Cliff Field: Guv'nor of Unlicensed Boxing.
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- Опубликовано: 18 ноя 2024
- Cliff Field was a legendary figure in the Unlicenced Boxing World in the 1970's and 1980's.
An ex professional boxer, with a huge punch and granite chin, he dominated the unlicenced boxing scene, until an altercation with a gang resulted in him losing an eye, and subsequently his boxing career.
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thanks for the great video , some of the great fights of the past that didnt get filmed ..... everything gets filmed these days but then people sometime didnt even want things put on tape ! great stuff , cheers x
The production on creating this video was first class. Obviously a lot of work went into it, the narration and visuals worked really well and was seamless. This is one of the reasons why these videos are so good and the channel is booming.
Thank you very much. I really appreciate that 🥊👊👍
Fascinating story of a real legend, very well narrated but what a very sad end for Cliff.
It really was sad.
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Yeah very sad but at least he was something in his life he is still talked about today which is credit to how good he was
RIP cliff what a talented boxer he was shame there’s not more footage of his fights. Thanks Matt have a good weekend sir ❤
Thank you very much.
I hope you had a good weekend 🥊👊
Yeah wish there was footage too
Another great story Matt and when you talk about your subject as a humble, respected man, you could just as well be talking about yourself. The quality of your content and the way you weave the stories is always impressive and it's fantastic to see the channel doing so well. You deserve every bit of the success.
Wow. Thank you, that's high praise, and means a great deal 👊👍👊❤️
Yes a brilliant channel. So cool to hear all these stories about these guys.
Love these old school storys of these fighters ❤
Thank you 🥊❤️
@@mattlegg1976 keep up the good work pal keep them rolling out
I have heard of Cliff Fields before great story with a very sad end. It's good people like yourself and other podcasters are telling his story . He wasn't a criminal so isn't glorified by some who fantasize about gangsters. He was a straight tough man who was delt a bad hand in life. Someone needs to write a book on Cliff Fields before it's too late. Keep up the good work your doing well.
Definitely. Thank you very much.
He has got a book out, it's very hard to find and very expensive.
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Another great video Matt. Loving the stories. Funny thinking Cliff would have been 80 yrs old this year. Time flies enjoy life when you can. 👍
Thanks again champ for these stories,i live in West Virginia and we have our known legends of tough men here, but we lost the class the comes with being a proper fighter, theres a few left that acts accordingly but thats why i love hearing these stories from our old country, thanks again for being a example of class👊🥊
Ah thank you for saying that.
Nice one.
All the best 🥊👊
Great man who I knew well. He had a stint in the old Fairfield’s psychiatric unit in Arlesly in 1994 where he got very depressed plus he was detoxing off the alcohol. I visited him a few times. He had a flat in bluebell hills a very rough area of Dunstable. I lived in caddington just outside Luton at the time. Cliff was a really nice bloke and he’ll be resting in piece.
Yeah my family worked at the hospital, said he was still a very powerful man although having a tough time of it, seemed a humble good guy rip
@@ronaldmctrumpjr7611 yes he was humble. I remember speaking a the charge nurse and the sister who were married to each other. They had no problems with him. I just brought him some goodies up and stayed with him for a couple of hours. Very nice bloke was Cliff & very much missed.
There aren’t any rough areas in Dunstable whatsoever
Stop talking nonsense trying to be the big man
I could watch this stuff all day...excellent ...👏👏
Thank you very much 🥊👊
Great video
Thank you 🥊👊
Great episode, really well put together and narrated.
Many thanks.
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Half way through brilliant mate. Proper legend Cliff 👊
Thank you Ben . 👊🥊
Another amazing story Matt, really enjoyed it. Looking forward to the next 😊
Thank you 🥊👊
Excellent the best thing I have seen on Fields.
Love these stories about the legends in tHe unlicensed world I did a bit back in the day but these boys where something else great channel thank you
Thank you very much 🥊👊
I've seen lot's of Matt's videos a very honest and sincere person. The videos are very well done and very detailed. Thank you very much Matt for the enjoyment you have given me.👍
Thank you for saying that. It means a lot.
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Very interesting, Thank you Matt
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Matt I'm from Luton and cliff lived in Dunstable. Even Roy Shaw said on camera "Cliff was too big to fight". Unfortunately the drink was his downfall and he spend his last year's on park benches drinking. Such a shame. Rip. All the best Matt hope your in good health and feeling great 🙏
Brilliant. Thank you Lee 🥊👍
This is very sad to read , bloody alcohol ruined my hard working late Dad
Great stories again matt your a true gentleman keep up the good work bigman
One of the best stories you have done
Thank you 🥊👊
Brilliantly narrated Matt really enjoyed watching that Cliff comes across a legend and a gentleman
Thank you Paul 👊👊
Its a pity they are not still printing cliffs book always wanted to read it.
Im from aus mate and i have to say matt that i love your stories.. Fantastic research and you always do justice. Britain has a lot of very tough men. Always look forward to your coverage. Thankyou, Darren.
Ganna be a huge channel this
2nd video of yours I've watched now subscribed, keep up the good work mate
Great video as always.cheers Matt
Thank you 👊🥊
Mad some of these stories Matt, one of the monst interesting channels about at the minute. Love it
Thank you mate 🥊👍
Wow Matt so much information on Cliff in a short video.well profuced
Awsum stories matt great content glad u r well
Thank you 🥊👊
Probably one of ur best yet matt loved the info
Thank you Kevin 🥊👊
Wonderful presentation Matt
Thank you for watching 👊🥊
Brilliant videos keep em coming please
Thank you very much 🥊👊
You've met some fascinating Hard men. Fair play to you.
Yes I have been lucky in that respect. Boxing opened those doors,.
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Great video matt, really interesting to learn about these hard men of days gone by.
Thank you 🥊👊
Cheers Matt anouther great video
Thank you 🥊👊👍
Great video, Matt. All the best.
Thank you Allan 🥊👊
Matt this is a brilliant mini documentary about a tough man from back in the day 👍 I really enjoy the way you put it together and the way you come across 🤝 nice one ☝️
Thank you very much 🥊👍
Brilliant well put together video with great research very interesting
What a great watch Matt, as always informative and really well presented, top notch mate!!!
Thank you Adam. I appreciate that mate. I hope you're well.
Have to catch up soon 👊🥊
@@mattlegg1976 Yes mate, would love a catch up. Take care mate!
Really interesting 👌 ive heard lots about him, loads of good info in this video.
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Great stuff again Matt 👍🏻
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Wow they don't make em like that anymore,tough times makes tough men ,brilliant content yet again big fella 👍 👏
Superb mate thank you,I'll always remember when cliff came to our boxing club in Leighton buzzard a few times to teach us as you say a real lovely bloke I'm sure he done the doors in Luton and Dunstable with my dad and a nother superb boxer from Luton called Jim Turner who also trained me,Jim was Graham Earl's trainer and of Luton ABC.
Really enjoyed that Matt. Always heard about Cliff but that filled in the gaps. Nice production too mate
Thank you brother 🥊👊
Great story Matt. I'm quite new to your channel & absolutely loving the well narrated, properly told stories from someone who's been there & done it all.
Sincere thanks.
Keep em coming bruv.
Thank you very much 🥊👍
Another brilliant video mate. Cheers. All the best.
Thank you mate 🥊
Great story Matt. Love these videos
Thank you Matthew 🥊👊
Love the content Matt lad keep humble you come accross a humble top fella 💪
Much appreciated. Thank you very much 🥊
great reserch bruth as always, what a channel!
Thank you 👊🥊
Great video Matt. Always wanted to know more about Cliff, but could never find any footage.
Ah nice one Chris 🥊👊
Fascinating story Matt! Great video 💯🥊
Thank you Garfield 🥊👊
Great video Matt, hope you're doing well. 🥊👍👊
Thank you Tony,🥊👊
Love these videos, Matt. Well researched and great narration, so much info. Keep fit.
I appreciate that, thank you for watching and leaving a positive message 👍👊🥊
Good video mate. Sad to hear about his decline but he will be remembered as a great fighter.
100% he will
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This was awesome 💯 have an awesome weekend Matt and keep the vids coming 😉🤟🔥
Thank you mate 🥊👊
Another great video Matt, I love your honesty
Awesome information
I’ve read many books in boxing right back to Jack Johnson and Jack Dempsey
All the London gangster books
Freddie Forman came across as a gentleman
I met Frankie Fraser at the airport once he was going to present some boxing trophies up country
He was 70 then very small very smartly dressed and very well spoken, he was very sociable and it was nice to have a chat for about 10 - 15 minutes.
Hope to meet you one day, top man, keep up the good work and wish you all the very best. 🥊🥊👍
Ah wow.
It's lovely to meet the legends like Frankie Fraser.
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Nice to see you back
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A great story and well told, thanks 👍
Interesting stuff always look forward to your videos Matt nice one
Thank you for watching. I appreciate your support Michael 👊🥊
@@mattlegg1976 Your welcome Matt
So sad cliff wasn’t still about just to see what he would say about today’s fighters. Great video as always. All the best matt 👍
It is mate. He was proper 👊🥊
Well put together Matt, good info
Thank you John 👊🥊
Loved this Matt. Have a good weekend mate.
Thank you mate 👊🥊👊
Great stuff Matt, always enjoyed the '70's era of boxing. Far less showy, but genuinely competitive n true battles....👊👊👊
Thanks
Ah wow! Thank you very much Jason. That is very kind of you.
I really appreciate that
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@@mattlegg1976 Cheers Matt
Some absolutely brilliant photos and clips Matt. 👏 🫡💯
A giant of a man but seemed so humble and reserved and well mannered
Amazing channel . Love it , keep it coming fella . Been snooping for a while now , 10/10 for content every time 🏴🍺
Another good story and I'm not surprised that you're getting more subscribers, always good stories, well presented. Thanks for the entertainment Matt.
Thank you very much 🥊
Great PC matt. I spoke to johnny Waldron many years ago while he was working on the roads in tower hamlets a real real gentleman he was and spoke highly of cliff .... loved to off seen the bomb in the ring with theses guys ( drink and drug free ) loving your work keep it up
Brilliant mate. I've always thought the same, Bill the Bomb v Cliff Fields or Johnny Waldron.
I hope you're well, and thank you for the message 🥊👊
@@mattlegg1976 always loved boxing since I watched charlie magri spar at fairburn House Boys club in plaistow about 1972. Once I see that I went to ask the coach a ex pro called Johnny kramer could I join ( jonny fought ralph charles for british or european totle ) . For the next 3 years I trained had a lot of gym shows but never a real bout then GIRLS. BEER. GAMBLING arrived so something had to give and sadly it was boxing. Still l my number 1 sport and in my 60s now but still train 3 or 4 times a week on the bag and pads a massive therapy for my. Messed up head. Lol 😂
Alright Matt another great video mate. I met ciff Filds when I was a kid. About 16. He was a big Gezza He was with Ray Hill and Jimmy seanor in a pub. Ciff was a really nice Gezza they were proper Men.
Ah really! Nice one. You met him in his prime 👊🥊
Nice2 Matt more info I didn't know untill now👌💪
Thanks for this matt there really isnt anything out there on cliff bless him all i heard was the local storys about the man and how bad it was near the end of his life because cowards taking liberties on a shell of a man due to his reputation . The scrap yard i was running in dunstable the blike who owned it knew cliff and told me a couple of bits about him but honestly mate thanks really enjoy your channel.
"cowards taking liberties on a shell of a man due to his reputation” - exactly what happened with Sykes . Although some might say with Sykes it was karma due to his bullying ways , what goes around ..
Thank you mate. It was a shame at the end.
They wouldn't have stood a chance in his prime.
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Hundred percent right there if he can hold his own with a legend like lenny no one's got any luck lol mate could you Imagine having them being sent you your door back in the day lol all I can say is you would have loose bowles 😂
Great stuff ,yeah henry cooper was prone to cuts too.hope your doing well mate 🥊🥊
another good vid. thank you
Thank you 👊🥊
Always enjoy your videos Matt
Great work Matt. Hope you are well mate.
You're a legend Matt ❤
Fantastic Matt, really interesting stuff you put together, nice one 👍
matt that was a brilliant video absolutely love the photos. didnt know cliff fields knocked lenny out twice pal. 👍👍🥊🥊🥊
Ah nice one. Thank you John 👍🥊
Excellent video
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Well done Matt, brilliant video love all your stuff 14:19 really really interesting. Cliff sounded a lovely man and a good fighter. Everyone speaks very highly of him. Even Roy, Shaw always said that cliff was the true governor, and even he wouldn’t take him on because of the size difference.
Yes Roy really respected Cliff .
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Brilliant video
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Another belter mate 🥊👌
Thank you mate. Glad you liked it.
II hope you're well 🥊🥊
Good stuff Matt. As usual a great vid. I watch a lot of different types of vlog on RUclips and you’ve a great gift in balancing all your different bits of content, seamless and great pace and editing all making for great telling of a story for people whose stories would otherwise go untold. Respect !!! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
I really appreciate that. Thank you for saying 🥊👊👍
Brilliant once again Matt 👏👏👏 cliff deserved a better life and a better end to his life? So so sad but well respected by the people that know 👌
Definitely. Tragic really 👍👊🥊❤️
Great insight as always Matt 🤟
He looks like Norman Wisdom 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Nice one Matt
Thank you Des 🥊👊
Loved this one, shame what happened to Cliff, RIP big man.
Great stuff !
Thank you. Good to see you back 👊🥊
Great story I'm from Luton /dunstable, married a dunny girl and heard some things from her about cliff she was friends I think with one of the family and said he was a nice fella and was a good fighter sadly I never met him sorry to ask were do you tell your story's by the river as looks good for fishing lol keep up the good story's 👍👍👍
He was a nice man. Quiet, no trouble unless provoked.
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What a legend. Utmost respect.
The story I heard was that Cliff wanted to get out of the Navy to fight pro (as he'd already beaten the Navy, Army and RAF champs) and went AWOL, but then turned himself in, figuring he'd get discharged. After his sentence in the brig was up, he was told to report back to his ship and he said "Youre not going to discharge me?' and was told "if we discharged everyone who went over the wall, her majesty wouldnt have any personnel" and he asked what he had to do to get discharged and was told hitting a superior was the only way, and he allegedly said "s'nothing personal, mate" and knocked the guy out.
🤣🤣I think you've summed it up 🥊👊👍
@@mattlegg1976 Yeah, I cant swear to how true it is but it def. sounds like him.
Matt you should also do fishing channel as that stretch of river looks full of lovely chubblies 🐟
It's what I always think...chubbies and barbel...a few bottles of beer cooling in the keep net .
I wish more of Lenny's fights were filmed although 70s/80s cameras are shit would still be good to see some of the more talked about fights that were never filmed
I know, it would be great to see his bare knuckle fights 🥊👊
@@mattlegg1976 definitely!!!
Really interesting video Matt. Good insight into a lesser known fighter. Everybody knows Roy Shaw and Lenny McLean but obviously he he beat Lenny and Roy wouldn’t get in with him because of the size difference. Respect then to Roy as well for getting in with Lenny. Well done Matt. Keep em coming ❤
That's right, thank you Pete 🥊👊
Good vid Matt, looking at the picture of cliff and Joe bugner he looks small compared didn't know Joe was that tall or maybe it's just the angle the pic was took, although Joe was a big man remember he dwarfed Bruno,🥊 👍
Thank you.
Yeah I think Cliff was 6'3 , I met him and he was about 6'2 but a lot older 👊🥊
@@mattlegg1976 ah heard cliff he was 6ft 7 looks alot taller than 6ft 3 on vid footage, 👍
Another 🥊banger🥊👌💯🎯
Thank you 🥊👊