Men like Lenny McLean and Roy Shaw were direct descendants of the bare-knuckle boxers from the 18th and early 19th century.

McLean couldn't just accept defeat like that, and so he demanded a rematch in late 1978, in which he beat him. Why was Lenny McLean called the Guvnor? Roy Shaw was known to be The Guvnor at that time.

A former friend of Lenny McLean who once trained his rival Roy Shaw to fight him revealed the time he called 'Britain's hardest man' to help him settle a dispute over money ...

Among his many victims were London stars of the underground fight scene, Lenny McLean and Roy “Pretty Boy” Shaw.

My Name is Lenny chronicles Lenny McLean’s origin as a young street fighter in 1970s East End London, the haunting effects of horrific childhood abuse, and his bitter rivalry with Roy Shaw ...

For a chance to win, just name Roy's most famous unlicensed boxing opponent. Was it a) Lenny McLean, b) Lenny Bennett, c) Lenny Henry?

Roy “Pretty Boy” Shaw, who has died aged 76, was an associate of the Kray twins and one of the East End’s most notorious villains; he served time for armed robbery before becoming a champion ...

“The film chronicles Lenny McLean’s origin as a young street fighter in 1970s East End London, the haunting effects of horrific childhood abuse, and his bitter rivalry with Roy Shaw across ...

McLean couldn't just accept defeat like that, and so he demanded a rematch in late 1978, in which he beat him. Why was Lenny McLean called the Guvnor? Roy Shaw was known to be The Guvnor at that time.

Under the (presumably ironic) name “Pretty Boy”, and sometimes “Mean Machine”, Shaw became best known for his bouts with the underworld enforcer Lenny “The Guv’nor” McLean, who ...