Eventually he was being hired as a hardman to do favours for businessmen who wanted rivals frightened off or debts collected. Protestor Emma Bush talks about Merthyr Tydfil's ambition to become even more of a tourism destination. Don James has been a big influence on boxing in Merthyr; he trained Johnny Owen before the European bantamweight began hitting the headlines. Paul Ringer the ex blue Dragons and owned Chicago nightclub in town LATE 80'S and a Top chap back in the day. Doormen, unlicensed boxers, bareknuckle fighters, brawlers and enforcers are all inevitably linked to a time when disputes were settled on the street.

Seriously he has had a bad time lately and now his head is gone big time , I went to swansea for a night out with him about 4 weeks ago and what i seen him do will stay with me forever. It makes you a game fucker with a talent mind, and no doubt some boxers are hard but in the context of the question I think the obove is invalid. Some local tough guy that can take a punch may be hard, but he's not going to be able to compete against these guys. Disclaimer : The views and comments entered in these forums are personal and are not necessarily those of the management of this board.All the talented potential beasts that could go into the dead in the water heavy weight division in boxing now choose to fight in the UFC, says it all. And in an AirBnb poll, released this Easter, Merthyr Tydfil was revealed in the top ten holiday locations across the UK. He was approached by a group of BIG lads who clearly work out regularly and a fight started , Gavin knocked 2 out in a blink of an eye, He kicked the first boy up under his jaw and dropped him instantly and then before he even brought his foot back down he superman punched the other and dropped him out cold . He turned professional and had six fights, winning four, before he attacked a man in a pub and ended up serving a six-month jail sentence. He fights in a minor league regional MMA organisation, he doesn't even fight in BAMMA - the largest MMA organisation in the UK.

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water says it aims to commence construction in 2025, with a plan for the new facility to be active by 2030.The boxers are celebrating Don James winning the Viscount Hyndley Trophy (the first time the trophy had left England) and becoming the British National Coal Board boxing champion.

But my concern is the statutory designations that are on this site in terms of environment, ecology and archaeology. He then got in "hardmans" car tried to run him over, but failed so drove to his house about 200yds away, drove thru his front wall and into his house. I wish you could of been there to hear the noise his connections made and seen it for yourself it was amazing .And one was a direct plea to Dwr Cymru Welsh Water:"Keep your promise to 'look after our beautiful environment now and for years to come'.

Instead he became one of the most brutal brawlers in Britain - the man every pub fighter wanted "to have a go at". Thankfully I never crossed him to see the side of him that all Prison Officers knew he was capable of showing at the drop of a hat. There were 126 demonstrators gathered to make their voices heard, all waving homemade banners and placards.The only rules in the UFC are no eye gouging, no head butting, no biting etc and a few technical rules when opponents are grounded to stop severe injury. frazier wrote:Mclean and Shaw were certainly tough men but both boxed professionally and didn't rise to the top, that says a lot I think, indeed Mclean was knocked out in the first round twice in his brief boxing career and Shaw struggled to beat an injured Ron Stander, an american journeyman. They say they want to consult with residents on how best to use them for recreation and 'rewilding', so they can enhance biodiversity in a nature crisis. Emma said: "We are doing this really good job of rebranding ourselves, and then they want to slap an industrial plant in the middle of our green spaces. My criteria was not to accept bullies or braggers and I have tried to capture what has made these men the men they are today.