Lenny Mclean's LAST unlicensed fight against "Man mountain York" Clear footage!

Lenny Mclean was aged 37 in this fight but looks a good 10 years older. For all his bravado as "Britain's hardest man" he lost 6 of his bouts, winning 9, the most famous or infamous fights were the trilogy against "Roy pretty boy Shaw".
#Royshaw #unlicensedboxing #Krays #britishhardmen
"When Frank Warren formed the National Boxing Council in the 1970s, it allowed the toughest underground fighters in Britain to compete legally. McLean, unable to become a licensed boxer due to his violent reputation and criminal record, entered the world of unlicensed boxing (which, though legal, was not sanctioned by the British Boxing Board of Control), and he quickly became one of its brightest stars. His most famous bout was against George 'Pappy' Langley. The notorious Essex fighter had earned a name for himself by knocking out almost all of his opponents to date. The fight lasted one round with George Langley being victorious via KO.
McLean, who in his prime was six feet two inches (188 cm) tall and weighed over twenty stone (127 kg), boasted that he could beat anybody, in either a legitimate match or in an unlicensed match with or without gloves, and reputedly sent out challenges to many of the famous boxers of the day, including Muhammad Ali and Mr. T, though neither contest materialised. He was challenged by the king of the gypsies Bartley Gorman to see who was the hardest unlicensed fighter in the United Kingdom but he refused, leading many to believe Bartley to be the better fighter. He was offered one professional boxer by Frank Warren, David 'Bomber' Pearce the hard hitting British Heavyweight Champion from Newport. McLean declined to fight Pearce at that time in his career".
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[@Blas4ublasphemy]

Awesome footage! TY

[@audiodead7302]

I didn't recognise any of the criminals in the audience, but there were lots of crimes against fashion.

[@derekmay8679]

Mullet City lol...Paisley pattern clothes etc...stay pressed trousers... ahhh 80s fashion was the only bad thing about the decade...apart from the casual era.. fila tracksuits ,lacoste, sergio tacchini...😅😅😅...halcyon days...I was 15 when that fight happened lol...

[@TheEugeep]

Cass pennant

[@forestdwellerresearch6593]

Hey! It is difficult to look fashionable and pretending to be a hard man at the same time!

[@jaydebeer7251]

There were many criminals in that audience, obviously you didn't know many back In 1986, you had the most notorious one in joey Pyle and there were many others. 😉

[@tabsntoot]

Roy shaw

[@Gaspo123]

The doorman looked like he would do well against drunks

[@andrewhoward7200]

Pity the cameraman was more interested in the audience than the fight.

[@kevinmunday6263]

In the Guiness book of records as The largest gathering of "Mastermind" contestants in one place

[@nishiki7047]

😂😂😂😂

[@FC-gq7fb]

Plenty of multi millionaires in that crowd

[@franciscouch8378]

​@@FC-gq7fb How money did they give you?

[@FC-gq7fb]

@@franciscouch8378 they gave it all to your mum, she would a done for free tho knowing hwr

[@franciscouch8378]

​@@FC-gq7fb Faaackin ell geeza...Did you type that reply with your tongue😅

[@bobzrhymes1159]

Lenny had a huge reputation fighting huge puddings like this

[@IWannatalkpodcast]

Yeah that's true but Roy Shaw wasn't no pudding, bro

[@Irishmush]

@IWannatalkpodcast Roy Shaw would beat the bully mc clean on the cobbles times outa ten. People reckon..People who knew both all say that..Roy Shaw was one tough dude..

[@blastproces]

I think they were equal.Ying and Yang.

[@PaulEBoy-gz1rp]

Did man mountain forget his shorts and borrow that pair from some kid's PE kit?

[@timburdsey]

😂

[@stewartduncan7711]

I thought he'd just outgrown them lol

[@stephenlang6015]

😂

[@cassiuscarr9168]

He's old school so he just rocked up and picked a pair out of lost property

[@tezlloyd]

lol mate nut crushers for sure

[@jackbridges530]

The camerawork reflected the quality of the fight..that's 3 mins 49secs I'll never get back.

[@dalegribble60]

Lenny's headbutts were legendary.

[@nimmichagger165]

Even a very average journeyman pro heavyweight would just embarrass these two jokers. There’s a reason why these type of men never turn pro.

[@jimh.412]

Exactly. Just like a street fighter trying to fight in the UFC.

[@andyw3152]

It wasn't all about that with Lenny, he was no joker. He commanded respect on the doors, and made a decent living from it, not forgetting his tv and film roles, and this was before the days of social media. He had a better career than most pro uk heavyweights at the time.

[@jhtsurvival]

@andyw3152 making money doesn't equate to having the skill to beat a pro heavy weight

[@andyw3152]

@@jhtsurvivalDon't get the point. McLean never said he would beat a pro heavyweight in the ring. If cancer hadn't of finished him off he would have done very well for himself.

[@jhtsurvival]

@andyw3152 don't get the point? I don't get your point? No one was talking about how much money he made they were talking about him not being able to compete with pro boxers.. I could make a good investment but that doesn't matter to my boxing skill

[@EyeMixMusic]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="125">2:05</a>: McClean freezes at close range. A midlevel professional or even a decent amateur would have capitalised and had him bang in trouble right there. Fortunately for Lenny, he was facing a guy with more blubber than a walrus, and about the same level of boxing ability. That's the difference between being a good "hard man" and a real fighter.

[@mannhamma805]

😅😅😅

[@steveelliott5643]

more blubber than a walrus!! thats fookn funny m8

[@nvjohansson9741]

Big guy gives away his size advantage by crouching. When you're so much taller, your hands are at the height of his face, why crouch?

[@paulgoode5245]

Hard tough men get hurt

[@TheDrunkCook777]

McClean is a bum.

[@bigears4014]

21 stone of flabber

[@Ian-ee8fs]

Put Lenny in a ring with a proper but average boxer he'd be lights out in the first round

[@Irishmush]

Lenny only was a bully

[@vordman]

True, Cliff Fields beat Lenny McLean twice. But when he went legit he was knocked out by Richard Dunne in two rounds.

[@johnreidy2804]

@@vordman Dunne later went on to lose to Dom Delouise

[@joereynolds475]

In a ring yes, on the street not so sure

[@scraggs11]

@@joereynolds475Lenny avoided a lot of fighters outside the ring. Dont believe everything you read

[@dublinsfaircity]

Imagine this is the elite of Britains fighting men back then and just think how brutal the supporting cast must have been.

[@longshlongsilver293]

Lenny was just a big aggressive banger, very powerful but hardly a skilled technical boxer. He was actually known as a bully around town aswell.

[@franciscouch8378]

Man mountain Yorke got his birds undies on.

[@terenceflanagan1225]

O love British humor . Most Americans won't get this. And he does

[@Tbo1235]

Lenny would have been beaten 7 days a week at British level. Good nightclub fighter but no match for John L Gardener

[@TheHarrybo1]

He didn't box john L Gardner that was paul sykes

[@vordman]

@@TheHarrybo1 Exactly, and Paul Sykes would have destroyed Lenny McLean.

[@bartbotsimpson]

​​@@vordmanat boxing yea, but in a nightclub doorway, no way, that's if Sykes was sober, which he hardly ever was when free

[@theagency-ps9ev]

Different kettle of fish when you knock out someone whos drunk and maybe alot smaller than you 😂

[@lordred4116]

Mountain looks used to punching drunk 18yr olds working the doors

[@royalalloy3471]

Imagine forgetting to learn to box and doing no boxing training before a boxing match. Licenced or not that was embarrassingly terrible 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@JamchesterBoozle]

I think youre wrong, he got his man out. It's unlicensed doesnt matter how he done it, he done it!

[@royalalloy3471]

@@JamchesterBoozle must be intrested watching boxing when you're blind

[@orlandowilliamson691]

​@@royalalloy3471😂😂

[@martinturner5766]

Bit silly bruv the guy is one of the hardest doorman in the country and your slagging him. Imagine Ur outside a club causing trouble rather than staring at your laptop lol u feel a bit stupid now I imagine

[@kamilerkadoo3960]

Can you imagine a young Iron Mike stepping in there @ 20yrs old, lets get real !

[@bozzskaggs112]

Or Tomy Morrison.

[@jemmyh2511]

I could imagine a 58 year old Iron Mike stepping in there and putting them both in hospital with head injuries.

[@wm0104]

No boxing was done that day 😂😂😂😂😂

[@winstonsmith6552]

I love it , the 6 foot 7 dustman . He looked like he trained hard for the fight . The good old days when tough guy’s trained in the pub 😂

[@pkune5158]

Old time fools

[@user-lp6nf2px6p]

Yeah next to footballers lol.

[@rorywoods6344]

I wanted to say his performance was rubbish but that sort of statement would just be criminal.

[@ChessmindedThinker]

some o the hardest doormen looked like this. They would smack the crap out of any bodybuilder types, as they were born tough with extremely heavy hands. Thats something that cannot be trained much. However, in todays MMA of course they had no endurance to do a professional sport, but that wasnt their thing.

[@FirstLast-vl1uy]

No disrespect to these guys. I've been an amateur boxer for 25 years and Ive studied the history and science of the sport my whole life and it takes a lot to get in there and fight but I'm positive he would get destroyed by an actual professional boxer. Wide punches, off balance, squared up, no defense, no jab , no straight punches. He just wouldn't last. It would look similar to the fight between the bare knuckle fighter named Joe Savage and Smokin Bert Cooper. If you haven't seen that I suggest you watch it. A top level professional heavyweight would stop this guy in one round. Joe Savage actually looked like he knew how to punch a little better than this guy. At least he threw straight punches

[@Anonymous-bb8mg]

He had the heart, chin and talent to become a world level PPV fighter. He was lacking a good trainer, dietician and proper fight camps

[@TheHarrybo1]

​@@Anonymous-bb8mg😂😂😂😂 what a load of bollocks

[@jrowlandj]

@@Anonymous-bb8mg He was a hardman. Not a pro-level competitor. He could take a shot, sure. He hated losing, sure. He did not have the skill level needed to box an opponent that knew how to evade, parry and counter. He would have been dinner, dead meat on the grill. Heart and chin ain't going to make it against elite heavyweights that train against other elite heavyweights.

[@SergyMilitaryRankings]

This guy would break any one of your fighters in a street fight

[@Anonymous-bb8mg]

@@jrowlandj That's what I said. He never trained like a professional fighter. Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson would be similar to this guy if they had spent their 20's and 30' working full time as pub bouncers

[@adam_p99]

Why did the big fella start off by crouching over and leaning against the ropes? Was his game plan to block the punches with his face? Very unusual. I love the shorts he borrowed from Alan Partridge though

[@nickgodfrey1148]

😆

[@sammyb1651]

They had an underpant lining but it perished.

[@vlratcliffe1]

He just a big bully bouncer who hard in his own mind and drunk club goers . They used to call him the trash man ..taken out with the trash again again again

[@trinihammer]

he was trying ROPE A DOPE

[@DarcMarc1066]

That referee may as well of sat in the fifth row 💀 He was miles away from the action. Absolutely no intention of getting in the middle and breaking these two up! Cant blame him tbf.

[@CarlJones14]

Exactly, he was paid to do that.

[@rorywoods6344]

The ref was working the head bit like the Guv.

[@deekay2]

That referee looked like he was a real Hands-On and involved type....

[@jimh.412]

Looked like a pro wrestling ref 😂

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

There was no flippin way he was getting between those two, or telling Lenny what to do! Pointless him even being in the ring.

[@z.pberic3061]

Literally anyone can get a boxing license

[@joshuaizzo8893]

The state of your jocks mate 😂

[@RobertTaylor-sw7wj]

Neither would have lasted a minute with an average pro heavyweight!

[@Omar-nl5gs]

exactly thats why they fight underground, not good enough for pro. mind you i wouldn't want to fight them.

[@TheChilator]

@@Omar-nl5gs😂

[@robertjones6628]

And a hockey team from the 1970's wouldn't stand a chance against a club from today. So what's your point?

[@AnthonyWilliams-ew3wp]

Or a decent amateur who actually knew how to box

[@martindunstan8043]

Under boxing regulations you're absolutely right and the same applies the other way I think if a reasonable boxer decided to go underground for some reason it would be one hell of a shock as he gets headbutted and stamped on or occasionally bitten 👍

[@whatsnottohike]

When I was a kid in the north east, we used to attend hoppings fayre every year and there's there was a ring set up that if you could last three rounds you could win decent money. Not sure if hoppings fayre still exists but it was a magical, if somewhat scary and weird place for a kid. It was like traveling back to what fayres were like 150 years previously. Bearded ladies, tallest man in Britain, fortune tellers and bare Knuckle boxing.

[@Andrew-vt4zr]

My great grandfather boxed in similar fairs around London and would win prizes and raffle them after for money (hence the name prize fighting). It was illegal to be directly paid for boxing at fairs

[@jamesrichardson8417]

The Hoppings is still going but it's not as it used to be years ago. One of my favourite sideshows was "Wee McGregor", a little midget from Scotland, he just sat there on his little cricket and answered your questions, canny little fellah he was.

[@MrClitheroe]

My dad loved the Wall Of Death at The Hoppings on the Town Moor. Great atmosphere, good fun.

[@adods9824]

I heard about this down here in Adelaide Australia, from Philly 'one cut' Evans, a master carpenter from Lincoln in Lincolnshire! His grand dad used to get all his grand sons in the cellar a few months before the fair and train them up. They would then win some $ for the family, and they'd all have a big slap up post fight feast with the winnings. True story (as told to me) ...

[@PhillipWhite-uz3wu]

The winner of that fight would have been flattened in the first round by your average pro heavyweight. Sad.

[@IWannatalkpodcast]

Absolutely. One round

[@blastproces]

I think your underestimating mc cleans pure ferocity and strength. I guarantee he would not be put down by mr average

[@AJBTemplar]

Based on the folklore surrounding Lenny, I was expecting much more. In this he looked slow and ponderous. Very unfit. I've been in elite boxing gyms and watched heavyweight pros in action there and I doubt Lenny would have survived more than 20 seconds against true skill, speed and power from a trained professional.

[@Zacksleeps]

true. He's a big scary dude who can handle himself who you really wouldn't want to upset in a bar, BUT let's not get carried away. If he comes up against a legit boxer who is anything CLOSE to his size, then Lenny is getting knocked out fairly quickly lol. Through folklore He's been made into being some sort of invincible fighter when it couldn't be further from the truth

[@CS-zn6pp]

TBH, Lenny was well past his prime by this stage. 10 years earlier he was a complete monster. He was actual extremely fast for someone his size in his 20's and early 30's.

[@CallousCarter]

It's not a hypothetical Cliff Fields was an 11-4 pro and he beat Lenny twice. The X Factor would have been Paul Sykes who was a fairly highly rated amateur and managed to make it to a british title fight after turning pro at nearly 30 during one of his brief stints out of prison but he was too unstable to get his act together after that to even compete on the unlicensed circuit afterwards.

[@fantasyproduct1042]

​@@Mark-ri1gn😂 love it. Don't believe the hype (Public Enemy)

[@mattysykes2121]

​@@CS-zn6ppfor real. The fact is, no heavyweight boxer would fight Lenny in his prime!

[@mulletover3832]

I'm glad the narrator half woke up for this gig.

[@mrbtapir]

Looks like man mountain york just fell down through tiredness rather than getting actually knocked out.

[@wontbelongnow5567]

Lenny took steroids and still got beat by good boxers in his day cliff fields knocked out twice .

[@ifiwas195]

What does steroids have to do with it? Steroids don’t make you box better, nor do they give you extra punching power. Lenny had basic boxing skills at best

[@MoAli-nv9cf]

​@@ifiwas195it's called performance enhancement aka cheating

[@factspoken9062]

steriods works only for the non combat sports like weight lifters

[@pgaprofessionaluncertified3637]

​@@factspoken9062improves endurance, muscle mass, strength and recovery time. Definitely helps combat athletes

[@factspoken9062]

may i know your source, please

[@spongebobsquaretits]

Did York but his shorts when he was about 12 and 8 stone lighter and 2 foot shorter

[@IWannatalkpodcast]

He was one tough b**tard. And great to see a fellow Englishman around here, I can tell you're British because you're familiar with his fights

[@tigereye1208]

Lenny wouldn't cope with the fitness levels of even an average boxer.

[@Paddington_Clifford]

What on the cobbles ? Don't be silly son he'd iron out most men in a street fight in his peak . This aint Queensbury rules it's nasty

[@FOLLOWMEGLOBAL]

How could you say that about the guvnor

[@beardedloon77]

Legend has it that 'man mountain york' was so upset that his wife packed him a pair of her own shorts instead of his own shorts that he lost this fight.

[@Irishmush]

It sounds that crazy it's probably true

[@Irishmush]

Them fighters were all tough dudes.but after a tear-up most would respect each other..not lenny. He.d beat the ref..the "guvnor" b,cus he was a bully..with a low I.q..thug muppett

[@rorywoods6344]

I think his wife would have made it to the second round though.

[@vertugallery7099]

A completely ridiculous pantomime

[@glenmorgan4597]

More like man mountain Pork

[@bhvillaman4401]

Cumanavagoifyathinkurardenough

[@pmck3438]

What you mean to say is they weren’t good enough and neither had the discipline to make it as a pro. Nothing to do with their ‘feared reputation’. The footwork alone tells all

[@IWannatalkpodcast]

Key word there... Discipline. And you're 💯 correct

[@nattyfatty6.0]

Heavyweights aren't exactly known for their footwork

[@Mozes316]

Awesome of the camera man to capture a butterfly's aerial maneuvers right as the KO punch was thrown.

[@Joethisyear]

The narrator makes is sound like a wildlife documentary

[@IWannatalkpodcast]

😭😭😭💯🎯

[@KnightRider872]

Was there an unlicensed Doctor present?

[@MrBattersCoStar]

I doubt that its unlicensed

[@jedaaa]

There was supposed to be, but he took an unlicensed cab to the grounds and never made it on account that he got roofied and raped in the back seat

[@John-re2dl]

When he gets low in the first seconds of the fight and doesn't move his head how does the other guy miss?

[@DanDan-xx1yg]

And the cameraman misses the knockdown!!! 🙄

[@jamiew1664]

Just liked ad subscribed. Thaks for the vid, really ejoyed that.

[@IWannatalkpodcast]

Thank you bro 🙏🏻

[@vantheman1238]

Imagine what Jack Dempsey would have done to McLean. Levels it’s all about levels in life.

[@jaygarrick3984]

Anyone from that era, to be honest, would have battered McLean.

[@adam_p99]

Dempsey was long gone by this point in time.

[@nickgodfrey1148]

@@adam_p99really? I thought he was still alive? 🤣

[@adam_p99]

@@nickgodfrey1148 well it was only 3 years prior. Just an odd comparison to make as he wasn’t around during the same era

[@nickgodfrey1148]

@@adam_p99 I think the comment was more about the different levels of boxing. I’ve seen plenty of vids of hard men claiming to be good boxers but I’d only put Bill the Bomb and Sykesey in that category coz they were pro boxers with one sparring Muhammad Ali and the other Joe Frazier.

[@jayannan9897]

At least they settled their disputes with honor, instead of just shooting someone in the back..

[@dsc420247]

Wrong race for that!!!! 😂😂

[@nattyfatty6.0]

@@dsc420247 🙄

[@gazof-the-north5708]

Lenny McClean in his prime was an absolute Wrecking Machine!

[@IWannatalkpodcast]

A bully but a genuine hard man!

[@donbohaven952]

That fight was a disaster

[@paulbackhard6315]

It’s about as real as hulk hogan fighting the ultimate warrior

[@scraggs11]

It was real. Only issue was neither could box and one was a punching bag with gloves on😂😂😂

[@no_soy_rubio]

Would've liked to have seen Lenny vs John Fury back in the 90s, that would've been interesting

[@IWannatalkpodcast]

Fury would have destroyed him 💯

[@lawrenceroadloonie3847]

​@@IWannatalkpodcastyou must be joking ahaha

[@jmc6327]

Fury has an average pro record. Anyone with a pro record would dominate any of these guys.

[@no_soy_rubio]

@@IWannatalkpodcast in the ring for sure

[@no_soy_rubio]

@@jmc6327 I make you right, would've been good to watch still

[@davebeckett5078]

Great lesson thank you

[@maz-nz7ev]

Celebrity spectators keeping a low profile at this event included the Hoffmeister bear.

[@oliveralexanderlau8004]

The really crazy thing is: Mike Tyson in Prime would beat them both up together in a matter of seconds

[@jhtsurvival]

Probably any pro would

[@RobertMiller-ye9hm]

😂😂Lenny was a bully amongst average Joes

[@gbwildlifeuk8269]

Mountain man might have done better had he thrown a punch or two! From the bell he curled up against the ropes 😂😂

[@MyPathLeadToChrist]

😂

[@Magneticvortex-kk4gb]

often giants feel small and curl up when scared

[@BehindTheBarsTv-RickyKilleen]

Good video pal

[@IWannatalkpodcast]

Not mine but thank you sir :)

[@SMSCOOBY71]

The simple fact of the matter is that he "looked" savage and that was enough to put most people off, being a doorman in London up against yonks that were full of cheap champagne isn't that much of a boast. Most if not all cruiserweight boxers, never mind heavyweight, would have stiffened him in the first round.

[@Tonyprice703]

He was a brawler put a pro on the street they would be flattened in the ring they are protected no head buts no dirty punches. Lennny would flatten most pros in a brawl

[@dqreps]

Thank God a good pair of shorts have come a looong way...

[@eurotom288]

He’s not a great Referee is he.

[@NotASheep100]

This takes me back... My grandfather was a bare knuckle boxer that fought in fairs etc....then went on to be professional.... Also had good traveller mates whos familly used to unlicence box... Good oll days.... Now im old...bald and scared of me own shadow😅😂

[@IWannatalkpodcast]

Happens to us all my friend :)

[@krell2130]

I've seen you shadow, it would scare most men...

[@MyPhilw]

Maybe his shorts were cutting of his blood flow

[@ollyredding6933]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="189">3:09</a> “stamp on his f’ing head” 🤣🤣🤣

[@IWannatalkpodcast]

Ruthless, lol

[@spiritchild9101]

I like the alternate rules, allowing hitting and holding, headbutts, and striking a downed opponent. Brutal. I wonder if that was allowed when John L. Sullivan was fighting in the late 1800s. I know they allowed hip tosses back then.

[@jmc6327]

Any average amateur would have flatlined them both together 😂

[@dpc107]

Wow this commentator really gets you hyped!

[@1stBowman]

The David Attenborough of unlicensed boxing.

[@bimscutney1242]

If you don’t think these fights were rigged you’re crazy.

[@Dupertron-lo9pz]

The big guy was told to take a dive. Clearly

[@MRPURPLE56]

Imagine being to violent for boxing lol

[@franktower9006]

This looks more like wrestling than boxing. Headbutts, kicking...

[@IWannatalkpodcast]

Yup. Like some drunken heavyweight MMA lol

[@nattyfatty6.0]

Closer to what boxing was 100 years ago than to what it is now

[@matthewmccandless6410]

Man mountain fighting Lenny and the elastic in his shorts..

[@johnnyb3667]

They both were gased 10 seconds into the fight 😅😅

[@nickgodfrey1148]

Christ, I didn’t realise Lenny was only 37 here. He looks fucked after a few mins of wild swinging and powderpuff punches. Man Mountain York is even worse, wearing his school PE shorts, although Lenny did back off him a bit after the 2 head butts he landed on York. Was Bill the Bomb in the crowd here? Now, HE could fight.

[@KGehringer]

pretty good summation really. people carry on like Lenny would have had a chance in pro ranks but realistically he was never better than an amateur level puncher. balance footwork not great, his feet never leave the mat. He plants and arm punches , there isnt a lot in it. Regardless whether you are allowed to box professionally or not, you can still train to be a lot better than novice slugger

[@nickgodfrey1148]

@@KGehringer Yeah he does look pretty flatfooted and his overall conditioning is really poor. If he got hold of the average man on the street though, he would absolutely murder them. God knows what Bill the Bomb thought watching this......

[@tommyc922]

The pair of them were less than average. I'd take an educated guess and say Lenny was no more than a big bully in his prime, picking on easy targets. Anyone who could actually fight would destroy him.

[@IWannatalkpodcast]

He was actually a good boxer but any decent fighter would have just stayed out of his way for 3 rounds and then sparked him

[@MagnificoGiganticus]

Let's cut away at the critical moment!

[@rorywoods6344]

My thoughts exactly, we missed the vital punch because the cameraman was too busy filming the crowd. Still waiting for a call that never came from Paramount pictures i heard.

[@phildemetriou440]

There were lots of cases of 'GBH' in the crowd....... 'Grevious bodily haberdashery' 😂

[@DRchilton]

Hitting someone on the canvas? Coward. Mind you I Wouldn't tell him that. 😂

[@rorywoods6344]

Think you alright now.

[@cas1979ify]

Neither was as tough as man mountain yorks shorts in this day 😮

[@blarno]

Those shorts are putting in a hefty shift.

[@terenceflanagan1225]

Thank God they held on longer than he did

[@Jammo1978]

You hear someone in the crowd shouting stamp on his fackin head at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="190">3:10</a> 😂😂😂

[@bug9193]

That’s Viking DNA

[@bobzrhymes1159]

Imagine him v Deontay Wilder😂

[@TeddyBear-ii4yc]

Was anyone in the audience? That looked tame. That looked like someone said to mountain "make it look good, do one round and then bow out and you'll get the £ we agreed." They didn't exactly slug it out toe-to-toe did they? Did they pay to get in? I'd have investigated getting a refund... by phone! ;-) Best wishes all.

[@IWannatalkpodcast]

🤣🤣. It was a Lenny Mclean fight so there will have been about 1000 there, he was getting on a bit in years here.

[@TeddyBear-ii4yc]

@@IWannatalkpodcast Hey bud, I meant was anyone here in the audience for that "bloodfest"? I'd have asked them what they thought of that "no holds barred grudge-match". ;-)

[@empty-ed]

Behind every bully is a traumatic childhood 100%

[@samtaurus007]

@@IWannatalkpodcast Getting on in years? he was about 36-37 years old in this video. :)

[@Rkid1999]

@@samtaurus007 that's old in fighting years man

[@marstondavis]

He beat everything that came his way except the 'Big C".

[@IWannatalkpodcast]

Yeah very true. He died very young really

[@walkerbrierley4789]

Cancer always wins in the end,so enjoy the best life in the time we have

[@bobibest89]

What an awesome bum fight. Two barrels fighting each other.

[@seletarroots3258]

Looks like Mensa is having a conference.

[@steve5825]

The ref did a grand job

[@micklyons8858]

This looks like a primary school fight in the schoolyard between the school bully and the kid who has been learning to box for 1 or 2 years while all the other pupils stand and watch in awe.

[@KGehringer]

pretty good summation really. people carry on like Lenny would have had a chance in pro ranks but realistically he was never better than an amateur level puncher. Regardless whether you are allowed to box professionally or not, you can still train to be a lot better than 3rd rate slugger. The above was a joke.

[@tonyporter82]

Wow I never realised how many peoole would pay to watch that. Any ABA quarter finalist would knock both of them out in under 3 minutes.

[@hudsontoo1212]

“If yew dun wanna be countin da finga’s dat yew dun ave- yew betta git dem gunz…”

[@Mike1974P]

The good ol days sadly gone now .

[@VLG105]

Old gammons hand bagging each other lol. I read lenny’s book many years ago and really bought into his hardest man in Britain persona, good entertaining read. No doubt he was a tough intimidating man in his day but massive ego too. And as mentioned a good amateur heavyweight would have creamed him in no time. Great character too. Good laugh in lock stock.

[@nattyfatty6.0]

You can tell he's from England, because nobody in America is impressed by size or boxing ability when every goon on the street has a gun. I suppose he did well against butter knives

[@jamiefletcher5201]

A lot of comments criticising Lenny, but he was 30-something in this video and past his best years. You don't get the title of The Guvnor for no reason. Never met the man but have heard some of the stories about his fighting up and down the country during his younger years. He was never a professional boxer, but an animal of a street fighter - different ball games.

[@pkune5158]

Aleays an excuse huh

[@dannyboybogdan2356]

Just seems like the only guy in the UK to have found a roids hookup and went mayham with his newly found "strength".

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

It always helps if you fight back rather than stand there and get hit

[@Bruce4lmighty]

The cameraman missed the knockdown. WTG…

[@cedricpeabody265]

That was as exciting as a night out with Ann Widdecombe.

[@user-dn1tl1dp6g]

Lenny was a lump but if this was his promotion I’m calling fixed. Guy went down and just sat looking up. No effort to try and fight. Took a dive and both probably had a few quid on the result.

[@garylamb9809]

At least York showed guts.

[@mrnobody1067]

Many many years ago I had the pleasure of meeting this gentleman Lennie with some others . I was young but very respectful . Tyson Fury ? Hahaaahahha ok . RIP champ ❤🇬🇧