I remember a good friend telling me a story, how his uncle went over Merthyr (from Aberdare) to have a scrap with Malcolm. Apparently Malcolm gave him a good going over, but then took him back to his house and put one of his own shirts on him, before sending home in the morning. I don’t know how true it is, but I wouldn’t be surprised, as there was a lot more respect back then.
In my younger years (I am now 62) I did a lot of strength sports and Teakwondo, not to impress people or to show how strong I was. In my mind I was a very shy and nonviolent person. At the gym and in my favorite bar people knew how strong I was, but I only did these sports for physical health. I was good at calming quarrels, my stature helped with that, but luckily I could always do it with my mouth. No matter how big and strong you are there is always a bigger bear. Or a smaller bear that will teach you a lesson. I've always been happy to do it with my mouth. I'm not a coward but I'm not a fighter either. That's why I'm still here I guess.
I like your philosophy, I'm the same, I'd rather diffuse a situation, and win without fighting . And violence should normally be the last option. Good message, and respect. Thank you 🥊👊
Every town and city has atleast one of these hard men. I could name several with boxing experience from the past. Its strange how none of them excelled as pro boxers but then again pro boxers do not try and gain a reputation in society. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication, you have to sacrifice your life to succeed in the ring.
walked into the iron horse pub and Malcolm was sitting at the bar, my dad introduced me and he bought us both a pint, when i finished i told the old man i was gonna buy Malcolm a pint back, my dad said if you do he will spread you all over the pub, apparently he would take that as an insult as he didn't buy 1 to receive 1, lesson learned quickly lol, always spoke to Malcolm and he was always a gent, when he was drunk tho i would stay well clear
Brought back memories mate iron horse back then was the toughest and roughest pub in valleys, all the tough men went there but all knew pricey was the best, I been in there had bottles flying over my head and that was just as pub open lol seen women beating hell out eachother, but remember few gypsies came in one day not local ones and giving it big one set about old timer in toilets 2 of them did then pricey walked in , put 3 of them though the window and beat other 2 so bad few boys had chuck them in car took them to viaduct thew them out thought pricey killed them everyone did
Thanks Matt and I like in your videos you leave words of warning to the young that violence is not something to be proud of . Sure everyone has he right to defend themselves and there are pure evil people in society which a good beating is too good for them !! But as someone who understands what boxing and fighting is about you deliver these anecdotes without glorification. Nice one fella 👍
Thank you very much Simon. Yeah it worries me, with the knife crime and dangers today. I would always try to encourage kids to stay away from it all. All the best and thank you 👊🥊
Sorry worked as a theatre tec. In hospital ..they don't look so tough and hard when then end up in theatre...all of life is precious and vulnerable... the thick and ignorant will never understand this until it happens to them.? a terminal illness.. their is not any man on this earth hard enough to escape death ...
When I was a lot younger I got involved with a lot of senseless random street flower arrangement. Now much older I've learned to calm a bit, and has a result I have blossomed.
Brilliant video, just bought the book on my kindle - great read so far. I met home once as a young man visiting Welsh relatives, he was getting on a big then, was respectful and kind to us, but he had an aura around him - that self confidence only a true fighting man has. Much respect 🙏👍
I coached Karens daughter in rugby a couple of years back saffron, she was quiet but hard as nails on the pitch she was also a Welsh karate/tekwondo champion. Lovely people 👍 great video 👏
Yeah she posted on Facebook that's what brought me here, I knew about Kerry Hope who is now in Australia, never knew about Malcolm so was a real history lesson. I'm from Tredegar and growing up Mel Bevan and Paul Woods were renowned hard men , both hard rugby men, my dad played rugby with them both at Tredegar in the 70s. My dad told me some stories about when they went on rugby tours to England 👀. I Mel was a gentleman and Paul Woods was always a gent to me. Speak as you find. 👍 Great channel
@@robbiejonyoungPaul Woods and kieron Gregory were the two bully's looking for trouble in merthyr years ago as they thought malcolm price not about ,and I watched malcolm destroy both them easily, and I heard of Paul Woods being a very hardman, but obviously pricey didn't know or care, but don't think either woodsy or Gregory expected that ferocity, because I seen it and it scared and humbled me how easily pricey destroy both them and me knowing woodsy got massive rep, buy as for Tredegar Colin James was the man over there back in the day total gentleman and not even woodsy or lehandle bother him
Great video Matt, I wonder if you’ve ever read or heard about jack Casey from Sunderland once described by French middleweight world champion marcel thil as the toughest man on the planet?
Very good research and content fair play 👍 at 17 me and my two mates playing pool he came in with a pal obviously had a few got a pint walked straight over to us stares and just says how can you tells a good fighter boys we still has our own teeth see smiled and walked back to his pal as to we necked our pints and fkd off sharpish 😂 yes legend
Many years ago, I sent you a message asking for advice (lesson ££) for my white collar boxing event in mk, didn't get a response, but it's nice to see you responding to comments on here!
Hi Kevin, my apologies on that. If it was FB im really bad for checking and replying. I find messages from years ago. How did you get on? Thank you for the message 👊🥊
@@mattlegg1976 lost by 2 points! But in my head I won, & what I mean by that is I give it 100% I've never given anything 100% didn't feel like a loss for the simple fact that I put so much into it, & it had a big impact on my life, he won the fight but I won on so many levels!! 😁 love the videos 👍
Been watching lennys fight again and again of that vid of lenny and Roy shows unlicensed fight we're he literally battered Shaw from the off what a formidable fighter I'm like you matt he's the first fighter I ever looked up to apart from yaself of course, but that scrap with lenny and Roy is just amazing..rest lenny m8 rest in piece ..to the guvnor big lenny ..💯👍🏻
A Celtic warrior. Wales breeds 'em tough. Always has, always will. I'd like to have seen him and Michael Tyson go to scratch when both were in their prime. Bit like the immovable object meeting the un-stoppable force. For me, Mr McLean was a boxer/street-fighter that would've also been a good match-up with Malcolm Price. He was a very hard man, but there's always someone harder, faster, more lethal. Best way to avoid these men is to avoid them. R.I.P Welshman: Legend.
It be miss match mate tyson in his prime against pricey or another street fighters, tyson was greatest boxer and one best in history at such a young age , he destroy pricey in the ring out the ring in street fight tyson be to fit and mobile , pricey to beat him would have grip him dirty fight him to have any chance to land a punch, he have get the luck go to ground and then pricey in his element he use anything to win on street but as a straighteners, not man on planet at that time street fighter or trained fighter would last few minutes with tyson on street or ring, but if tyson called a street fight then likes of pricey lenny with there experience and win buy any means then , tyson or any boxer be in trouble they have knock those guys out one punch, if not they in trouble, and thar kimbo slice lol I seen his vids respect to him as he not here now, but he wouldn't last a minute tops with pricey on the street I seen how devastating he was, he drop him and the crew in the yards there in minutes, not even in pricey league nor lenny or Shaw or Norman, Eric elwood another nobody mentioned, him and Ernie Bewick and richy Horsley, big up for Eric elwood won .I think Mr universe good boxer to and gentleman who hard as nails , Duffy and Brian Cockerell one git notorious name and no disrespect to them but when Duffy was going about knocking all the so called hard bouncers with reps, you never heard of him trying it against the hardest of them all in Eric elwood or him trying Ernie Bewick and richy Horsley, I rate both Duffy and Brian but they came together hell of a force but one on one can't see either them beat Ernie richy and definitely not eric
Organised street fighters are kind of modern day gladiators. Many gladiators were actually volunteers and were so expensive to train that death was avoided if atall possible.
@@mattlegg1976 my father was patrick spillane from dublin. He could / would have gone to the olympics in his boxing weight, but he chose cocaine instead. Never let your chances go by bye bye…….grab every feckin second!
@@mattlegg1976 i remember mike tyson visiting there Matt to see the three statues you were on about. the town was built around coal and steel. and thats long gone. so nothing really happens there now. so you can imagine the crowds of people in the town following tyson through the town when he turned up out of the blue. i lived in blackwood for five years which is sort of the next valley over before moving back home. i use to pick up robbie regan quite a bit when i lived up there and was driving taxis. and met enzo calzaghe a few times joes father both very nice people.
@@mattlegg1976 sadly he’s just passed away . His funeral was one heck of an experience. Some bent noses at that one . I got to hear the story from the horses mouth . Your video just confirmed it . I didn’t know Malcolm but my friend always said he was a hard fella . 2 legends in that town
My step dad worked with Malcom going back 30 years ago. they were on the big track machines and a swan kept coming on the track. He stopped his machine and ushered it off to make sure it didn’t get run over. It caused a back log with the dumpers the Forman came down in the Land Rover shouting asking wtf going on ? He seen it was Malcom and just left him to it 😂
I can tell you the best story I heard about Malcolm. His dad by the way was a policeman knew him too. Would not have messed with him! Anyway, Malcolm came home one day, and found a burglar in his house. The burglar pleaded, "Please phone the Police!". Malcolm said, "No way I shall deal with you myself!". The burglar was hospitalised. Classic!
Lets be honest! Lenny McLean was well known for being a terrible bully. My uncle knew him, said he wasn't a nice man Dont know why we give mclean air time we should remember all people he bullied
Matt, there is a legendary boxer from Bangor, North Wales who was definitely robbed of the Lonsdale belt. I saw him fight towards the end of his career when a massive traveller of in my estimation 22 stone, 6' 6" monster (Bangor still has a traveller camp just outside the city) Dave must have been 13 1/2 stone. I was 14 years old and had never seen men fight! There must have been a circle of 50 men on Bangor high street with me wormed right to the front! LOL! This Goliath had been bullying men in the Alma pub but when Davy walked in, he was quickly informed, "Dave, this fella's bullying everyone." "Not in my town, he isn't!" exclaims Dave, "You, outside now!" he tells this beast. I'd seen Dave ripping every single heavy punchbag in the club so knew what was coming! "The Bangor Banger" (his fighting name, stuck a right uppercut under Goliaths chin and lights out. Never saw the guy recover (he did but not at the scene) and I watched six big guys struggle the lump into the back of a van still sleeping, never to be seen in Bangor again! He's in his seventies now. David (Davy) Davis suffered ridicule in later years as alcohol challenged him but he is a true legend from my hometown and I'm proud of him and his achievements. He could have a whole pub howling with laughter with his razor sharp humour but he bullied no one. In my forties I was living in Bootle, working on Seaforth Docks as a shuttering joiner and met his Scouse nemesis, who's name, sadly I've forgotten, who usually just got the better of Dave in the ring but he was overwhelmed with emotion about how hard Dave was and wanted to know all about him again. Davy Davis never got the recognition he deserved and is a truly remarkable character! If you want a North Wales boxer with some incredible stories, consider him, please, Matt? There is still footage of him but on video I think. If you need pointing in right direction, I have moved from Bangor but know who to ask.
I live in Merthyr and remember Malcolm about the pubs in the 80s he was a frightening man, and reading these stories I think every town has a hard man. But Malcolm price was something else and I been about the system and met lots of tough men . My mate who bit Malcolm’s nose off told me he was frightened when pricey started they were drinking together in the kings arms. And he was gutted after it happened malcolm price is a legend around the valleys especially in Merthyr. True story
If talking Merthyr Tydfil you cannot not mention Jimmy Wilde! One for the boxing geeks maybe but strong shout to be the greatest Welsh, if not greatest British, professional boxers of all time. Sensational record.
He was very dangerous I remember he beat my father up one night in the horse and groom pub and left his boot mark on his face, and they were friends, he came to our house next day to apologise and they were friends till the end. R.i.P Malcolm!
I wonder if Mal was related to Wales and Lions prop and hard man, Graham Price. Similar looking so no surprise they're brothers or cuzzies. I would have loved to have seen the All Black prop Keith Murdoch (RIP Champ) fight any of these guys. Murdoch was sent back home to NZ after the test at Cardiff Arms Park in 1972? afterhe gave the security staff the Kiwi national anthem. Its widely agreed that his sending home was a bad blue bythe coach at the time and Keith got off the flight home in Ozzie where he went outback trucking for decades. He NEVER did return to NZ and died a few years ago. Prolly the rugby worlds' best and hardest prop of the era.He always shunned publicity cos he was a shy farmer who was used to being on the farm and working and living by himself so the media terrified him if truth be known. Matt, do some research on Keith, he WAS a Hard bastid and had a big tash that made his look even meaner. The old fashioned beer cans before aluminium, Keith could crush one from top to bottom with one hand, pretty decent. Murdoch looked like the guy in the thumb nail you did 10 months ago Paul Sykes: Featuring Bill the Bomb, Lenny McLean, Bryan Cockerill, Roy Shaw and Cliff Fields.The guy in the middle with the Lonsdale Tee on and Keith Murdoch have similar facial structure and Keith had a bushy Mexican Mo.
Brilliant mate, he's the sort of man that really interests me. I love the fact that he went off in to the Outback by himself aswell. I'll definitely look him up. Thank you mate 🥊👊
I lived in swales for a while. They are tough down there. Abadare, mountain ash, and all them places are full of hard people. I'll always remember the kids playing rugby in the streets on the damn tarmac and gravel. Kids in England kick a ball about on a field. Them kids were playing proper rugby on a piece of waste ground full of glass and all sorts. They didn't give a fuk! Seemed like all the teenage kids could box as well. I loved swales and it's people.
Try to get the puff to cup my dad's genertailer but another inmate told my da that it was a plan So my da coming from crumlin Dublin and being a victim from his da as a child who broke my da's legs at the age of six So had a similar childhood as Malcolm and when the puff tryed to feel my da's priverts my da cut him with a Stanley blade that he had put into a bar of soap and opened him up from his belly button to his Adams Apple and as a result of that they shipped him to hmp Manchester where he met Malcolm and put him down in one punch But my da became good friends with Malcolm straight after that and always said that he that Malcolm was as tough as nails and it's could of gone the other way and for my da to say that Malcolm must of been the real deal and so that's my story as my da died many years ago and is up to the reader to believe or not So am I lieing or not Well I know the truth and that's all that matters to me and a great video Stay blessed and GODBLESS 🍀
@@mattlegg1976 Thanks Matt also got lots of other stories that shows the bullshit story of the krays and what they were really about And many more AND yes my da was your best friend or WORSE ENEMY'which is a good way to be But definitely wasn't talking anything away from Malcolm He was was of the last real hard men Because of there childhoods shaped them that way Me myself have been arested for murder and it's not what life's about But still enjoying your channel keep up the good work and stay blessed for real 🍀💯❤️🙏🏻🤠
Love your videos Matt, my dad was a hard man in his younger days who could definitely throw them when he had to but never looked for trouble he used to always tell me don’t go looking for trouble but if you’re being bullied or started on don’t hesitate to put them on their arses.. also he would mention that there is always someone tougher around the corner.. keep up the great content mate 👍🏼👊🏼
When I was a teenager I could stand my ground against most men, and if I lost so what, not much kudos for a 30 year old man battering a 16 year old. My dad was never a big man, about 5.9 and 12 stone but he grew up hard and fought in WW2 along with his 4 brothers. One thing he said to me when I was about 18 will stay with me forever "if you give any man a cause to fight he will be dangerous" if I'm honest I didn't really know what he meant at the time but now at 58 with a grown up son and two teenage daughters i know exactly what he meant!
My uncle and dad worked with him years ago. They said he was always sound when he wasn't in Wales and working away. Soon as he went home and got on the drink it all went sideways!
Hi matt Story has it that any trouble with Malcom price around his home town or neighbouring towns of Merthyr,the only police Sargent they sent out was graham miles another great guy of the town and another hard man and great boxer,but a gentleman and the type of officer you gave respect to,he was the only one that could do anything with Malcolm when he kicked off,great video as always 👍👊🏴🏴
Graham was far far tougher than Malcolm, but lead very different lives. Graham kept himself extremely fit and is currently battling motor neurone disease, and has trained even with the illness. Malcolm was a product of his environment and he was a lovely man to old people, but a nasty man when he needed to be. He is certainly a legend of the town’s toughest and is still remembered years after his death, a tough man from a tough town.
@willwilliams8176 they did have a couple of scraps and both men called it in stopped they had to much respect for each other. My dad was the main door man at the brandy Bridge and I can tell you a few more stories about malc.
It is very true what you say about Graham Miles but there was another Police officer who Malcolm was wary of and that was Inspector Ken Davies. Ken was a quiet guy but he was a Clint Eastwood lookalike, and over six feet tall. Ken could handle himself and I am sure Malcolm knew that, as he was on his best behavior when Ken was about. I grew up with Malcolm and went to the same gym as him for a while, so we were always good friends, but he did have a violent temper.
I just found your channel, I've been obsessed with the older fighters of the cobble as you say over there, I love the stories and the dedication you put in your videos , thank ya much from W,V.. USA
I'm a project manager and we hired a lift and shift team to remove a 50 year old boiler out of a Plantroom on the 3rd floor of a warehouse. This tatty old van rocked up with what I can only describe as 5 of the biggest amd hardest looking blokes that I've ever seen in my life. Within 5 hours these gorillas had done the job and were carrying sections of the boiler that must have weight 200kg. All of them from merthyr Tydfil. Couldn't understand a word and gave them a wide berth, but you could tell these blokes wouldn't f**k about if needed.
He loved wildlife, so I got nothing bad to say about him. By the way, in a ring with Queensbury rules, he would have destroyed Lenny McLean, don't know about on the cobbles though
Credit to any man who can look after himself and still be humble ,there's too many of the hard man bully type about..the true hardmen keep themselves to themselves and don't go looking for trouble.
Back in the day hard men as strong and as big as bears were born. Working down the coal pits or in the industrial plants bred men of exceptional strength and toughness. But it also meant their woman and kids being often mistreated or beaten. But l agree,avoid the violence if you can. Turning into a monster through violence causes harm to everyone.
Another brilliant video Matt, cheers. There's a great lesson to be learned for anyone who fancies picking on someone at random in a bar or in the street, you might just be picking on the wrong bloke. It's just not worth it. A mate of mine a few years ago got picked on in a pub as he was spending some family time, and this guy comes out of nowhere and challenges him to an arm wrestling match. Of course my mate Graham said 'No thanks, I'm just sitting here with my family" then this guy starts mouthing off at him calling him a pussy. Graham's family urged him to take up the guys offer. Of course, when he stood up and this bloke saw the size of him 6ft 7ins and 18 stone he nearly sh*t himself. Result, Graham had to be pulled off the arm clasp because the guy was screaming that he was trying to break his arm. The match only lasted a few seconds. We still laugh about it today.
Good vid Matt. I wonder over the years up and down the country how many men where harder and tougher than these mentioned but either never actually new their potential or did but just kept themselves to themselves, family men etc… I personally got to know one bloke around 20yrs back for a few yrs through work, kind gentleman, quiet, never went out really just went to work went home to his wife and daughter . I was in a working man’s club one afternoon when he walked in, walked over to a table and picked a bloke up of his chair threw him across the pub like a doll and pasted three other blokes with ease… he just calmly walked out… I asked him 3 days after what went on to react like he did (he didn’t even look menacing) and he just told me mind my own business 🤷🏻♂️ you just never know who you are dealing with ! .
🤣🤣 That's a great story, had laughing at the Mind your own business bit. It made me wonder though, lol I definitely agree with you, there must be hundreds of capable men , under the radar, who could beat anyone on any given day Thank you for the message 👊🥊
Lol - a great line from the film hard times with James coburn and Charles Bronson about bare knuckle boxing in 1930s America during the depression delivered by James coburn ( the promoter) to Bronson ( the fighter) “ look friend in every town there’s a bar and in that bar there’s a man who thinks he’s tougher than a nickel steak”🤣🤣
Another Interesting video Matt I bet there is plenty of HARDMEN about that dont have a rep or are unknown they just want to keep themselves to themselves but every time I hear Lenny McLean being mentioned always grabs my attention got a few books about him somewhere that have been read so many times keep the videos coming mate AWESOME STUFF !!
I watched 3 of your videos today and I had to subscribe. Your knowledge and respect that's obvious in your videos is most impressive. I'm from Canada, and we just don't get any coverage of some of these legends that you cover. I first became aware of the unlicensed scene because of Lenny's autobio and I branched out from there. Thanks for the quality work you do. All the best.
Malcolm price was an animal. He was supposed to fight lenny and it was all set up and lenny backed out I know this for a fact my dad was his very very close mate and was there when the meeting happened for setting up the fight. Malcolm would have done lenny easy he was far more aggressive bigger and was a professional boxer what a machine
The world has changed massively since those times,it's no longer needed to be hard in those circles because it's almost certain that if some one wants 'a bit of you', your demise will almost certainly come via cold steel or bullets and not from a good old fashioned brawl.
My dad winky worked with him pushing him on a dozer my dad said he was a tough guy. There is a picture of maltose in a book on one of the scrapers he use to operate. Rip malcom
With all due respect to all the hardmen mentioned like lenny, and as i knew malcolm price he the only one out of the lot that fought all over uk, all other's mentioned including lenny never fought outside of there Manor, pricey did fact
@mattlegg1976 tell you what matt, how great would it have been if years ago bkb like it is now , no without disrespect wannabees try get name for themselves, knowing guys in there hometown can smash them but not interested inbkb but old school years ago hardest of the hardest anything goes in ring find best street fighter of that era wow
@mattlegg1976 and can guarantee like if pricey ,lenny Norman, Shaw, etc would animate any guys today there's better on street who git mo interest guys better than any u see today and they know there's better just want get name
The spirit of violence is quick to enter into any man who (often through trauma or abuse) will open a door to it. Only Jesus Christ can deliver a man from the oppression or possession of this (and every other) unclean spirit. Repent! (Turn from your unbelief) .. and believe the good news of Jesus Christ. Accept your need for a saviour. Believe the LORD Jesus Christ died for your sins and was buried and raised again after three days into eternal life. Call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved. Only believe!
I lived 3 doors away from Malcolm when growing up. His father Les was a bully and pushed Malcolm into boxing. I also used to pick Malcolm up for work when he was a dozer driver at Taylor Woodrow opencast. He also was an animal lover and we used to walk our dogs together in the park.
Too right mate, you never know who you gonna come up against in a pub or on the cobbles so best to always be respectful and not be a wise ass or loud mouth. Too many people have way too much to drink and are all of a sudden become Mike Tyson or just being right twats with attitudes or trying to impress people and its a disaster waiting to happen cause you get some real hard bastards like Lenny and Malcolm who will really hurt you and by the time they realise they have tried the wrong one its too late. Quality video again mate, keep them coming.
@@mattlegg1976 yep that too some people are unassuming or actual nice people but are hard as nails if pushed, that's how I imagine you are Matt a genuine bloke but not someone you want to disrespect or get funny with cause you have the tools and know how to absolutely destroy a person. By the way what footie team do you support?
All the tough guys are caring and have a heart , cowards don't. Being tough and having a temper is definitely hereditary. Great channel you've got here very interesting 👍
guy looks like lenny to be fair you would think they where brothers must be frome the hard fucker gene pool to be honest i think matt has the look of paddy doherty an outher fighter i do belive its in people and then add training wil power and [upbiringing and i shouldnt say it but people who grow up hard and all that] and you get people who become shining stars in the fighting world
These hard men were average boxer's, I wouldn't label them the hardest of any country, they wouldn't survive 1 week on the streets in say a country like Mexico
On any given day, if you can learn something new and interesting then it's a good day. I'd never heard of this gentleman but now i definitely want to learn more about him. Awesome post.
I've been to merthyr a few times with my mate Lee who moved to Wiltshire.I worked with Lee for 3 years and he invited me to merthyr to see his family had some good times but when there was trouble them merthyr lad's they were tough as hell some of the fights I seen in pubs and clubs 🤯😱.
I live in Merthy and knew Malcolm in his latter years. Everyone had a Pricey story when I was growing up. Some true others are part of local myth and legend, but one thing for sure is, he was one tough guy. Great video ( I don't know where you got the fight footage, but I've never managed to find any myself).
@Matt Legg no problem. One story I remember, Malcolm used to work in the highways years ago. I'm guessing mid 70s. He was up north for some time, and when the boys ran out of beer money, they would set fights up and drink the winnings. I think they were drunk a lot.
Great watch matt.. I worked at merthyr back last year and all I ever heard was story's on malcolm. And a man not to be fucked with I used to enjoy the story's. Merthyr one hard city they'd fight thereselfs in a empty room
Thanks Matt I’m new to your channel and just going through all the vids , I’ve gotta say mate that your settings are all inspired and all the vids I’ve seen have been interesting and well thought out, it is a breath of fresh air so please keep doing what you are doing 🙏
@@mattlegg1976have to say fella as I knew pricey even I didn't think so many views you get shows that people all.over uk heard of pricey even though lenny more famous but without the fame nobody only few over uk would hear of lenny but definitely heard of pricey, it would been generational fight on the street dream fight, prime lenny before roids and prime pricey my money and house be on pricey, roided lenny might have chance but pricey be to much for prime lenny no roids
When I was in the Army we did a exercise on the Brecon Beacons and on the last night went out on the piss in Merthyr. Fuck me it was carnage with running battles in the streets. The locals didn’t appreciate 50 odd squaddies turning up in their town. Good memories! Haha
Another great boxer , perhaps the best ever to come out of Britain, always named in top ten greatest ever by a lot of critics , Jimmy Wilde was born very close to Merthyr, Colin Jones European welter weight trained under Eddie Thomas in Merthyr
My mother was Jimmy Wilde's housekeeper when he lived in Cadoxton,Barry.Ive met the great man and shook his hand when I was a boy. I remember thinking at the time how big his hands were.Ive never seen so much silver as there was in his trophy cabinet,plus a beautiful oil painting of him in the ring being introduced to the Prince of Wales.There's nothing I can add that hasn't already been said about Jimmy Wilde,he was a legend and a gentleman RIP.
Malcolm looks like the late William Smith, Actor bodybuilder who was known for being a tough guy in his own right. Stared alongside Clint Eastwood in Any wich way you can, recon Malcom he would have sorted Lenny no bother.
Matt some of these areas you shoot the videos look amazing! I do have to say that working doors in my city, fighting on the streets was common, and deadly at times. You never know who has a weapon and what their true intention are. I'll have to look and see, but according to my mother, my fathers family was from Whales, not 100% for sure where at though. I've always wanted to go have a look around, but each time I've been in the UK visiting, i've never had time unfortunately.
Not only are there these genuine hard men, but nowadays MMA and Boxing is so widely available. There are so many people who, to look at, you'd think nothing, but could easily kick you in the head or choke you unconscious. Not worth it.
i remember Little Johnny Owen he was a good young man , he was known as the Matchstick man great boxer young Johnny, died from a blow to the head, broke my heart at the time.I heard Malcom Price was a good ,man too.
@@mattlegg1976 thanks for reply mate yes young Johnny lovely little fella,talking of fights i am 65 yrs old now and i nearly had a fight tonight on the icy roads with a young fella.lol
@@rarecockneyguvnor4945 Johnny used to run past my house training he lived near bye very quiet guy never drank or go out on the town tragic what happened to him
Really enjoyed that Matt, much appreciated 👍
Thank you very much 🥊👊
I remember a good friend telling me a story, how his uncle went over Merthyr (from Aberdare) to have a scrap with Malcolm. Apparently Malcolm gave him a good going over, but then took him back to his house and put one of his own shirts on him, before sending home in the morning. I don’t know how true it is, but I wouldn’t be surprised, as there was a lot more respect back then.
Great video Matt. I’ve heard of Malcom Price. There are so many tough people 💪
Thank you mate. Yeah there are hundreds we don't even know about probably.
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Heard this man mentioned a few times was good to hear a bit more about him. Good video 👍
Thank you mate 👊🥊
In my younger years (I am now 62) I did a lot of strength sports and Teakwondo, not to impress people or to show how strong I was. In my mind I was a very shy and nonviolent person. At the gym and in my favorite bar people knew how strong I was, but I only did these sports for physical health. I was good at calming quarrels, my stature helped with that, but luckily I could always do it with my mouth. No matter how big and strong you are there is always a bigger bear. Or a smaller bear that will teach you a lesson. I've always been happy to do it with my mouth. I'm not a coward but I'm not a fighter either. That's why I'm still here I guess.
I like your philosophy, I'm the same, I'd rather diffuse a situation, and win without fighting . And violence should normally be the last option.
Good message, and respect.
Thank you 🥊👊
That's the proper way to handle yourself,the person giving it large, usually isn't worth a toss on his own 🇮🇪☘️
True strength is in the mind. Nothing hits harder than life
@@mattlegg1976 The two best martial arts are: 1) Talk-it-through-fu 2) Leggit-fu. ;-)
Every town and city has atleast one of these hard men. I could name several with boxing experience from the past. Its strange how none of them excelled as pro boxers but then again pro boxers do not try and gain a reputation in society. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication, you have to sacrifice your life to succeed in the ring.
walked into the iron horse pub and Malcolm was sitting at the bar, my dad introduced me and he bought us both a pint, when i finished i told the old man i was gonna buy Malcolm a pint back, my dad said if you do he will spread you all over the pub, apparently he would take that as an insult as he didn't buy 1 to receive 1, lesson learned quickly lol, always spoke to Malcolm and he was always a gent, when he was drunk tho i would stay well clear
🤣🤣 Wow. He definitely sounds like you had to be careful around him 👍🥊
Brought back memories mate iron horse back then was the toughest and roughest pub in valleys, all the tough men went there but all knew pricey was the best, I been in there had bottles flying over my head and that was just as pub open lol seen women beating hell out eachother, but remember few gypsies came in one day not local ones and giving it big one set about old timer in toilets 2 of them did then pricey walked in , put 3 of them though the window and beat other 2 so bad few boys had chuck them in car took them to viaduct thew them out thought pricey killed them everyone did
Thanks Matt and I like in your videos you leave words of warning to the young that violence is not something to be proud of . Sure everyone has he right to defend themselves and there are pure evil people in society which a good beating is too good for them !! But as someone who understands what boxing and fighting is about you deliver these anecdotes without glorification. Nice one fella 👍
Thank you very much Simon. Yeah it worries me, with the knife crime and dangers today.
I would always try to encourage kids to stay away from it all.
All the best and thank you 👊🥊
Sorry worked as a theatre tec. In hospital ..they don't look so tough and hard when then end up in theatre...all of life is precious and vulnerable... the thick and ignorant will never understand this until it happens to them.? a terminal illness.. their is not any man on this earth hard enough to escape death ...
Great video mate, top men those Price’s 🙏🤛🤛
🤣🤣They are, lol
Thank you mate. I appreciate that. Let me know what day is good, and I'll pop down 🥊👊
@@mattlegg1976 sure my bro. I’ll bell you tmorra. X
You are a top Price Greg haha.
excellent channel, thank you, subscribed
Thank you very much 👍🥊
Well put together this is mate
Nice work bro 💯🥊💙
Thank you mate 🥊👊
When I was a lot younger I got involved with a lot of senseless random street flower arrangement. Now much older I've learned to calm a bit, and has a result I have blossomed.
Well said. Thank you 🥊👊
Brilliant video, just bought the book on my kindle - great read so far. I met home once as a young man visiting Welsh relatives, he was getting on a big then, was respectful and kind to us, but he had an aura around him - that self confidence only a true fighting man has. Much respect 🙏👍
I coached Karens daughter in rugby a couple of years back saffron, she was quiet but hard as nails on the pitch she was also a Welsh karate/tekwondo champion. Lovely people 👍 great video 👏
Ah wow. What a tough family. Karon really helped me , great to have her input .
I hope she is happy with the video.
Thank you for the message 👊🥊
Yeah she posted on Facebook that's what brought me here, I knew about Kerry Hope who is now in Australia, never knew about Malcolm so was a real history lesson. I'm from Tredegar and growing up Mel Bevan and Paul Woods were renowned hard men , both hard rugby men, my dad played rugby with them both at Tredegar in the 70s. My dad told me some stories about when they went on rugby tours to England 👀. I Mel was a gentleman and Paul Woods was always a gent to me. Speak as you find. 👍 Great channel
@@robbiejonyoungPaul Woods and kieron Gregory were the two bully's looking for trouble in merthyr years ago as they thought malcolm price not about ,and I watched malcolm destroy both them easily, and I heard of Paul Woods being a very hardman, but obviously pricey didn't know or care, but don't think either woodsy or Gregory expected that ferocity, because I seen it and it scared and humbled me how easily pricey destroy both them and me knowing woodsy got massive rep, buy as for Tredegar Colin James was the man over there back in the day total gentleman and not even woodsy or lehandle bother him
Really interesting video, with a beautiful back drop!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you very much 👍🥊
@@mattlegg1976 you're very welcome.
TOP TOP CHANNEL WATCH A FEW BUT YOURS IS BY FAR THE BEST CHANNEL MATE 👌👍👊
I really appreciate that. Thank you 👊🥊
Great story ... keep up the good work ... Great channel 👍
Thank you very much 🥊👊
Great video Matt, I wonder if you’ve ever read or heard about jack Casey from Sunderland once described by French middleweight world champion marcel thil as the toughest man on the planet?
Thank you. Ah ok, I'll add him to list, nice one 👊🥊👍
Great vid fella. Interesting Matt
Thank you mate 👊🥊
Who’s the black geezer fighting Malcolm in the ring at the beginning? Looks pretty handy. Great channel this.
Yeah I thought be looked good as well. Wynter was his name 👊🥊👍
Very good research and content fair play 👍 at 17 me and my two mates playing pool he came in with a pal obviously had a few got a pint walked straight over to us stares and just says how can you tells a good fighter boys we still has our own teeth see smiled and walked back to his pal as to we necked our pints and fkd off sharpish 😂 yes legend
🤣🤣🤣 That's really made me smile this morning, that's brilliant., 🤣🤣
Thank you for the message 👍🥊👊
Many years ago, I sent you a message asking for advice (lesson ££) for my white collar boxing event in mk, didn't get a response, but it's nice to see you responding to comments on here!
Hi Kevin, my apologies on that.
If it was FB im really bad for checking and replying.
I find messages from years ago.
How did you get on?
Thank you for the message 👊🥊
@@mattlegg1976 lost by 2 points! But in my head I won, & what I mean by that is I give it 100% I've never given anything 100% didn't feel like a loss for the simple fact that I put so much into it, & it had a big impact on my life, he won the fight but I won on so many levels!! 😁 love the videos 👍
Good insightful video Matt 🙌🏽
Thank you Ian 👊🥊
Been watching lennys fight again and again of that vid of lenny and Roy shows unlicensed fight we're he literally battered Shaw from the off what a formidable fighter I'm like you matt he's the first fighter I ever looked up to apart from yaself of course, but that scrap with lenny and Roy is just amazing..rest lenny m8 rest in piece ..to the guvnor big lenny ..💯👍🏻
A Celtic warrior. Wales breeds 'em tough. Always has, always will. I'd like to have seen him and Michael Tyson go to scratch when both were in their prime. Bit like the immovable object meeting the un-stoppable force. For me, Mr McLean was a boxer/street-fighter that would've also been a good match-up with Malcolm Price. He was a very hard man, but there's always someone harder, faster, more lethal. Best way to avoid these men is to avoid them. R.I.P Welshman: Legend.
It be miss match mate tyson in his prime against pricey or another street fighters, tyson was greatest boxer and one best in history at such a young age , he destroy pricey in the ring out the ring in street fight tyson be to fit and mobile , pricey to beat him would have grip him dirty fight him to have any chance to land a punch, he have get the luck go to ground and then pricey in his element he use anything to win on street but as a straighteners, not man on planet at that time street fighter or trained fighter would last few minutes with tyson on street or ring, but if tyson called a street fight then likes of pricey lenny with there experience and win buy any means then , tyson or any boxer be in trouble they have knock those guys out one punch, if not they in trouble, and thar kimbo slice lol I seen his vids respect to him as he not here now, but he wouldn't last a minute tops with pricey on the street I seen how devastating he was, he drop him and the crew in the yards there in minutes, not even in pricey league nor lenny or Shaw or Norman, Eric elwood another nobody mentioned, him and Ernie Bewick and richy Horsley, big up for Eric elwood won .I think Mr universe good boxer to and gentleman who hard as nails , Duffy and Brian Cockerell one git notorious name and no disrespect to them but when Duffy was going about knocking all the so called hard bouncers with reps, you never heard of him trying it against the hardest of them all in Eric elwood or him trying Ernie Bewick and richy Horsley, I rate both Duffy and Brian but they came together hell of a force but one on one can't see either them beat Ernie richy and definitely not eric
Tyson would kick the shit out of these old hard asses😂😂
Great video 💪🥊
Doesn’t seem to matter what country street criminals are from their fates are all very similar.
Organised street fighters are kind of modern day gladiators. Many gladiators were actually volunteers and were so expensive to train that death was avoided if atall possible.
Yeah definitely a different breed. Thank you for the message 🥊👍
@@mattlegg1976 my father was patrick spillane from dublin. He could / would have gone to the olympics in his boxing weight, but he chose cocaine instead. Never let your chances go by bye bye…….grab every feckin second!
Melcombe looks powerful in the ring 👊💯 amd a monster out side of it👍💯 rip 🙏 👊💯
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Great story !
Too many ads!!
another great video Matt i live just down the road from merthyr in Swansea
Ah nice one. Thank you. Next time I'm over that way I'll visit Merthyr.
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@@mattlegg1976 i remember mike tyson visiting there Matt to see the three statues you were on about. the town was built around coal and steel. and thats long gone. so nothing really happens there now. so you can imagine the crowds of people in the town following tyson through the town when he turned up out of the blue. i lived in blackwood for five years which is sort of the next valley over before moving back home. i use to pick up robbie regan quite a bit when i lived up there and was driving taxis. and met enzo calzaghe a few times joes father both very nice people.
@@kevinjenkins2468 Robbie regan 😂
@@Mot8484 very nice guy i found him. and its a great achievement to win a WBO world title.
@@kevinjenkins2468 didn’t mean it that way Kevin, I know him. He’s from around my area. Just laughed out loud that’s all.
Watching pricey in action i reckon he couldve done shaw and Maclean at the same time within 3 or 4 minutes
He was a force 👊🥊
@@mattlegg1976 got to give him respect- travelled the length of the uk ( working on the roads) and took on all comers
Roy shaw is overrated, got a name for chinning useless screws and every hard man he fought he lost, sykes twice for example
I wonder who he who shall remain nameless who likes pigeons would have fared against the hard cases- everyone in their prime??
How😀
I knew the man that put the hatchet in . Now he was a hard man too . That’s why MP took the knife
Really! Both dangerous men for sure. 🥊👍
@@mattlegg1976 sadly he’s just passed away . His funeral was one heck of an experience. Some bent noses at that one . I got to hear the story from the horses mouth . Your video just confirmed it . I didn’t know Malcolm but my friend always said he was a hard fella . 2 legends in that town
My step dad worked with Malcom going back 30 years ago. they were on the big track machines and a swan kept coming on the track. He stopped his machine and ushered it off to make sure it didn’t get run over. It caused a back log with the dumpers the Forman came down in the Land Rover shouting asking wtf going on ? He seen it was Malcom and just left him to it 😂
I worked with Malcolm on that open cast site and can imagine that happening 👍
Ah , he loved birds, and and natural in general
Thank you for that 🥊👊
At least he had that about him 👍
@@JOEFABULOUS. what open cast
@@yvonne.robertpickett659 Taylor Woodrow dowlais top although he worked on other sites too maybe Ross is talking about one of those
I can tell you the best story I heard about Malcolm. His dad by the way was a policeman knew him too. Would not have messed with him! Anyway, Malcolm came home one day, and found a burglar in his house. The burglar pleaded, "Please phone the Police!". Malcolm said, "No way I shall deal with you myself!". The burglar was hospitalised. Classic!
I"m from the Rhondda & i"ve heard this story from local boxers - nice one 👌
🤣🤣🥊👊 Brilliant
" he'd smash an ashtray or pint glass in your face " yeah he's some guy to look upto. !!!!
@@TheNinyo77 according to malcolm in his book he'd only use the tools when outnumbered??
Basic street fighting ffs. Someone wants to do me damage, they get whatever. It’s never been nice.
Lets be honest!
Lenny McLean was well known for being a terrible bully. My uncle knew him, said he wasn't a nice man Dont know why we give mclean air time we should remember all people he bullied
This person you are describing is a human being that is normal, but you do not want to be on the wrong side of. Massive respect to this man.
Matt, there is a legendary boxer from Bangor, North Wales who was definitely robbed of the Lonsdale belt. I saw him fight towards the end of his career when a massive traveller of in my estimation 22 stone, 6' 6" monster (Bangor still has a traveller camp just outside the city) Dave must have been 13 1/2 stone. I was 14 years old and had never seen men fight! There must have been a circle of 50 men on Bangor high street with me wormed right to the front! LOL! This Goliath had been bullying men in the Alma pub but when Davy walked in, he was quickly informed, "Dave, this fella's bullying everyone." "Not in my town, he isn't!" exclaims Dave, "You, outside now!" he tells this beast. I'd seen Dave ripping every single heavy punchbag in the club so knew what was coming! "The Bangor Banger" (his fighting name, stuck a right uppercut under Goliaths chin and lights out. Never saw the guy recover (he did but not at the scene) and I watched six big guys struggle the lump into the back of a van still sleeping, never to be seen in Bangor again! He's in his seventies now. David (Davy) Davis suffered ridicule in later years as alcohol challenged him but he is a true legend from my hometown and I'm proud of him and his achievements. He could have a whole pub howling with laughter with his razor sharp humour but he bullied no one.
In my forties I was living in Bootle, working on Seaforth Docks as a shuttering joiner and met his Scouse nemesis, who's name, sadly I've forgotten, who usually just got the better of Dave in the ring but he was overwhelmed with emotion about how hard Dave was and wanted to know all about him again. Davy Davis never got the recognition he deserved and is a truly remarkable character! If you want a North Wales boxer with some incredible stories, consider him, please, Matt? There is still footage of him but on video I think. If you need pointing in right direction, I have moved from Bangor but know who to ask.
I live in Merthyr and remember Malcolm about the pubs in the 80s he was a frightening man, and reading these stories I think every town has a hard man. But Malcolm price was something else and I been about the system and met lots of tough men . My mate who bit Malcolm’s nose off told me he was frightened when pricey started they were drinking together in the kings arms. And he was gutted after it happened malcolm price is a legend around the valleys especially in Merthyr. True story
Did your mate give Malcom his nose back? I can respect a fighting man, but I got no time or respect for thieves.@@tomaspippin4440
I’m from Llanelli (South Wales), and I can admit that the Valley’s boys have got some grit about them.
Definitely. I'm looking forward to coming over to interview some fighters 🥊👊
If talking Merthyr Tydfil you cannot not mention Jimmy Wilde! One for the boxing geeks maybe but strong shout to be the greatest Welsh, if not greatest British, professional boxers of all time. Sensational record.
I'll definitely get him in a video 🥊👊
Matt,would you fancy your chances against the GOAT ,Charlie Zelonoff? 431-0!
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Guy I worked with knew Malcolm back in the day ‘ he was very respectful by all accounts’ just an animal when he snapped. Great account of him Matt 😊🥊👍
That's what I thought. Brilliant. Thank you 🥊👊
He was very dangerous I remember he beat my father up one night in the horse and groom pub and left his boot mark on his face, and they were friends, he came to our house next day to apologise and they were friends till the end. R.i.P Malcolm!
I wonder if Mal was related to Wales and Lions prop and hard man, Graham Price. Similar looking so no surprise they're brothers or cuzzies. I would have loved to have seen the All Black prop Keith Murdoch (RIP Champ) fight any of these guys. Murdoch was sent back home to NZ after the test at Cardiff Arms Park in 1972? afterhe gave the security staff the Kiwi national anthem. Its widely agreed that his sending home was a bad blue bythe coach at the time and Keith got off the flight home in Ozzie where he went outback trucking for decades. He NEVER did return to NZ and died a few years ago. Prolly the rugby worlds' best and hardest prop of the era.He always shunned publicity cos he was a shy farmer who was used to being on the farm and working and living by himself so the media terrified him if truth be known. Matt, do some research on Keith, he WAS a Hard bastid and had a big tash that made his look even meaner. The old fashioned beer cans before aluminium, Keith could crush one from top to bottom with one hand, pretty decent. Murdoch looked like the guy in the thumb nail you did 10 months ago Paul Sykes: Featuring Bill the Bomb, Lenny McLean, Bryan Cockerill, Roy Shaw and Cliff Fields.The guy in the middle with the Lonsdale Tee on and Keith Murdoch have similar facial structure and Keith had a bushy Mexican Mo.
Brilliant mate, he's the sort of man that really interests me.
I love the fact that he went off in to the Outback by himself aswell.
I'll definitely look him up.
Thank you mate 🥊👊
Hi , I just looked him up, he definitely looked the part you're right.
I'll see what I can find for a video. Nice one 👍🥊
I lived in swales for a while. They are tough down there. Abadare, mountain ash, and all them places are full of hard people.
I'll always remember the kids playing rugby in the streets on the damn tarmac and gravel. Kids in England kick a ball about on a field. Them kids were playing proper rugby on a piece of waste ground full of glass and all sorts. They didn't give a fuk! Seemed like all the teenage kids could box as well. I loved swales and it's people.
Sounds pretty dumb I’m sure there’s plenty of grass available in rural wales lol
Anderson merthyr tydfil is rougher then Aberdare & mountain ash
@@daidando8903 I won't argue with that. Merthyr is a rough old town. I liked Aberdare tbh. Good people, but a very tough place.
Actually we do that too in England.
@@AntaresBottia you'd know eh? You have a good English name.
Try to get the puff to cup my dad's genertailer but another inmate told my da that it was a plan So my da coming from crumlin Dublin and being a victim from his da as a child who broke my da's legs at the age of six So had a similar childhood as Malcolm and when the puff tryed to feel my da's priverts my da cut him with a Stanley blade that he had put into a bar of soap and opened him up from his belly button to his Adams Apple and as a result of that they shipped him to hmp Manchester where he met Malcolm and put him down in one punch But my da became good friends with Malcolm straight after that and always said that he that Malcolm was as tough as nails and it's could of gone the other way and for my da to say that Malcolm must of been the real deal and so that's my story as my da died many years ago and is up to the reader to believe or not So am I lieing or not Well I know the truth and that's all that matters to me and a great video Stay blessed and GODBLESS 🍀
Thank you for the message. Your Dad sounded like a dangerous man.
I hope you're well 🥊👍
@@mattlegg1976 Thanks Matt also got lots of other stories that shows the bullshit story of the krays and what they were really about And many more AND yes my da was your best friend or WORSE ENEMY'which is a good way to be But definitely wasn't talking anything away from Malcolm He was was of the last real hard men Because of there childhoods shaped them that way Me myself have been arested for murder and it's not what life's about But still enjoying your channel keep up the good work and stay blessed for real 🍀💯❤️🙏🏻🤠
Love your videos Matt, my dad was a hard man in his younger days who could definitely throw them when he had to but never looked for trouble he used to always tell me don’t go looking for trouble but if you’re being bullied or started on don’t hesitate to put them on their arses.. also he would mention that there is always someone tougher around the corner.. keep up the great content mate 👍🏼👊🏼
Thank you mate. I love that. Exactly how I was brought up, and it's what I tell my kids now.
Great message
Thank you 🥊👊
As my dad used to say- if you want to be a gunfighter- sooner or later you will meet a faster draw🤣🤣
Yea Matt great advice, which I’ve passed d onto my kids as well. Have a great Christmas mate
Nice comment 👍
When I was a teenager I could stand my ground against most men, and if I lost so what, not much kudos for a 30 year old man battering a 16 year old. My dad was never a big man, about 5.9 and 12 stone but he grew up hard and fought in WW2 along with his 4 brothers. One thing he said to me when I was about 18 will stay with me forever "if you give any man a cause to fight he will be dangerous" if I'm honest I didn't really know what he meant at the time but now at 58 with a grown up son and two teenage daughters i know exactly what he meant!
My uncle and dad worked with him years ago. They said he was always sound when he wasn't in Wales and working away. Soon as he went home and got on the drink it all went sideways!
Hi matt
Story has it that any trouble with Malcom price around his home town or neighbouring towns of Merthyr,the only police Sargent they sent out was graham miles another great guy of the town and another hard man and great boxer,but a gentleman and the type of officer you gave respect to,he was the only one that could do anything with Malcolm when he kicked off,great video as always 👍👊🏴🏴
That's brilliant 🤣He was a real handful for sure.
Thank you 🥊👊
Graham was far far tougher than Malcolm, but lead very different lives. Graham kept himself extremely fit and is currently battling motor neurone disease, and has trained even with the illness. Malcolm was a product of his environment and he was a lovely man to old people, but a nasty man when he needed to be. He is certainly a legend of the town’s toughest and is still remembered years after his death, a tough man from a tough town.
i lived with malcolm and i know graham , taken his grandson on holiday several times !
@willwilliams8176 they did have a couple of scraps and both men called it in stopped they had to much respect for each other. My dad was the main door man at the brandy Bridge and I can tell you a few more stories about malc.
It is very true what you say about Graham Miles but there was another Police officer who Malcolm was wary of and that was Inspector Ken Davies. Ken was a quiet guy but he was a Clint Eastwood lookalike, and over six feet tall. Ken could handle himself and I am sure Malcolm knew that, as he was on his best behavior when Ken was about. I grew up with Malcolm and went to the same gym as him for a while, so we were always good friends, but he did have a violent temper.
I just found your channel, I've been obsessed with the older fighters of the cobble as you say over there, I love the stories and the dedication you put in your videos , thank ya much from W,V.. USA
I'm a project manager and we hired a lift and shift team to remove a 50 year old boiler out of a Plantroom on the 3rd floor of a warehouse. This tatty old van rocked up with what I can only describe as 5 of the biggest amd hardest looking blokes that I've ever seen in my life. Within 5 hours these gorillas had done the job and were carrying sections of the boiler that must have weight 200kg. All of them from merthyr Tydfil. Couldn't understand a word and gave them a wide berth, but you could tell these blokes wouldn't f**k about if needed.
🤣🤣🤣 That's made me smile, brilliant story. Thank you 🥊👊
that rings a bell that does
He loved wildlife, so I got nothing bad to say about him. By the way, in a ring with Queensbury rules, he would have destroyed Lenny McLean, don't know about on the cobbles though
I agree definitely 🥊👍
Wales made some tough fighters. My Nan's cousin was Eddie Thomas! She lived in Merythr which is a town full of characters!
Cyril was my old head teacher eddies brother
I Always hit the like button before you've even started mate because I know you don't talk BS
Ah thank you mate. I appreciate that.
I do the same on my favourite channels. 👍👊🥊
Credit to any man who can look after himself and still be humble ,there's too many of the hard man bully type about..the true hardmen keep themselves to themselves and don't go looking for trouble.
I totally agree with you there. Well said 👍👊🥊
Lenny wasn't really a boxer that's why he came unstuck a few times but on the cobbles he was the main man...Nice vid Matt..👍
That's true. Thank you for the message 👊🥊
Back in the day hard men as strong and as big as bears were born. Working down the coal pits or in the industrial plants bred men of exceptional strength and toughness. But it also meant their woman and kids being often mistreated or beaten. But l agree,avoid the violence if you can. Turning into a monster through violence causes harm to everyone.
Agree to point but believe the welsh valleys women as tough ad the men and best most them
Another brilliant video Matt, cheers. There's a great lesson to be learned for anyone who fancies picking on someone at random in a bar or in the street, you might just be picking on the wrong bloke. It's just not worth it. A mate of mine a few years ago got picked on in a pub as he was spending some family time, and this guy comes out of nowhere and challenges him to an arm wrestling match. Of course my mate Graham said 'No thanks, I'm just sitting here with my family" then this guy starts mouthing off at him calling him a pussy. Graham's family urged him to take up the guys offer. Of course, when he stood up and this bloke saw the size of him 6ft 7ins and 18 stone he nearly sh*t himself. Result, Graham had to be pulled off the arm clasp because the guy was screaming that he was trying to break his arm. The match only lasted a few seconds. We still laugh about it today.
Good vid Matt.
I wonder over the years up and down the country how many men where harder and tougher than these mentioned but either never actually new their potential or did but just kept themselves to themselves, family men etc… I personally got to know one bloke around 20yrs back for a few yrs through work, kind gentleman, quiet, never went out really just went to work went home to his wife and daughter . I was in a working man’s club one afternoon when he walked in, walked over to a table and picked a bloke up of his chair threw him across the pub like a doll and pasted three other blokes with ease… he just calmly walked out… I asked him 3 days after what went on to react like he did (he didn’t even look menacing) and he just told me mind my own business 🤷🏻♂️ you just never know who you are dealing with ! .
🤣🤣 That's a great story, had laughing at the Mind your own business bit. It made me wonder though, lol
I definitely agree with you, there must be hundreds of capable men , under the radar, who could beat anyone on any given day
Thank you for the message
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Lol - a great line from the film hard times with James coburn and Charles Bronson about bare knuckle boxing in 1930s America during the depression delivered by James coburn ( the promoter) to Bronson ( the fighter)
“ look friend in every town there’s a bar and in that bar there’s a man who thinks he’s tougher than a nickel steak”🤣🤣
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@@jdcahill1926 Great film!
@@mattlegg1976 wow
Another Interesting video Matt I bet there is plenty of HARDMEN about that dont have a rep or are unknown they just want to keep themselves to themselves but every time I hear Lenny McLean being mentioned always grabs my attention got a few books about him somewhere that have been read so many times keep the videos coming mate AWESOME STUFF !!
I watched 3 of your videos today and I had to subscribe. Your knowledge and respect that's obvious in your videos is most impressive. I'm from Canada, and we just don't get any coverage of some of these legends that you cover. I first became aware of the unlicensed scene because of Lenny's autobio and I branched out from there. Thanks for the quality work you do. All the best.
Ah thank you so much. I really appreciate that. Canada is on my list of places to visit.
All the best 👊🥊
Coming from Merthyr i knew Pricey used to chat about wild life which he loved he was a different man in a street fight ,
Malcolm price was an animal. He was supposed to fight lenny and it was all set up and lenny backed out I know this for a fact my dad was his very very close mate and was there when the meeting happened for setting up the fight. Malcolm would have done lenny easy he was far more aggressive bigger and was a professional boxer what a machine
The world has changed massively since those times,it's no longer needed to be hard in those circles because it's almost certain that if some one wants 'a bit of you', your demise will almost certainly come via cold steel or bullets and not from a good old fashioned brawl.
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My dad winky worked with him pushing him on a dozer my dad said he was a tough guy. There is a picture of maltose in a book on one of the scrapers he use to operate. Rip malcom
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With all due respect to all the hardmen mentioned like lenny, and as i knew malcolm price he the only one out of the lot that fought all over uk, all other's mentioned including lenny never fought outside of there Manor, pricey did fact
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@mattlegg1976 tell you what matt, how great would it have been if years ago bkb like it is now , no without disrespect wannabees try get name for themselves, knowing guys in there hometown can smash them but not interested inbkb but old school years ago hardest of the hardest anything goes in ring find best street fighter of that era wow
@mattlegg1976 and can guarantee like if pricey ,lenny Norman, Shaw, etc would animate any guys today there's better on street who git mo interest guys better than any u see today and they know there's better just want get name
Cheers for making the videos Matt, enjoy watching them after work, your a decent bloke, down to earth, love animals too, prefer them to people 😂😂👊
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My life experience is there’s always someone coming up bigger and harder then you! People aren’t on peak forever!
He sounds like a proper man Love for Animals, kids and elderly most proper Men have soft sides
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First time hearing about Melcolm price, love hearing about all these old school fighters👊👍
I lived 3 doors away from Malcolm when growing up. His father Les was a bully and pushed Malcolm into boxing.
I also used to pick Malcolm up for work when he was a dozer driver at Taylor Woodrow opencast. He also was an animal lover and we used to walk our dogs together in the park.
Too right mate, you never know who you gonna come up against in a pub or on the cobbles so best to always be respectful and not be a wise ass or loud mouth. Too many people have way too much to drink and are all of a sudden become Mike Tyson or just being right twats with attitudes or trying to impress people and its a disaster waiting to happen cause you get some real hard bastards like Lenny and Malcolm who will really hurt you and by the time they realise they have tried the wrong one its too late. Quality video again mate, keep them coming.
I totally agree with you. And you also get people who look totally unassuming, who are lethal.
My advice, is always be nice.
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@@mattlegg1976 yep that too some people are unassuming or actual nice people but are hard as nails if pushed, that's how I imagine you are Matt a genuine bloke but not someone you want to disrespect or get funny with cause you have the tools and know how to absolutely destroy a person. By the way what footie team do you support?
Love the research you've done for this Matt! I'm from Merthyr and this is bang on the money....new subscriber...love the channel mate!!
Ah wow!
That really means a lot, especially as your from Merthyr. I'm glad it's got the approval, thank you 🥊👊
All the tough guys are caring and have a heart , cowards don't. Being tough and having a temper is definitely hereditary. Great channel you've got here very interesting 👍
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guy looks like lenny to be fair you would think they where brothers must be frome the hard fucker gene pool to be honest i think matt has the look of paddy doherty an outher fighter i do belive its in people and then add training wil power and [upbiringing and i shouldnt say it but people who grow up hard and all that] and you get people who become shining stars in the fighting world
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Awesome vlog Matt. Thank you for highlighting Mal Price. What a furiousness man !
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These hard men were average boxer's, I wouldn't label them the hardest of any country, they wouldn't survive 1 week on the streets in say a country like Mexico
I'm sure they would survive fine anywhere if it was a fistfight.
Obviously street fighters aren't going to win against guns .
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On any given day, if you can learn something new and interesting then it's a good day. I'd never heard of this gentleman but now i definitely want to learn more about him. Awesome post.
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Read his book absolutely awesome read
I've been to merthyr a few times with my mate Lee who moved to Wiltshire.I worked with Lee for 3 years and he invited me to merthyr to see his family had some good times but when there was trouble them merthyr lad's they were tough as hell some of the fights I seen in pubs and clubs 🤯😱.
🤣🤣I've heard they're very tough there .
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I live in Merthy and knew Malcolm in his latter years. Everyone had a Pricey story when I was growing up. Some true others are part of local myth and legend, but one thing for sure is, he was one tough guy.
Great video ( I don't know where you got the fight footage, but I've never managed to find any myself).
Thank you for the message. I love hearing more about Malcolm, especially from people who knew him.
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Karon his daughter
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@Matt Legg no problem. One story I remember, Malcolm used to work in the highways years ago. I'm guessing mid 70s. He was up north for some time, and when the boys ran out of beer money, they would set fights up and drink the winnings. I think they were drunk a lot.
Should have been another book on him ,as loads more especially as a fighter he could have mentioned
I know I have little insight about Hard man of Wales, But Di Davis of Bangor was a hard man of his time. Good friend of mine.
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Big up the Welsh man respect from southwales
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Great watch matt.. I worked at merthyr back last year and all I ever heard was story's on malcolm. And a man not to be fucked with I used to enjoy the story's. Merthyr one hard city they'd fight thereselfs in a empty room
🤣🤣 Thank you for the message . He's a true legend. I'd love to visit Merthyr one day,🥊👊
Thanks Matt I’m new to your channel and just going through all the vids , I’ve gotta say mate that your settings are all inspired and all the vids I’ve seen have been interesting and well thought out, it is a breath of fresh air so please keep doing what you are doing 🙏
Ah thank you very much. I really appreciate that.
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@@mattlegg1976have to say fella as I knew pricey even I didn't think so many views you get shows that people all.over uk heard of pricey even though lenny more famous but without the fame nobody only few over uk would hear of lenny but definitely heard of pricey, it would been generational fight on the street dream fight, prime lenny before roids and prime pricey my money and house be on pricey, roided lenny might have chance but pricey be to much for prime lenny no roids
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Nice tribute matt. My dad always used to talk about Malcolm.
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When I was in the Army we did a exercise on the Brecon Beacons and on the last night went out on the piss in Merthyr. Fuck me it was carnage with running battles in the streets. The locals didn’t appreciate 50 odd squaddies turning up in their town. Good memories! Haha
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Another great boxer , perhaps the best ever to come out of Britain, always named in top ten greatest ever by a lot of critics , Jimmy Wilde was born very close to Merthyr, Colin Jones European welter weight trained under Eddie Thomas in Merthyr
Thank you very much. Yeah I've heard of Jimmy Wilde and obviously Colin Jones was more recent.
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colin jones - very tough man - never in trouble in any fight
My mother was Jimmy Wilde's housekeeper when he lived in Cadoxton,Barry.Ive met the great man and shook his hand when I was a boy. I remember thinking at the time how big his hands were.Ive never seen so much silver as there was in his trophy cabinet,plus a beautiful oil painting of him in the ring being introduced to the Prince of Wales.There's nothing I can add that hasn't already been said about Jimmy Wilde,he was a legend and a gentleman RIP.
A fight I've always thought would have been an absolute war to watch is malcolm price vs paul sykes in the street. Some scrap I imagine lol
I read his book, he had loads of fights when he done motorway work, sounded like a very hard man
Malcolm looks like the late William Smith, Actor bodybuilder who was known for being a tough guy in his own right. Stared alongside Clint Eastwood in Any wich way you can, recon Malcom he would have sorted Lenny no bother.
When I used to see him in the flesh I thought he looked like the boys dad in the film The Wanderers.
Nice one Matt, he sounds like an interesting character and I might look for that book.
The last book I read of a fighter was the Bartley Gorman book.
Both really good books.
I'm doing one on Bartley soon.
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@@mattlegg1976 have you ever heard of Tony Gelento a fighter of a certain character?
Howard Winston the featherweight world champion was also from Merthyr also.
And the great Johnny owen
First vid of yours I've watched, great background shots! good content as well. Subscribed
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Heard a lot about Malcolm Price from a mate in Wales. A very dangerous man when riled but he was a gentleman when in normal company.
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He truly was a gentleman, one think he hated more than anything was a bully.
Matt I got some unbelievable stories of m.price. You wouldn’t believe the history but I must say very hard man
Brilliant Content Matt 🏴💙👊thanks for that one mate 🙏Really enjoyed that update👹🏴💙👊👊👊
Thank you Gary. I hope you're well mate.
How's everything going?
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Matt some of these areas you shoot the videos look amazing! I do have to say that working doors in my city, fighting on the streets was common, and deadly at times. You never know who has a weapon and what their true intention are. I'll have to look and see, but according to my mother, my fathers family was from Whales, not 100% for sure where at though. I've always wanted to go have a look around, but each time I've been in the UK visiting, i've never had time unfortunately.
It is dangerous mate, definitely.
Thank you, I like to make the effort with the background, lol
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I doubt your family are from Whales mate, you would be living in the sea 🤣
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Not only are there these genuine hard men, but nowadays MMA and Boxing is so widely available. There are so many people who, to look at, you'd think nothing, but could easily kick you in the head or choke you unconscious. Not worth it.
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i remember Little Johnny Owen he was a good young man , he was known as the Matchstick man great boxer young Johnny, died from a blow to the head, broke my heart at the time.I heard Malcom Price was a good ,man too.
That's right. I forget that you're a couple of years older than me .
I haven't seen him fight.
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@@mattlegg1976 thanks for reply mate yes young Johnny lovely little fella,talking of fights i am 65 yrs old now and i nearly had a fight tonight on the icy roads with a young fella.lol
@@rarecockneyguvnor4945 Johnny used to run past my house training he lived near bye very quiet guy never drank or go out on the town tragic what happened to him
@@JOEFABULOUS. yes mate totally agree love johnny owen mate, RIP Johnny owen x
Johnny died after fighting Lupe Pintor