who is the hardest man you have come across?

Not the sort of post I'd reply to usually , but I would say enjoy it while you can , no disrespect intended , we used to have this kind of chat 30 yrs ago regarding Birmingham / Wolverhampton , and it's all changed , knives and guns unfortunately rule the roost now . Tragic , the world we live in

john smith-- steve anning,, unleicensed boxers i go to almost every show they put on they both animals i wouldnt go toe 2 toe with none of them

steve anning warm as they come,
john smith as well is a shout.

also fitness wise, steve robinson the guys 45 and in the best shape of his life, shape wise thats nuts

I almost forgot about the late Eugene Innocent from Splott. He knocked out Joe Bugner, but the referee controversially let the bout continue and Bugner won on points. Not even Ali got as close to knocking out Bugner. Eugene was a real unassuming gent who most people would have been surprised could handle himself by his mild mannered nature (his size was the only give away).

when i dj''d at silks nightclub in ponty many moons ago some of our doormen there were toasty... dane and ed... mass brawls broke out regular, when dane bust in most just threw them self out, those that had a few jugs too many and took a fancy to it got laid bare... i once saw dane dancing 3 hefty guys out at once, 2 in one head lock and 1 in the other

he used to compete for strongest man in wales on many occasion... tip top bloke... but would have you crying inside just shaking your hand

Cardiff's Marlo Offside, best streetfighter to come out of this part of the world. He's beaten Johnny Bateman and Jimmy Tobin, not many can claim to have done that.

Elton John

Added to that John Smith, was (maybe still is) Craig Bellamy's minder

Yep him and Dai Bishop

Yep Malcom Price was a bully in my opinion but there was no one to compare with him in his hey day. Not quite sure but there was a rumour that he died a while ago?

Harry gilflin from cardiff was a very hard fella

CRAIG HOSKINS SAY NO MORE

Bateman from ely.

I was down by the Coal Exchange a few months ago and the people i was with stopped to chat to a black guy called Jackson i forget his first name he was around 60 . He was a really nice bloke and come across as a gentleman but heard he was a right handful years ago and was well known in the docks area..
Anyone know him?

spud murphy the older boys know of him from city road

Was he a skinhead back in the day with a cobweb tattoo on his neck ? Or havi I got him mixed up with someone else ?

Dennis pleace and john smith dont come much harder than them 2

My mate who has been wheel chair bound for most of his life. Instead of wallowing in self pity he's just got on with things with a smile on his face.

john smith-- steve anning,, unleicensed boxers i go to almost every show they put on they both animals i wouldnt go toe 2 toe with none of them

steve anning warm as they come,
john smith as well is a shout.

also fitness wise, steve robinson the guys 45 and in the best shape of his life, shape wise thats nuts

Smithy is a beast also rudi pika was hard as nails

I worked with a few hard men in Sharpe & Fisher, in the Docks, '75 to '84. None of them made a big show of it, but they were hard as nails. I was just a kid, and they were as good as gold, but not to be messed about with! When I say 'hard men' I mean 'hard men', not college boys who have played a bit of rugger.

Harry gilflin from cardiff was a very hard fella

Nice to see a newbie bring back up a thread from 4years ago For me good/great to see some of the older posters on here.

Added to that John Smith, was (maybe still is) Craig Bellamy's minder

What about Craig Bellamy - he's smacked a few slappers around? (allegedly!)

I was also told he punched David Vaughn and the welsh kit man on one away game..

when i dj''d at silks nightclub in ponty many moons ago some of our doormen there were toasty... dane and ed... mass brawls broke out regular, when dane bust in most just threw them self out, those that had a few jugs too many and took a fancy to it got laid bare... i once saw dane dancing 3 hefty guys out at once, 2 in one head lock and 1 in the other

he used to compete for strongest man in wales on many occasion... tip top bloke... but would have you crying inside just shaking your hand

My father in law used to run the doors in Ponty ( apparently ) and he's a nutter.

A Serbian called Maric in Pristina, Kosovo...bloke was a complete beast of a man mountain, head as though it had been hit by a log... used to bang Yank soldiers out like there was no tomorrow.

And a Liberian called Joseph Benedict.....feck he was nails.

Loved his Cats though