The guv'nor - Lenny McLean biography No1 Bestseller hardback crime book New £14.99

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McLean's pugilist reputation began in the London's East End  in the late 1960s and was sustained through to the late 1980s. He stated that he had been involved in between 2,000 and 3,000 unlicensed fights. In his prime, the 6-foot-3-inch (191 cm) tall McLean weighed over 20 stone (280 lb; 130 kg) and was considered the "unofficial heavyweight champion of Great Britain
Along with being an unlicensed boxer, McLean was an enforcer in London's criminal underworld. As a respected and feared figure, he often associated with infamous criminals such as the Kray twins, Ronnie Biggs and Charles Bronson. He was also known in the London nightclub scene as a bouncer, where he often managed security.
In his later life, McLean became an actor, and received praise for playing Barry the Baptist in the 1998 gangster comedy film Lock Stock and two Smoking Barrels. He died in July 1998, shortly before the film's release

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