Paul Sykes... where is he now?...

[Jimmy2020]

There’s far too much coke at shows these days. I used to go to shows with my dad when I was a kid. I started taking him again recently and there were groups of lads sniffing gear off their hands at the seats. It’s just awkward to be around it.

One of the reasons I stopped going to pro shows. I'm not exposing my children to that. We stick to the amateur shows now.

[brilo33]

There’s far too much coke at shows these days. I used to go to shows with my dad when I was a kid. I started taking him again recently and there were groups of lads sniffing gear off their hands at the seats. It’s just awkward to be around it.

true not saying its nice to be around it ,if you aint on the same leavel,but honestly, if iam not drinking i find it very hard to be around drunk people my fight or flight goes and i end up getting in a lot of rows cause of that, growing up with big drinkers , but if i know there on the toot i perfer it,i bet you 9/10 if you dont make a big deal of the drug taking they will be buying you drinks

Doesn’t bother me. More the older crowd get put off being around it.

There’s nothing worse than being really drunk people when sober.

very true iam not talking up coke even though it sounds like it, i seen drugs eat people up but truth is the drink problay would of done it too, just i think films make people act out , because they think thats what you should do, just like puff, i was a puff head for years since a young teen i had loads of fights on it made me a parra loon , and that was addictive as .... took 2 years to kick that

[Counter-puncher]

Remember talking to an ex boxer Paul Truscott a couple of years ago who is born & bred in South Bank advising me to avoid the place it's that bad .

How’s he getting on? I saw him fight a couple of times.

He’s from a very rough family. His brother was very good as well. Truscott was brilliantly schooled but couldn’t punch. I’m sure Adam Smith went into growling mode when talking about South Bank, but dumped Truscott for Gary Sykes and Dewsbury Moore stories....
Never says “the absolute shitholes of Manchester or London “, though, does he?

Funnily enough ‘well schooled’ was exactly the phrase that came to mind when I first saw him. Tiny kid even for a featherweight, it looked to me.

[Floyd the snake]

To be honest haven't seen him since , a good mate of mine trained / managed him for most of his career , think his license was pulled due to a medical issue and he had no chance of boxing again , not sure how he's doing now.

[MasterG]

Jame Byle has his own youtube channel so lots on there about Sykes and others

https://www.youtube.com/user/RoobixUKTV

[mickey1975]

To be honest haven't seen him since , a good mate of mine trained / managed him for most of his career , think his license was pulled due to a medical issue and he had no chance of boxing again , not sure how he's doing now.

Mick?

[Wee Tommy]

Jame Byle has his own youtube channel so lots on there about Sykes and others

https://www.youtube.com/user/RoobixUKTV

Biggest load of dog shite ever.

Why promote that page?

[MasterG]

Jame Byle has his own youtube channel so lots on there about Sykes and others

https://www.youtube.com/user/RoobixUKTV

Biggest load of dog shite ever.

Why promote that page?

im not promoting it mate but its maybe interesting with regards to the topic here thats all. To be honest im not interested in all this hard man stuff and 'local heroes' but the stuff on Sykes does interest me a little bit.

[Wee Tommy]

Jame Byle has his own youtube channel so lots on there about Sykes and others

https://www.youtube.com/user/RoobixUKTV

Biggest load of dog shite ever.

Why promote that page?

im not promoting it mate but its maybe interesting with regards to the topic here thats all. To be honest im not interested in all this hard man stuff and 'local heroes' but the stuff on Sykes does interest me a little bit.

That guy Boyle just makes me a bit sick is all. Your right though it’s this topic that he’s right into

[veriton]

watched some of that boyle stuff, seems a bit weird the amount of attention he gives to these fools. always liked the sykes documentary as he was such a misguided character. imagine having all those attributes and being so dim that you end up dying as a tramp.

its just not sustainable, making a life out of trying to 'be hard'. some may be able to do it for a bit, but then the next lot comes up and you're history. surely you'd look back - if you ever made it to old age - and think it was all a complete waste of time?

[mickey1975]

Cockeriill is not happy with him.

[MasterG]

Cockeriill is not happy with him.

Thought they were mates Mick?

[Fray Bentos]

Cockeriill is not happy with him.

I don't blame him, he kept calling him an ape and a gorilla in the first few pages of his book about him.

[MasterG]

Bit of a daft question but has anyone ever been to Sykes grave in Wakey? next time im over there at my sons i would like to go pay respects just out of humanity really.

[margaret thatcher]

how did this boylan fellow even get to be the 'hard man' writer?

[margaret thatcher]

Bit of a daft question but has anyone ever been to Sykes grave in Wakey? next time im over there at my sons i would like to go pay respects just out of humanity really.

pay respects for the dude who tormented and raped? who treated others like they were the subhuman scum, not him?

we should be happy each time someone like that is eliminated, so if you mean dance on his grave, then for sure

[MasterG]

Bit of a daft question but has anyone ever been to Sykes grave in Wakey? next time im over there at my sons i would like to go pay respects just out of humanity really.

pay respects for the dude who tormented and raped? who treated others like they were the subhuman scum, not him?

we should be happy each time someone like that is eliminated, so if you mean dance on his grave, then for sure

I know what you are saying but rape is hearsay. he suffered karma in the end but he was a pro boxer at the end of the day.

[margaret thatcher]

kids were killers too

[Steveh583]

Bit of a daft question but has anyone ever been to Sykes grave in Wakey? next time im over there at my sons i would like to go pay respects just out of humanity really.

pay respects for the dude who tormented and raped? who treated others like they were the subhuman scum, not him?

we should be happy each time someone like that is eliminated, so if you mean dance on his grave, then for sure

I know what you are saying but rape is hearsay. he suffered karma in the end but he was a pro boxer at the end of the day.

so fukkin' what? I don't get that logic. he was a piece of shit.

[mickey1975]

Cockeriill is not happy with him.

Thought they were mates Mick?

They were. Him and Sayers are not big fans of him now.

[mickey1975]

Bit of a daft question but has anyone ever been to Sykes grave in Wakey? next time im over there at my sons i would like to go pay respects just out of humanity really.

pay respects for the dude who tormented and raped? who treated others like they were the subhuman scum, not him?

we should be happy each time someone like that is eliminated, so if you mean dance on his grave, then for sure

I know what you are saying but rape is hearsay. he suffered karma in the end but he was a pro boxer at the end of the day.

It’s really not heresay. He was a brutal, perverted bully. Even his wife was at school. No idea why Boyle loves him. I only came across him when he was finished.

[Boxerbeetle]

Bit of a daft question but has anyone ever been to Sykes grave in Wakey? next time im over there at my sons i would like to go pay respects just out of humanity really.

Wtf? No way

[jonp]

how did this boylan fellow even get to be the 'hard man' writer?

Discovered sykes online became a bit obsessed with him,started writing about him well just interviewing people who knew him.
That went down well next thing you know we are at this point lol

[MasterG]

pay respects for the dude who tormented and raped? who treated others like they were the subhuman scum, not him?

we should be happy each time someone like that is eliminated, so if you mean dance on his grave, then for sure

I know what you are saying but rape is hearsay. he suffered karma in the end but he was a pro boxer at the end of the day.

I take no pleasure in saying this, mate, but the prison rape stuff happened. I have it on very good authority. I knew about all that well before Sykes became (in)famous. It was common knowledge what Sykes was.

I have no doubt it did to be honest but i dont think anyone has ever come out and said it happened to them personally, I maybe wrong.

I not denying Sykes was a wrong un, he paid the price for it and suffered later in life for his acts. I think if i had known him late rin life I would have spoken to him.

[coneye]

I know what you are saying but rape is hearsay. he suffered karma in the end but he was a pro boxer at the end of the day.

I take no pleasure in saying this, mate, but the prison rape stuff happened. I have it on very good authority. I knew about all that well before Sykes became (in)famous. It was common knowledge what Sykes was.

I have no doubt it did to be honest but i dont think anyone has ever come out and said it happened to them personally, I maybe wrong.

I not denying Sykes was a wrong un, he paid the price for it and suffered later in life for his acts. I think if i had known him late rin life I would have spoken to him.

Yeh ,, you would of stopped for a chat ,,, suppose took him to the cafe for a bacon and egg butty , sat down opposite said , how ya doing , nowadays me old mate Pauly ,,, then thought , whats that ,, had a scratch , then had a look and found yourself covered in lice and fleas