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The Guv'nor

The Autobiography of Lenny McLean

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The Guv'nor

By: Lenny McLean
Narrated by: Karl Jenkinson
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THIS IS THE CLASSIC BOOK THAT STARTED AN ENTIRE GENRE - THE STORY OF THE MOST ICONIC HARDMAN OF THEM ALL.

Lenny McLean was one of the deadliest bareknuckle fighters Britain has ever seen. He had dear, powerful friends, but he also had terrible enemies. So much so that he had two bullet wounds in his back - each from a different attack. He was also stabbed repeatedly - always from behind. But Lenny was also a warm, big-hearted grizzly bear of a man, whose main weakness was an overwhelming desire to put the welfare of his mates ahead of his own well-being.

In his extraordinary autobiography, he tells of how the mafia flew him to New York to take on their greatest bareknuckle boxer in a multi-million pound illicit bout. The Mafia's man lasted less than three minutes. When the IRA fronted up a London gang in a money-laundering scam, Lenny was brought in to intimidate the terrorists. The IRA, not surprisingly, backed off. . .

His most serious trial came when he was accused of murder. Fighting to prove his innocence against a minimum sentence of twenty-five years, Lenny never gave up - and went on to be found not guilty.

This is a tale of one man's triumph against almost insurmountable odds, in a battle that Len fought every day for himself, and to 'put steam on the table' for his wife and kids. Boxing Combat Sports & Self-Defense Sports True Crime Biography Combat Sports Thought-Provoking
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Lenny's life is an amazing listen and the performance is top notch. if you are any way interested in the krays era or the older gangsters of England then I highly recommend this book. in fact even if it's just a passing fancy you will still enjoy this. Lenny is very honest and goes into an exceptional amount of detail on his past crimes and fights. genuinely enjoyable and I would recommend this audio book.

"a diabolical liberty" this is not

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Spellbinding from start to finish. Wish he was still around. A fantastic story. Not many like him. A one in a million. Proper old school.

Hooked (?)

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What a great book to listen to had me gripped all the way through would highly recommend

Unbelievable story

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absolutely loved this book written straight from the heart read with great respect for this exceptional man.

won't be disappointed

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This audiobook is brilliant, I’ve listened to it twice now and could go for a third,

The story of his life is explained so well it’s so entertaining,

Makes me want to look more into the the Guv’nor

Brilliant

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