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Lenny McLean

‘I knew Britain’s hardest man and well-known gangsters – all of them shared…

A former DJ who worked in London nightclubs in the 80s and 90s says she encountered three of the most feared men in Britain - but they all had one thing in common.Emma Daniels, 54, was pals with ‘Britain’s hardest man’ Lenny McLean, who she…

‘Britain’s hardest man was a mild big – he saved girls like me protected’

Henry Griffiths

Lenny McLean was a bare knuckle boxer, bouncer and bodyguard whose thirst for violence earned him nicknames like ‘Britain’s hardest man’ and ‘The King of the Cobbles’.The legendary tales surrounding Lenny are endless - including a recent…

Wild antics of West Ham thugs – scaring ‘UK’s hardest man’ to battering killer

Henry Griffiths

There was a time when West Ham United fans were seminal figures in the football hooliganism scene.They were known as the Inter City Firm (ICF) and ruthless members left calling cards on their victims that read: “Congratulations, you have…

‘I used to be inside with Britain’s hardest man who was brute and joking was…

Henry Griffiths

An armed robber who was behind bars with the Kray twins says ‘Britain’s hardest man’ Lenny McLean was just as fearsome as the legendary tales suggest.Ronnie Field, an ex-con who was involved in the underworld of south London’s gangland,…

‘Britain’s hardest man was my cousin – it is due to him I’m a boxing legend’

Henry Griffiths

A legendary boxing promoter has revealed HOW notorious bareknuckle brawler Lenny McLean kickstarted his career.Frank Warren, who counts Tyson Fury and Chris Eubank Jr among his stable, appeared on Peter Crouch’s podcast where he made the…