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dr . atkins
22 May 13 15:10
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brings but my childhood with my grandad on a saturday afternoon watching world of sport.HE WAS 93 A GREAT AGE

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By:
dr . atkins
When: 22 May 13 15:11
back
By:
Scamp the man
When: 22 May 13 15:19
Memories with my dad ....he was mt dads favourite RIP
By:
kenny mann
When: 22 May 13 15:28
ahh, that's a shame
By:
kenny mann
When: 22 May 13 15:28
RIP Mick, thanks for the entertainment.
By:
kenny mann
When: 22 May 13 15:29
93! Are you sure?Shocked
By:
FOYLESWAR
When: 22 May 13 15:37
rip mick ,i was thinking about the saturday wrestling the other day mick mc manus ,fit findlay ,that poofy one adrian street,haystacks big daddy, kendo nagasaki ,remember those old housewifes who were ringside if the bad guy got chucked out of the ring (it happened every week ) those old birds would hit em with their handbags or  even put a **** out on em !
By:
FOYLESWAR
When: 22 May 13 15:39
ciggarette ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ffs cant even say f@g!
By:
Burton-Brewers
When: 22 May 13 15:47
didn't realise he was that old, he must have been still wrestling in his 50's
By:
everythings gone green
When: 22 May 13 15:49
93 is a great age. R.I.P.
By:
moisok
When: 22 May 13 15:51
my mild mannered grandma never raised her voice

then commentator ken walton ?  and mc manus started on a saturday afternoon

she used to hurl abuse at mc manus ha ha!!!
By:
Burton-Brewers
When: 22 May 13 15:57
same here mo with my great aunt, the language made you blush Blush
By:
kenny mann
When: 22 May 13 15:58
Some great wresting on a Saturday afternoon in the 60's and 70's including 3 Bradford lads. Dennis Mitchell, Jim Breaks (whom I both met) and the great Les Kellett.
By:
moisok
When: 22 May 13 15:58
I absolutely hate wrestling  but you have to smile at these 'ladies'   ha ha!!!!
By:
artie
When: 22 May 13 16:03
Amazing how old some of these guys were at the height of their fame .If alive today Les Kellet would be 98 !
By:
kenny mann
When: 22 May 13 16:12
indeed, Les was born just a mile from me. Used to train with Alan Dennison. Pound for pound I reckon Les was the toughest of the lot.
By:
artie
When: 22 May 13 16:18
The best of the lot by a long way was heavyweight Bill Robinson.
By:
kenny mann
When: 22 May 13 16:24
i said pound for pound
By:
artie
When: 22 May 13 16:24
I saw Kellett v McManus in Leeds.Kellett "slipped" entering the ring and "banged " his head .He spent the rest of the bout hobbling around the ring like a man in a daze,with blood pouring down his face. The acting was tremendous.
By:
artie
When: 22 May 13 16:25
Pound for pound,I'd still go for Robinson.
By:
kenny mann
When: 22 May 13 16:27
the match between Les and Leon Arras (actor Brian Glover) was tremendous fun not without skill. Here it is. Both very funny guys. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_zPH3u65H8
By:
artie
When: 22 May 13 16:35
Some of the guys who were good amateurs,Robinson,Joyce,Dempsey etc.would forget the showbiz,and actually wrestle competitively for a couple of rounds,before going back to the "script".
By:
screaming from beneaththewaves
When: 22 May 13 21:08
I can suddenly hear my late mother: "Ooh, I 'ate that bloody Mick McManus. 'E's 'orrible!"

Staggering to discover he was actually a couple of years older than her.
By:
a bitofinterest
When: 22 May 13 21:15
AYAYAYAY
By:
RickiBobby
When: 22 May 13 21:17
Sad Thanks for the entertainmentLove
By:
718
When: 22 May 13 21:22
"Not the ears!"

He and his tag team partner Steve Logan were the ugly men of the ring
By:
a bitofinterest
When: 22 May 13 21:26
men wanted to be him


and women wanted to hit him with their handbags
By:
718
When: 22 May 13 21:31
Men wanted to be him?

He was a barrel chested fella with a bad wig and a bad attitude who used to wrestle around in a pair of oversized blue underpants in his mid 50s

I don't think I ever wanted to be him
By:
a bitofinterest
When: 22 May 13 21:41
99.999 per cent of men wanted to be him
By:
Burton-Brewers
When: 22 May 13 21:50
except for his ears
By:
RLKingPunter
When: 22 May 13 23:45
Is Jackie Pallo still alive, him and mick always seemed to be the 2 everyone wanted to see on a sat aft !
By:
kenny mann
When: 23 May 13 00:00
no, Jackie bought it about 6 years ago.
By:
Capt__F
When: 23 May 13 00:36
RIP Mick

Happy Days
By:
terry mccann
When: 23 May 13 09:25
he was almost as famous as the beatles in his pomp
By:
artie
When: 23 May 13 15:41
And much more entertaining !
By:
mange
When: 23 May 13 15:44
Nice to have enjoyed a sport that wasent bent..............RIP
By:
SlippyBlue
When: 23 May 13 15:51
93 is an incredible age, he was a household name in his day. The wrestling was extremely popular back then. Giant Haystacks, Big Daddy, Kendo Nagsaki, Rollerball Rocco and of course Catweazle.

Here is Mick McManus versus Catweazle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_PFJMRn72I
By:
themightymac
When: 23 May 13 15:55
Billy Torontos, Andy Robins (and Hercules), Jackie Palo, Bobby Barnes, some great characters
By:
kenny mann
When: 23 May 13 16:16
I wouldn't say 93 is incredible, Slippy. A good innings, certainly.
By:
SlippyBlue
When: 23 May 13 16:22
I'm a 100,000/1 shot to make 93.
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