Guv'nor

Lenny McLean was the deadliest bare-knuckle fighter Britian 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. But Lenny was also a warm, huge hearted grizzly bearof a man, whose main weakness was an overwhelming desire to put the welfare of his mates ahead of his own well-being. In this extraordinary autobiography he tells how the Mafia flew him to New York to take on their greatest bare-knuckle boxer in a multi-million pound illicit challenge. The Mafia's man lasted less than three minutes. When 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...Lenny's most serious trial came when he was accussed of murder. Fighting to prove his innocence against a minimum sentence of 25 years, Lenny never gave up and went on to be found not guilty. After deciding to retire from the violent life, Lenny turned his hand to acting, with parts in The Fifth Element and Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. This is a tale of one man's triumph against almost insurmountable odds.

Lenny McLean's life story is an inspirational one. A bare-knuckle fighter by profession, he was one of the most notorious figures ever to emerge from the East End of London. His untimely death in 1998, following a battle with cancer, was a tragic loss.