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They know who they are and what they're capable of - cross them at your peril. No real hard bastard needs to brag or bully; most are modest, thoughtful and quiet. They have nothing to prove, as opposed to wannabe tough guys, who may pump themselves full of steroids or devote themselves to the study of a martial art, but can they handle themselves during an aggressive confrontation? It is the real hard bastard's absolute willingness to fight literally anyone, his ability to be uncompromisingly violent, his complete lack of fear, and unwillingness to admit defeat that makes him stand out in a crowd. A real hard bastard exudes an unmistakable air of confidence and authority. The full list of Hard Men is: Geoff Thompson (Former British nightclub bouncer and world-famous martial artist. Now a BAFTA-award-winning writer); Thomas Silverstein (America's most dangerous prisoner); Arthur White (Once one of London's most notorious debt collectors. Now reformed and a Christian); Tom Taylor (A former US Presidential bodyguard); Don Murfet (Minder to the rock band Led Zeppelin); Charlie Bronson (Britain's most violent prisoner - also an artist and writer); Gary Alexander (Full-contact fighting champion of North America); Roy Shaw (British bare-knuckle fighting champion; Ali vs Tyson; and, Hard Bastards: what exactly are they[unk]? The full list of Hard Men is: Noel 'Razor' Smith (Former British gangster serving multiple life sentences); Street Kings & Bare-Knuckle Fighters (the toughest of them all); Mike Tyson (Boxer); The Krays (Britain's most infamous gangsters); Dave 'Boy' Green (British boxer); Luciano Leggio (Sicilian gangster); Bob Honiball (Martial arts expert currently training Eastern European special forces); Peter Rollack aka 'Pistol Pete' (New York City gang member); Gregory Peter John Smith (Australian bandit); John Brawn (Ireland's hardest man, martial artist and bouncer); William Coss (Just a regular US citizen put in an extreme situation); Mickey Francis (Manchester's most notorious football thug and gangster, now a professional wrestler); Jake LaMotta (Boxer); Vladimir Bogomolov (Soviet bodyguard); Big Joe Egan (Probably the hardest white man on the planet); and, Dennis Martin (Doorman, bodyguard and Liverpool's hardest man).
About the Author
Robin Barratt began work as a bouncer in the 1980s. Following a six-week close protection course he travelled the world looking after the rich, if not so famous. He has worked as the International Director of Training for the Worldwide Federation of Bodyguards and later served as the founding President of the British Bodyguard Association, which has since become the biggest association of its kind in the world. His books include Doing the Doors and Bouncers and Bodyguards. He has also edited and published Protection News, The Circuit online magazine for the BBA and On the Doors, a magazine for bouncers.
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This review is from: The Mammoth Book of Hard Bastards (Mammoth Books) (Kindle Edition)
I don't often feel it necessary to write a review, let alone a negative one as I figure my opinion may well be different to someone else's. I bought this online for my kindle for a guilty pleasure as a break from the usual free classics.I'm unsure if this book is in hardcopy but if so, I imagine it probably consists as a ring binder filled with the author's favourite stories of his door supervisor friends and clippings from Boxing News. It's sensationalist and seems to go over previously trod ground. For example: The Krays, Lenny Mclean, Roy Shaw, Charles Bronson, Mike Tyson etc. My main issue with this book is less about the fact the author hasn't really made any effort to research his material, but more that much of it doesn't make any sense in the context of the books title. For example there is a whole chapter largely on Charles Bronson's views on sex. Also there is an odd story about how an alcoholic former boxer compares his life to that of Mike Tyson (Who is oddly mentioned throughout the book.) One to avoid.
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