3928]

Just a curious question , if they could make this film this video and it is in good quality ,then why why why is there no video on Lenny FIGHTING FOR REAL ON THE COBBLES??? where is the proof?? .To this day I can't understand it...........................

[@user-ky4nt6mi8w]

It’s hardly rare! It’s literally on the Lenny McLean dvd 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@normanbuckland7445]

I was abide him one tough and hard man the most autiminated man I've ever seen in my life He He could turn gangster stone just by look

[@jd-kq7eg]

Lenny and Ray Hill would of been a great fight, shame lenny didn't turn up

[@garybanks-mu9ik]

Ray Hill is full of shit and got knocked out in a club in Kensington by John Longman

[@SuperRichy5]

Before the steroids

[@D...Bizzle81]

Still a unit

[@nathanwilliams7315]

​@@D...Bizzle81 true 😅 💯

[@scraggs11]

@@D...Bizzle81he was reportedly 15 stone here and if you listen to his nut huggers went up to 22 stone😂😂😂 7 stone of muscle gain

[@jboardy5439]

💯

[@jboardy5439]

​@@D...Bizzle81💯

[@edof4827]

Lenny McLean was definitely a very tough man one of the top men in the country. To say he was the best is stretching things a bit. He was beaten in the ring on a number of occasions. He claims he wasn't ever beaten on the cobbles but there's no record of that to.prove other wise. From what you.can find out 99% of his fights were against drunken idiots stumbling around or out of clubs. His book was a good read though.

[@pizzulo8111]

The fact that nobody comes out and says he was beaten on the street shows enough proof. He's been dead 24 years and nobody says he was ever beaten outside the ring.

[@bernie129locksmith]

Lenny worked the biggest clubs in London and was paid accordingly - 99% of people in clubs are not drunk and it often includes intimidation outside of the club - Most trained fighters can not deal with the threats from gangs and gangsters - Lenny was paid the most because he had no fear - You have to remember a lot of the people you fight with on the door you will meet again if they come back sober - Clubs wouldnt pay the amount they paid Lenny if they could have used normal doormen to do the job

[@jackfarquahard6933]

Lenny was mustard. Don't like him if you choose but he punches the head off of every commenter on here.

[@arthurmorgan7086]

He’s dead pal he’s not punching anyone

[@arthurmorgan7086]

@@iainpattison903 I liked what lenny stood for. But he was a bully and after drink he was a bad person.

[@Mel-he1hg]

No ones a Guvnor! There’s always someone who is better fact !

[@johncarroll772]

Ali was the Guvnor for nearly 20 years

[@stevechilton]

yep god

[@thechilliman1602]

I've punched them bags when I was about twelve ken mac was married to my aunt it was known as H&C demolition

[@stevenbaker382]

Theres amateur heavyweights all over the uk who would of took him apart in the ring. Same moves every time. Whats known as a telegraph.

[@arranhorron5173]

He woulda done cliff on cobbles when he got to 24stone cliff said lenny has got bloody big to when they were in ring

[@seancumpper]

Nice video

[@6lr6ak6]

Sykes would have flattened him.

[@antzval67]

In a ring yes, cobbles no.

[@alsstewart8583]

Read Lenny's book,gr8 read,yeah he left out he got beet x2off cliffy fields once off Roy, n Waldron,n wtf wud fite Bartley,he was king of the gypsy for a reason,hard as nails god bless em all🙏also read Kelly's book,gr8 read n an emotional roller coaster of a book👍💪 I can relate to many things she mentioned that even I didn't know I ad🤔🙏god bless

[@paulhanford564]

What is Kelly's book called pal

[@alsstewart8583]

@@paulhanford564 off top of my heed my dad the guvnor??

[@pauljones8218]

cliff fields was a proper hard man also a humble man

[@gilesj2215]

Guess this must be midish to late 70s cos he looks a lot smaller than he got

[@asensibleyoungman2978]

Time has moved on & things have changed. I'm only 5'3" but I've been learning karate for the past 2 months and I'm already at yellow belt level. My teacher is Miss Carling. During the day she's a school gym teacher but in the evening she teaches karate. I wouldn't have any problem fighting and beating that man. He looks old and slow. I'd be too quick for him. I'd dodge any punch he threw and deliver a devastating chop to the side of his neck sending him crashing to the ground. Karate has given me immense confidence. I highly recommend it.

[@Inconvenient_NPC]

Lol

[@jackf5941]

Ha ha go and put your yellow belt to the test in a proper fight

[@davecooper9640]

Bruce Lee quote"belts are for holding your trousers up"

[@Anidiotz]

They hand out powder at your classes do they?

[@asensibleyoungman2978]

@@ApostleOfMercy Why is it delusional? Before I started karate I didn't have a clue how to defend myself but I know now that I can fight off multiple attackers at once because of my training. We practice every week. We pair up and take turns to come at one another, at first in slow motion so that we can practice our moves.

[@christopherevans3118]

Why didn't he become a professional if he was that good? Imagine him fighting Tyson fury?

[@stevejohnson1797]

Lol not a cat in hells chance against fury!!! No where near the same level!!! Bet big john fury would ov dun him..

[@afcwfcwfc]

Criminal record was the reason i think

[@tomsavage2753]

@@stevejohnson1797 talking of John fury Lenny did fight him in a bare knuckle match, and won…

[@stevejohnson1797]

@@tomsavage2753 lenny was no boxer didnt have a boxing brain. If he was any good in the ring he would of made it. He lost to many fights.. certainly no match for any english top level pro let alone a world level pro.

[@tomsavage2753]

@@stevejohnson1797 🤣don’t think I said he would make it being professional, i know as well as you that he was only good on the cobbles, like I say he was a scrapper not a fighter…

[@sugarcan1110]

Yeah one challenge you didnt like and fixed was pretty boy Roy shaw

[@vantheman1238]

Joe Burger would have flattened Lenny in a couple of rounds

[@gutz323]

Joe Burger??? Is that Davey Sausages cousin?

[@loxleyltd]

V Paul sykes would have been great 👍

[@edof4827]

Paul Sykes would of beaten Lenny McLean. They called him the governor but he was beaten on a number of occasions

[@npc2k]

Sykes was a pro boxer. He would win easily.

[@Elmwood-ze3cr]

The best advice ever is basically mentioned in the first two minutes of this video ,dont think that after a few pints that you can fight because YOU CANT believe me we have all been gob shites after a few and got in to fights for stupid reasons that the next day we didnt have a clue why we did it , the best thing you can do is walk away , clear your head and knock on the blokes door at 6 o clock the next morning and confront 99 times out of 100 hundred he has no idea why your there and will apologise , the other 1 time is he will shit himself, nothing better than watching their arse hit the floor

[@MarknoblesAcidhouseparty]

this is from the documentary aint it ?

[@kevinchamberlain7928]

Comedy sketch. Imagine him up against a noteworthy pro boxer? Actually we don't need to imagine, he got beat easily.

[@GodwinCarpenter]

He didn't really have a great record in unlicensed boxing let alone fighting pro's.

[@penk1965]

What's this

[@chrisjonson3820]

Lenny was a natural big strong guy you can just tell I bet he was a nightmare on nights out He one of those guys who could clear a bar everyone just leaves ha.

[@Sorted906]

Natural? 😂

[@chrisjonson3820]

naturally Then lol

[@mikemike5973]

The t-shirt 😅😂

[@seva20]

Nothing tough in being a bully.

[@charlietreston4035]

I met him in a guys warehouse in the office two walking sticks on the wall sign said free use to nockers

[@constantgardener3285]

Lenny V Charles Bronson, now that would have been some fight!

[@aidy6000]

@German Powerlifter Paul Sykes V Len McLean would have been a better match.

[@IWannatalkpodcast]

Who was he training to fight?

[@pauljones8218]

his sleep

[@MrDanybe]

When London was proper

[@garynewis8293]

Lenny McLean,Bartley Gorman Roy shaw.

[@frankv9131]

Show me a Bartley Gorman fight or where I can watch one ? Anyone can say they’ve fought and beat a thousand men 😂

[@dianeroberts751]

Scared to fight bartley gorman real fighter he would have demolished mclean in first round

[@manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069]

Got knocked out twice by cliff fields as well Johnny waldron and Kevin paddock all beat him

[@leenwctv1]

Yes Gorman would have done him, I live near uttoxeter and there are great stories from the old boys in the pubs even now

[@leenwctv1]

@@manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069 yes very true, reads johns book, BigBad

[@manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069]

@@leenwctv1 Thanks mate I will ,,,,,

[@leenwctv1]

@@manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069 it’s a great read it really is, I’m probably older than you (62) but you will know lots of names, venues etc.. really recommend it. He knocked out Lenny twice.

[@lonewolf-rf5xx]

Very slim here

[@shannon-the-cannon-Briggs]

Neil Malpas from Doncaster would have beaten Lenny and Roy in the ring on the same night

[@casper-cr3kz]

Just looked at is boxrec beat big John fury

[@w0wyourbun1]

He lost 19 times in his boxing career behave yourself.

[@casper-cr3kz]

@@w0wyourbun1 Pro boxer will beat a white colour fighter any day of the week in the ring

[@w0wyourbun1]

@@casper-cr3kzon the cobbles is a different story.

[@casper-cr3kz]

@@w0wyourbun1 I agree

[@opencurtin]

I saw him on hippodrome on the door in 1990 neck like I Rino on him our Lennie had .

[@SpencerjonesBoxing]

I don’t think he was any good after watching his fights and training , just was very big after steroids ,watched his fight against some guy in a ring in a park and it was shocking opponent could have won but took a dive .classic bully I think

[@laur51]

Top training facilities for the time lol

[@chiefrocka8604]

What’s nice is there’s no immis nockin abahhht ..miss that

[@baslongstaff1819]

Big bully I’m afraid, Made life a misery for those around him

[@wontbelongnow5567]

Cliff fields knocked him out twice in the boxing ring. Lenny was no boxer , the steroids help with his size. Paul skies would of beat him in the ring. But on the street is a different game.

[@tonymanning1381]

Sey ab the troll you would of got ironed out by the legend the guvner

[@seyab6567]

And your guvnor would get ironed by any fighter with average skills

[@tonymanning1381]

Top man lenny hard as nails

[@seyab6567]

He was a bum who got ko'ed by bums

[@tonymanning1381]

@@seyab6567 says a bum like you you mug

[@seyab6567]

@@tonymanning1381 Butterbean would wreck him

[@jamesgreen4080]

For my money Paul Sykes would of bashed him.

[@leenwctv1]

Jon L Gardner sorted Sykes out good n proper, the fights on here, Sykes turns his back

[@johnniethepom2905]

I agree , Paul Sykes wouldn't have cared where the fight was , the ring , the cobbles or a prison cell . If Lenny was so good , why wasn't he fighting Gardiner for the British title ? Sykes gave a good account of himself in what was a good clean fight . If he'd stayed off the grog and applied himself who knows what he might have become .

[@leenwctv1]

@@johnniethepom2905 disagree, Sykes just another Bully. When the going got tough he turned away, Waldron, Fields all bashed Lenny, Gardener bashed Sykes.. says it all, proper boxers beat Bullies. My last word.

[@markpagden9999]

The great roberto Duran aka hands of stones turned his back to sugar ray Lenard does that make roberto a coward .. I don’t think so he went on to win two more word championships in different weight divisions .. Paul Sykes fought for the British heavyweight title having only eight pro fights .. not to this day as that been equalled or betterd .. not even Joshua had so few be fore he went for the British .. Paul Sykes on bread and milk prison food came out eight fights later he’s in with a shot with John l gardener who had thirty odd professional fights .. Paul Sykes prison free trained properly would of been British champion no problem .. and as for him against Lenny he would of destroyed him .. Lenny give Roy shaw twenty odd unanswered punches before Roy went down. .. Sykes bashed Roy shaw twice in as many seconds it took Lenny McLean punches to put Roy down .. trouble is that most southerners can’t except that there are a lot of hard men up north .. they’ve got this disillusion that cause they come from the East End there the governors ..

[@leenwctv1]

@@markpagden9999 I’m not a southerner and you talk garbage How can you mention Sykes in the same breath as Duran? He beat nobody, any half decent heavyweight would have slaughtered him Go away

[@markdraycott3974]

No way he was even 15 stone here, maybe 14.

[@JoeKelly-xg1xr]

Lenny was 6foot 2, all day long 15 or possibly 16 stone ,

[@markdraycott3974]

@@JoeKelly-xg1xr I know how tall he was, I also know he was not 15 stone at this point.

[@JoeKelly-xg1xr]

@@markdraycott3974 14 stone and that height , he would have to be stick thin ! This video he is at least athletic build !

[@markdraycott3974]

@@JoeKelly-xg1xr I know because I am the same build and height as him and I weight about 14 stone and I am athletic built.

[@JoeKelly-xg1xr]

@@markdraycott3974 funny that I am also 6 foot 2 , athletic build and weigh exactly 16 stone , you must be skinny build !

[@stevemaclaine4547]

I love all the comments here,so and so could have beaten lenny and all of them 😂😂😂

[@billbobaggins7542]

I was gonna fight him that week but I had a Veruca the doctor said I couldn’t fight he was lucky 😂🤣🙏🏻

[@dianeroberts751]

He would only fight people he knew he good beat

[@dmode2793]

Could, possibly?

[@WELLSIANA62]

do as they say or the real bully hits you

[@weller22]

Back street cobble boxing 🥊 bears and never Will any resemblance too the Queensbury !

[@sammcknight8671]

45 seconds

[@Trainsandautomobiles]

𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙜𝙤𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙚

[@arcturus475]

💪🏽

[@zlatysmola]

Saw him later in life when he was on the door a few times, looked huge and slow although no doubt he could still move in short bursts if needed to. Just sit there and look menacing he was elite at that 🫡

[@leenwctv1]

The fight in question here was V Johnny Waldron, Waldron KO”d him TWICE!

[@themadhatter3624]

Is there any footage of that fight mate

[@leenwctv1]

@@themadhatter3624 not that I know but the two fights happened sure enough, read the book Big Bad Johnny Waldron, he’s still around. It’s well known he knocked out Lenny twice

[@michealbreathnach2928]

Yes, well known fact but Walron was a fairly good light Heavyweight fighter at the time. Lenny was probably 30kg heavier than him but Waldron was skillful. Cliff Field beat him too.

[@leenwctv1]

@@michealbreathnach2928 Waldron wasn’t a pro at the time he was working on the buildings and the first fight he took at a couple of days notice

[@themadhatter3624]

I used to know cliff i brought him a pair of shoes when he was alcoholic talked to him for hours he never said anything

[@sammcknight8671]

I would weigh them all in

[@jamesriley9472]

Not many could beat Lenny on the cobbl;es ,if at all , but in the ring he lost badly by ko at least 4 times

[@Theoriginalbigbrillo]

James , don't think he ever lost on the cobbles to be fair! NOT ACCORDING TO HIS BOOKS AT LEAST ;)

[@godsstreetmessenger2839]

Wtf is it with these types, Training in car yards, scrap yards etc..why not go to a proper gym?

[@sammcknight8671]

If that

[@stuartpeek2347]

Bit of a boy was Lenny 👍

[@starwonder8324]

Steds AIN'T NO GOOD 🙃🙃🙃

[@seyab6567]

Before Randy Palla comments there I go : Lenny got ko'ed by John Waldron and Cliff Fields twice 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@tonymanning1381]

You would of got done by the guvner in a split second 💪😂

[@seyab6567]

@@tonymanning1381 your guvnor was a 6'3 280 lbs bloke so of course he would do average joes like me in a second but against a skilled fighter that's another story 😂😂😂

[@tonymanning1381]

@@seyab6567 😂😂 what's his size got to do with anything he thought the hard men of his time and won so how can you sit there and slag him off when your a nobody

[@seyab6567]

@@tonymanning1381 which "hard man" did he beat apart from an old out of shape small Roy Shaw ? He ducked Bartley Gorman and Lee Duffy too

[@seyab6567]

@@tonymanning1381 why you like so much he was nothing more than a bully who attacked weaker foes

[@superevs1980]

His trainers a joke😅