Wild Thing
The True Story of Britain's Rightful Guv'nor
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
15 January 2009
Summary
The autobiography of Lew ‘Wild Thing’ Yates, the infamous fighter who toppled Roy ‘Pretty Boy’ Shaw as Guv’nor of the unlicensed boxing ringEverybody in the unlicensed fight game knows that only one man has the honour of being titled ‘Guv’nor’ - and that man is Lew ‘Wild Thing’ Yates. Yates began boxing at the age of six, and as an adult he was ruthless in pursuit of his dream of becoming world heavyweight champion. But when his licence was revoked following an assault on a referee, he turned…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781845963521 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1845963520 |
| Author: | Lew Yates, Bernard O'Mahoney |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Mainstream Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 15 January 2009 |
| Weight: | 199g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 127mm x 18mm |
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Lew doesn’t pull punches as he lifts the lid on the seedy world of brutal bouts
Lew doesn’t pull punches as he lifts the lid on the seedy world of brutal bouts * News of the World *
About The Author
Lew Yates
Lew Yates is a former unlicensed boxer who has also worked as a nightclub bouncer and civil engineer. He lives in Cambridgeshire.Bernard O’Mahoney is the author of several true-crime books, including the bestselling Essex Boys, Bonded by Blood and Hateland.
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