Book description
I took some good shots from him and then I opened up my arsenal and
we traded toe to toe. I had a burning desire in me to win and started
to get him on the back foot, when I put him down with my right hand.
He got up and took the count and the ref waved us to continue. I went
after him like a predator, and was all over him, lefts and rights
smashing into his head. The crowd loved it...To the unsuspecting,
Richy Horsley could just be an unassuming thirty-something character.
Yet in reality, Crazy Horse, as he is better known, is part of the
underbelly of the hardman scene. Boxer, street fighter and bouncer,
there are few men tougher. So tough is he that he has even accepted a
challenge from Britain's most dangerous prisoner, Charles Bronson, to
be his first boxing opponent on Bronson's eventual release. Richy did
not become one of the staunchest fighters in the land without his fair
share of turmoil. Having lost his father at an early age, he
channelled his anger through his fists as he became embroiled in
run-ins with the law. It was boxing that saw him turn his rage into
something more positive and his anger was used on his opponents in the
ring. A true warrior in heart and mind, Richy's name is one to be
feared and respected. His story shows that even in the face of
overwhelming odds, it is possible to become a real champion.
