The Mammoth Book of Hard Bastards
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The real lives of some of the hardest men on the planet. They know who they are and what they’re capable of – cross them...
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A R B: Doing the Doors Confessions of a Doorman Maria’s Story Bouncers and Bodyguards Respect and Reputation (- C B) Street Smart
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THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF HARD BASTARDS
EDITED BY ROBIN BARRATT
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CONTENTS Introduction B R B
Geo Thompson (UK) – Former British Nightclub Bouncer and World Famous Martial Artist Bouncer B G T
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Thomas Silverstein (USA) – The Most Feared Convict in the USA America’s Most Dangerous Prisoner B R R
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Sean Reich (UK/Australia) – Doorman and Martial Arts Expert The Doorman – Into the Fire B S R
40
Charlie Bronson (UK) – Britain’s Most Violent Prisoner The Lion and the Pussycat B C B
64
Dave “Boy” Green (UK) – Former British and European Welterweight Boxing Champion A Champion B J O’K
91
John Brawn (Ireland) – Ireland’s Leading Sel-Deence Instructor A Hard Man in a Quiet Country B B P
102
“Pistol” Pete Rollack (USA) – New York City Gang Member Sex, Money, Murder B R R
112
William Coss (USA) – An American Citizen with Nerves o Steel Almost Out of Time B C K
126
Vladimir Bogomolov (Russia) – Soviet Leader’s Personal Bodyguard Soviet Bodyguard B A F
143
Bob Honiball (Lithuania) – Martial Arts Expert My Story B B H
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Dave Weeks (UK)/Mike Tyson (USA) – Hard Man/Boxer Round Twelve – January 2002 to June 2005 B D W
170
Contents
Don Murfet (UK) – Minder to Rock Stars 1963–94 Led Zeppelin B D M
200
“Big” Joe Egan (Ireland) – Irish Heavyweight Boxer Hard Times B J E
226
Kimberly Wood (USA) – Female US Police Officer Beyond the Badge; Life on the Beat B Beat B K W
250
Mickey Francis (UK) – Convicted Football Hooligan Trial B Trial B M F P W
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Luciano Leggio (Italy) – Hitman and Enforcer The Man Without a Face B S C. L
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Arthur White (UK) – London’s Most Notorious Debt-Collector Tough Talk B A W
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Lieutenant Thomas A. Taylor (Ret.) (USA) – International Bodyguard Anatomy of an Ambush B T A. T
311
Noel “Razor” Smith (UK) – Teddy Boy The Johnny Kidd Memorial Night B Night B N “R” S
334
The Krays (UK) – Notorious British Gangsters Funerals B S W S W
346
Jake LaMotta (USA) – Boxer Raging Bull B Bull B R MG
374
Roy Shaw (UK) – British Bare-Knuckle Fighting Champion Prize Fighter B J O’K
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Gregory Peter John Smith (Australia) – Bandit The Building Society Bandit B Bandit B V V S S
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Dennis Martin (UK) – One of Britain’s Toughest Men Liverpool’s Hardest Doorman B B P
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Bare-Knuckle Fighting – The Ultimate Violent Sport Gypsy Kings and Bare-Knuckle Knights B T C
409
Ali vs Tyson – The Kings of the Ring Hard Bastards, What Exactly Are They? B R MG
432
Acknowledgments and Sources
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INTRODUCTION By Robin Barratt
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GEOFF THOMPSON (UK) Former British Nightclub Bouncer and World Famous Martial Artist
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THOMAS SILVERSTEIN (USA) The Most Feared Convict in the USA
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