Page 1 of 1

Paul Sykes - British & Commonwealth title contender

Posted: 02 Mar 2017, 18:44
by celticsd23
New book available to buy on Amazon about this interesting chap. 50 Interviews, among them is, of course John L Gardner, Micky Vann, Johnny Nelson, Glen McCrory, Neil Malpass & Nick Manners. Available on Kindle or Paperback from March 7th. "I'm 6ft 3in, God made me too big to take orders from little b*starts! That's not me. I've never done it. In the nick I never did it and I don't do it outside. I make my own rules and live by them" Paul Sykes. There's a Facebook page too called Sykes Unfinished Agony. :TU:

Re: Paul Sykes - British & Commonwealth title contender

Posted: 03 Mar 2017, 09:03
by Aido
Looking forward to reading it

Re: Paul Sykes - British & Commonwealth title contender

Posted: 03 Mar 2017, 09:06
by Tomasino
celticsd23 wrote:New book available to buy on Amazon about this interesting chap. 50 Interviews, among them is, of course John L Gardner, Micky Vann, Johnny Nelson, Glen McCrory, Neil Malpass & Nick Manners. Available on Kindle or Paperback from March 7th. "I'm 6ft 3in, God made me too big to take orders from little b*starts! That's not me. I've never done it. In the nick I never did it and I don't do it outside. I make my own rules and live by them" Paul Sykes. There's a Facebook page too called Sykes Unfinished Agony. :TU:

Had a look on amazon could only see Sweet Agony...what's this book called?

Re: Paul Sykes - British & Commonwealth title contender

Posted: 04 Mar 2017, 08:36
by brilo33
i see the doc, thought you couldn't fight pro with a criminal record or been in jail , thought that is why you had unlicensed boxing mclean ,shaw

Re: Paul Sykes - British & Commonwealth title contender

Posted: 04 Mar 2017, 10:02
by gb
I'm from the same town as Paul Sykes. He was a regular in 'reports from the courts' in the nineties. Attacked a disabled bloke with a weapon once. Horrendous human being - best forgotten.

Re: Paul Sykes - British & Commonwealth title contender

Posted: 04 Mar 2017, 10:05
by Stuarty
gb wrote:I'm from the same town as Paul Sykes. He was a regular in 'reports from the courts' in the nineties. Attacked a disabled bloke with a weapon once. Horrendous human being - best forgotten.
Watched a thing on YouTube about him. Came across a right horrible piece of work.

Re: Paul Sykes - British & Commonwealth title contender

Posted: 04 Mar 2017, 10:19
by magwitch
I never understood how he made it to Singapore and about 5 other countries between being released in 84 and going back in 85. All in his same pumps... passport? Money?.....reason?
If that doesn’t sound outlandish - he claimed to have swum the straits between two of those countries :-? He never sounded bonkers either.

Re: Paul Sykes - British & Commonwealth title contender

Posted: 04 Mar 2017, 10:32
by brilo33
Stuarty30 wrote:
gb wrote:I'm from the same town as Paul Sykes. He was a regular in 'reports from the courts' in the nineties. Attacked a disabled bloke with a weapon once. Horrendous human being - best forgotten.
Watched a thing on YouTube about him. Came across a right horrible piece of work.
dont want to sound rude, but he seemed a bit mental.

Re: Paul Sykes - British & Commonwealth title contender

Posted: 04 Mar 2017, 10:35
by Stuarty
brilo33 wrote:
Stuarty30 wrote:
gb wrote:I'm from the same town as Paul Sykes. He was a regular in 'reports from the courts' in the nineties. Attacked a disabled bloke with a weapon once. Horrendous human being - best forgotten.
Watched a thing on YouTube about him. Came across a right horrible piece of work.
dont want to sound rude, but he seemed a bit mental.
Deffo. Obviously a nasty fukker on the drink as well. Him talking to his two kids was fuckin horrendous to watch! No wonder they're both fukked up!

Re: Paul Sykes - British & Commonwealth title contender

Posted: 04 Mar 2017, 10:41
by brilo33
Stuarty30 wrote:
brilo33 wrote:
Stuarty30 wrote:
Watched a thing on YouTube about him. Came across a right horrible piece of work.
dont want to sound rude, but he seemed a bit mental.
Deffo. Obviously a nasty fukker on the drink as well. Him talking to his two kids was fuckin horrendous to watch! No wonder they're both fukked up!
i read both kids are serving murder terms, that speaks volumes

Re: Paul Sykes - British & Commonwealth title contender

Posted: 04 Mar 2017, 10:42
by littlepug
brilo33 wrote:i see the doc, thought you couldn't fight pro with a criminal record or been in jail , thought that is why you had unlicensed boxing mclean ,shaw
if that was the case there would be hardly any pro boxers ! unlicenced is for those that cant get pro licences for medical reasons (mainly)

Re: Paul Sykes - British & Commonwealth title contender

Posted: 04 Mar 2017, 10:43
by brilo33
littlepug wrote:
brilo33 wrote:i see the doc, thought you couldn't fight pro with a criminal record or been in jail , thought that is why you had unlicensed boxing mclean ,shaw
if that was the case there would be hardly any pro boxers ! unlicenced is for those that cant get pro licences for medical reasons (mainly)
i know what your saying, it was something my older brother said, so i was thinking was it an old law

Re: Paul Sykes - British & Commonwealth title contender

Posted: 04 Mar 2017, 11:35
by forcefraser
gb wrote:I'm from the same town as Paul Sykes. He was a regular in 'reports from the courts' in the nineties. Attacked a disabled bloke with a weapon once. Horrendous human being - best forgotten.
I'm from lupset where he lived. Nasty piece of work indeed. Two of his sons done for murder.

Re: Paul Sykes - British & Commonwealth title contender

Posted: 15 Mar 2017, 10:25
by celticsd23
Tomasino wrote:
celticsd23 wrote:New book available to buy on Amazon about this interesting chap. 50 Interviews, among them is, of course John L Gardner, Micky Vann, Johnny Nelson, Glen McCrory, Neil Malpass & Nick Manners. Available on Kindle or Paperback from March 7th. "I'm 6ft 3in, God made me too big to take orders from little b*starts! That's not me. I've never done it. In the nick I never did it and I don't do it outside. I make my own rules and live by them" Paul Sykes. There's a Facebook page too called Sykes Unfinished Agony. :TU:

Had a look on amazon could only see Sweet Agony...what's this book called?
Wasn't released until March 7th but is now available on Amazon in Paperback and Kindle. Had great reviews. :TU:

Re: Paul Sykes - British & Commonwealth title contender

Posted: 15 Mar 2017, 10:30
by celticsd23
Have you watched the Forty Minutes doc called 'Dangermen'? It's on YouTube. Paul appears in that too as well as some other interesting characters.

Re: Paul Sykes - British & Commonwealth title contender

Posted: 15 Mar 2017, 10:31
by celticsd23
celticsd23 wrote:
Tomasino wrote:
celticsd23 wrote:New book available to buy on Amazon about this interesting chap. 50 Interviews, among them is, of course John L Gardner, Micky Vann, Johnny Nelson, Glen McCrory, Neil Malpass & Nick Manners. Available on Kindle or Paperback from March 7th. "I'm 6ft 3in, God made me too big to take orders from little b*starts! That's not me. I've never done it. In the nick I never did it and I don't do it outside. I make my own rules and live by them" Paul Sykes. There's a Facebook page too called Sykes Unfinished Agony. :TU:

Had a look on amazon could only see Sweet Agony...what's this book called?
Wasn't released until March 7th but is now available on Amazon in Paperback and Kindle. Had great reviews. :TU:
It's called 'Sykes - Unfinished Agony'