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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

It's called 'Sykes - Unfinished Agony'