Bartley Gorman's reign from 1972-1997 is arguably the longest reign of any champion in any sport. By far my favorite among the bareknucklers. I have him and Paddy Monaghan tied, followed by unlicensed kings Waldron and Shaw. Remarkable man, wonderful human being. R.I.P. champion of champions.
This is a revelation, I read Bartley's book 'King Of The Gypsy's' some years ago and never knew there was footage of him. I must say now that the book has descriptions of fights where there is no mercy given , and none expected, he was of his breed, all power to you...Bartley Gorman, King Of The Gypsy's
Bartley Gorman. I read this mans auto biography, what a true warrior and a gentleman. His book helped me to understand the Gypsy way of life and made me change my preconcieved ideas about traveling people.I hope that one day there is a film made about him. What a film it would be too . May he also rest in peace.
My Grandmother, Isabelle Gorman, was the daughter of Patrick Gorman and Marianne Morrison. They lived in London for a time. Isabelle ended up moving to the US. Isabelle also has a brother named Bartley. The Gorman family is the only family I've come across that uses the Bartley name. Does anybody have a family tree on the Gormans?
I've found most genuine tough men are soft spoken, polite and real gentlemen. These days it's all bravado and yelling, these old genuine fighting men didn't need to bluff anyone
I have watched this film so many times and I can only wish other films about us were made like this. No divvy voiceover pretending the maker knows it all, just a lovely dignified bit of film about a true legend and his family that shows why Gypsy and Travelling people will always hang on to what they've got. If everything else was took away from me I would still have my pride. If the gorja media doesn't want to understand that who cares, we all only walk this earth for a while, Gypsy or not.
omg i can't believe i just found this. I remember the funeral we were on our way home from school and it was a few cars in front. He knew my granded. R.I.P Bartley x
notice how much respect bartley gets and how little joyce gets in his youtube videos. i think it goes to show you that a champion or King of the Gypsies is about alot more than punching prowess. I have the utmost respect for bare-knuckle boxing and think that in Traveller culture it is their "national sport" I think we'd all do better to have some of the honor, strength and tenacity that bare-knuckle fighting takes.
Well put together video. I enjoyed it, not least the singing. I don't know why, but I was surprised to discover, near the back end, that it was Bartley himself! Dare I say it was hauntingly beautiful.
I was only young I think about 10 and my dad and his best mate were mates with Bartley. I will never forget meeting such a nice older man and so well respected I look at it as a learning curve in my life , thank you
for such an amazing video, why when i look to the related videos do i see all these fighting videos this belongs with the documentaries. as one of the best if not the best documentaries on youtube.
A true gentleman till the end. god bless your familly bartley, may you rest well. If anyone is looking for a read, his book comes highly recomended. A great insight into a great man.
This is the full documentary. Shane Meadows plans to make a feature length film about Bartley's life at some point in the future. The plan is that Paddy Considine will play Bartley! He'll be getting pumped up for that one!
The real example of a true man modest doesnt whine about his troubles he says his back is broad enough to baer it he can take pain physicaly and in his heart a great man RIP
My Grandmother, Isabelle was a traveller here in the USA. I do alot of genealogy research and it's very difficult to find info (census etc) on this part of my family. I truly believe she is related to Bartley Gorman. The resemblance is uncanny.
FROM WIKIPEDIA:...He won the Bareknuckle Champion of Great Britain & Ireland, often called the King of the Gypsies, aged 28 in 1972.[citation needed] A fierce fighter, he stood 6 ft 1 in and weighed in at 15½ stone (217 lbs). He held the title until deciding not to defend it in 1992. During these glory years, he fought many fights, and even challenged infamous London brawlers Lenny "The Guv'nor" McLean and Roy "Pretty Boy" Shaw.
If he did not make it as a fighter he could sure have made it as a singer !! I have done boxing and martial arts and have met some big hard men , one thing in common is that there all gentlemen like Mr Gorman. Real hardmen are not bullys or troublemakers.
Bartley rest in peice im goin to visit your grave next week and il put a flower down for you!wish i could of met you very honourable and tough man respect.
Nice guy a true gent. I read all the comments and great to see how well repected the guy was and for the ones posting the shit comment's would have loved to see you say it to the man's face. Lap top hard men.
Yeah, Paddy based his voice in Romeo Brass on this guy too! Paddy did a photography course at college and Bartley was one of his subjects for photography.
Oh. By the way, NIghts. I was wondering, when he was mentioning the branches of his family, or tribes, as he suggested, he mentioned the Fury's. Now, I know Manchester boxer Tyson Fury is a Gypsy, his father was a well known Gypsy fighter. Do you know if you/Bartley are related to that line of Manchester Fury's? He's I believe, from Middleton.
I think this is clearly where Shane and Paddy (Considine) got the influence for Morell's voice in A Room for Romeo Brass. Incredibly hard to imitate, love the accent! Love this documentary too
@BlueCrayon77 oh ryt i see sorry thought it was longer, wish it was longer i like these documentarys just watched knuckle last nyt do u no any other gd gypsy boxing films or documentarys? cheers
Can anyone please tell me, is this the full documentary? I was always of the impression that it was full, feature film type length but I suppose it could be a short, 10 min thingy. Would appreciate it if anyone could tell me. P.s. Got to love Bart's accent. Anyone who has seen Meadows later film, "Room for Romeo Brass", Paddy Considine has based his character "Morell's" voice on our King, here.
paddy considine's character morell from shane meadows film a room for romeo brass is obviously modeled on bartley, his accent and mannerisms are spot on
@pooroldwasp There is a correlation there... Paddy Considine based his character Morrell's voice on Bartley Gorman. Paddy and Shane Meadows both knew him, Shane made this (and one earlier, shorter documentary) about him, and Paddy photographed Bartley for a college course I believe.
Where can i watch the this full length documentary?..i know that Shane Meadows is making a feature film about the life of Mr Gorman which will be amazing.
tyson fury is part of this mans breed so hes gonna go far!
Fantastic little short film. Big respect to both Shane Meadows & Bartley Gorman.
10/10
Bartley Gorman's reign from 1972-1997 is arguably the longest reign of any champion in any sport. By far my favorite among the bareknucklers. I have him and Paddy Monaghan tied, followed by unlicensed kings Waldron and Shaw. Remarkable man, wonderful human being. R.I.P. champion of champions.
This is a revelation, I read Bartley's book 'King Of The Gypsy's' some years ago and never knew there was footage of him. I must say now that the book has descriptions of fights where there is no mercy given , and none expected, he was of his breed, all power to you...Bartley Gorman, King Of The Gypsy's
Bartley Gorman. I read this mans auto biography, what a true warrior and a gentleman. His book helped me to understand the Gypsy way of life and made me change my preconcieved ideas about traveling people.I hope that one day there is a film made about him. What a film it would be too . May he also rest in peace.
Good God! The speed and power of that left jab.Combined with charm and a great singing voice,long live his memory
what a lovely singer
Im no gypsy but I love to see a man who loves his people. R.I.P. King of the Gypsies
My Grandmother, Isabelle Gorman, was the daughter of Patrick Gorman and Marianne Morrison. They lived in London for a time. Isabelle ended up moving to the US. Isabelle also has a brother named Bartley. The Gorman family is the only family I've come across that uses the Bartley name. Does anybody have a family tree on the Gormans?
I love Shane Meadows films, they have this special thing... cheers for the upload!!!
I've found most genuine tough men are soft spoken, polite and real gentlemen. These days it's all bravado and yelling, these old genuine fighting men didn't need to bluff anyone
I have watched this film so many times and I can only wish other films about us were made like this. No divvy voiceover pretending the maker knows it all, just a lovely dignified bit of film about a true legend and his family that shows why Gypsy and Travelling people will always hang on to what they've got. If everything else was took away from me I would still have my pride. If the gorja media doesn't want to understand that who cares, we all only walk this earth for a while, Gypsy or not.
omg i can't believe i just found this. I remember the funeral we were on our way home from school and it was a few cars in front. He knew my granded. R.I.P Bartley x
Great man. When i was a kid I lived near Uttoxeter, and he was legendary. Would liked to have met him....Jon
Bright, articulate, honest....and a fine singer....what a character..
Anyone who inspires Bane deserves to get a key to the city. For such astounding strength and resilience, he's quite humble
This is fantastic!
Now I know exactly where Paddy C got his accent from in Room for Romeo Brass!
i had the pleasure of meeting bartley gorman once,and i can truthfully say he was a 100% gentleman
haha 'bartley gorman 4th wasn't a fighter, he was a great lover!' hahah fair play, best way to be!
... an amazing man. He was 'real'... which is rare to find now-a-days.
had the pleasure of meeting him about 15 or 16 years ago, a true gentleman.
Great video, thank you for posting it.
notice how much respect bartley gets and how little joyce gets in his youtube videos. i think it goes to show you that a champion or King of the Gypsies is about alot more than punching prowess. I have the utmost respect for bare-knuckle boxing and think that in Traveller culture it is their "national sport" I think we'd all do better to have some of the honor, strength and tenacity that bare-knuckle fighting takes.
a good man !!! never ran his mouth a true traveller through & through! god bless him!
What an interesting documentary! An insight into the bare-knuckle boxing world!!
I can't wait to see the feature length documentary!
This is the whole documentary.
Shane Meadows plans to make a bio-pic film of Bartley Gorman's life, but production hasn't even started on it yet.
Only somebody who's been through great pain can sing like that.
Something very special died the day Bartley Gorman passed on.
Well put together video. I enjoyed it, not least the singing. I don't know why, but I was surprised to discover, near the back end, that it was Bartley himself! Dare I say it was hauntingly beautiful.
I was only young I think about 10 and my dad and his best mate were mates with Bartley. I will never forget meeting such a nice older man and so well respected
I look at it as a learning curve in my life , thank you
Great vid, looking forward to the movie. cheers !
an intelligent, wise and artistic man. just goes to show that you can't judge someone by your own perceptions.
Nice film, thank you.
R.I.P. Big man.I grew up not too far from uttoxeter, so Bartley was a local legend, always remebered.
love his singing voice!
for such an amazing video, why when i look to the related videos do i see all these fighting videos this belongs with the documentaries. as one of the best if not the best documentaries on youtube.
What a humble man. Respect.
I salute this man! he is a man of honour and that is rare!! peace be with you sir!!
I love this documentary. R.I.P. Mr Gorman.
A true gentleman till the end. god bless your familly bartley, may you rest well. If anyone is looking for a read, his book comes highly recomended. A great insight into a great man.
This is the full documentary. Shane Meadows plans to make a feature length film about Bartley's life at some point in the future. The plan is that Paddy Considine will play Bartley! He'll be getting pumped up for that one!
Am reading the book right now - can't wait for the Full Length movie
He has a lovely voice , he seems like a very nice fella. More people should live to a code like this.
As Peter Fury told me in an interview on atgradio Bartley Gorman had 300 fights without a loss. Period. Jesus bless his soul.
Great book & seemed a fair gent. Still waiting for Shane to do the film Bio about Bartley!
The real example of a true man modest doesnt whine about his troubles he says his back is broad enough to baer it he can take pain physicaly and in his heart a great man RIP
A gentleman with a fighters spirit, a rare breed.
What a lovely lovely voice.
RIP Bartley! Legend!
Read his book.' Bartley Gorman:King Of The Gypsies' . It explains all the scraps & scrapes he got into. Awesome book.
"A man can have pain in his ass, as well as his body, through fighting."
Now that's a great quote.
Brilliant Documentary
Awesome Man. RIP
Fights like a demon but sings like an angel! A true Gentleman is Gorman!
He was 6'1 and weighed in his prime 15 and a half stone. (I got this from his book King of the Gypsies)
My Grandmother, Isabelle was a traveller here in the USA. I do alot of genealogy research and it's very difficult to find info (census etc) on this part of my family. I truly believe she is related to Bartley Gorman. The resemblance is uncanny.
FROM WIKIPEDIA:...He won the Bareknuckle Champion of Great Britain & Ireland, often called the King of the Gypsies, aged 28 in 1972.[citation needed] A fierce fighter, he stood 6 ft 1 in and weighed in at 15½ stone (217 lbs). He held the title until deciding not to defend it in 1992. During these glory years, he fought many fights, and even challenged infamous London brawlers Lenny "The Guv'nor" McLean and Roy "Pretty Boy" Shaw.
Proud Man,and still got it at 51. Nice post.
What a Gentleman this Guy is,
respect to Him and his Family
If he did not make it as a fighter he could sure have made it as a singer !! I have done boxing and martial arts and have met some big hard men , one thing in common is that there all gentlemen like Mr Gorman. Real hardmen are not bullys or troublemakers.
Was this the full documentary or was this just ten minutes from it?
Fascinating stuff!
A tough man and a gentleman RIP.
What a nice bloke... My hat is off to you Mr Bartley Gorman.V
You are a Gentleman Sir..
He spoke some wise words there '...I don't want no pity off anyone...my back is broad enough to bear it...'
great man
i met Bartley on that site in 93. great man.
@Triplesod Glad i made you smile.
All the best, Triplesod
Rest In Peace me HERO....You will always be the best (and you stay so normal, no big ego)
Bartley, a true gentleman
Bartley rest in peice im goin to visit your grave next week and il put a flower down for you!wish i could of met you very honourable and tough man respect.
@BlueCrayon77
Cheers for the feedback mate!
I guessed it my have been a short film but I just wanted to be sure.
Thanks again!
A man amongst men-RIP
Nice guy a true gent. I read all the comments and great to see how well repected the guy was and for the ones posting the shit comment's would have loved to see you say it to the man's face. Lap top hard men.
Yeah, Paddy based his voice in Romeo Brass on this guy too! Paddy did a photography course at college and Bartley was one of his subjects for photography.
This old man can hit a bag bare-knuckle and he is hitting it hard!!!
A real honest man.
A true gentleman and a man with principles
they should make a film on bartley, i have read his book and what a man.
i would love to have met him.
Oh. By the way, NIghts. I was wondering, when he was mentioning the branches of his family, or tribes, as he suggested, he mentioned the Fury's.
Now, I know Manchester boxer Tyson Fury is a Gypsy, his father was a well known Gypsy fighter. Do you know if you/Bartley are related to that line of Manchester Fury's? He's I believe, from Middleton.
Still looked tasty on the bag at over 50 with them jackhammer punches. Animal but a seemed a real nice bloke in his book and on here
I think this is clearly where Shane and Paddy (Considine) got the influence for Morell's voice in A Room for Romeo Brass.
Incredibly hard to imitate, love the accent!
Love this documentary too
a true gentleman bartley was,very nice man
that singing is great. I like those Irish travellers
when is the full length version being released?
cheers
wow, this is so interesting, much respect to the bare knuckle fighters and the champ Bartley Gorman,
opened my eyes
rip BG
God bless you my friend God bless you and your family, me daddy was a pro boxer , your a wise man sir God bless you .
Love this man so much I think my family are related to some of his family buy the book its the best story ever
brilliant a true fighting ledgend
films gonna be awsome
@BlueCrayon77 oh ryt i see sorry thought it was longer, wish it was longer i like these documentarys just watched knuckle last nyt do u no any other gd gypsy boxing films or documentarys? cheers
Can anyone please tell me, is this the full documentary? I was always of the impression that it was full, feature film type length but I suppose it could be a short, 10 min thingy.
Would appreciate it if anyone could tell me.
P.s. Got to love Bart's accent. Anyone who has seen Meadows later film, "Room for Romeo Brass", Paddy Considine has based his character "Morell's" voice on our King, here.
paddy considine's character morell from shane meadows film a room for romeo brass is obviously modeled on bartley, his accent and mannerisms are spot on
@pooroldwasp There is a correlation there... Paddy Considine based his character Morrell's voice on Bartley Gorman. Paddy and Shane Meadows both knew him, Shane made this (and one earlier, shorter documentary) about him, and Paddy photographed Bartley for a college course I believe.
WOW ! Respect !
read his book great book hard man with a good heart r.i.p bartley
i just finished readly mr gormans book , i recomend you read it , its amazing
Sing with the angels & you're geal now Bartley Gorman , I just finished your book tonight , the last pages choked me up
Where can i watch the this full length documentary?..i know that Shane Meadows is making a feature film about the life of Mr Gorman which will be amazing.
the punching bag scene was terrifying. a bare knuckle blow from that dude would end me
yes there is a lot in u.s. called tinkers most are out of murphy village south carolina.