Jamie, 38, himself an ex-boxer from Berwick Hills, said Lee Duffy’s violent life eventually caught up with him, and he died following a street fight in 1991 on Marton Road in Middlesbrough. This time and for the first time we hear from a Police Officer on what it was like to be a serving officer in Lee's era and school friends of Lee's who tell us how he was as a schoolboy. Containing many first hand and previously unheard accounts from some of Duffy’s closest friends and associates, this book will finally confirm who the man was and what he was really all about. A new book detailing Teesside's underworld in the 90s has been released, and it promises to be a "true account" of the exploits of two of the regions most infamous names. With a frightening capacity for extreme violence, Tyneside protection hardman Viv Graham struck fear into the hearts of his enemies, yet his benevolence to local charities and schemes to keep kids away from drugs and crime was well known.

Some hate him and say he was an absolute monster, others have cried in front of me and said they still miss him so much, that he had a good heart and was so caring. Despite being a thorn in the side of Cleveland Police, he was recounted as being surprisingly helpful and polite to officers who arrested or questioned him. People like Lee Duffy will never be seen again; he used to walk around with a gun – there were no cameras around taking your photograph; 27 years ago it was a very, very different time. With unprecedented access to friends, family members and associates, Stephen Richards dispels many of the myths surrounding these legendary figures to create the ultimate biography of Britain's deadliest rivals. It includes pictures of when Lee Duffy was a youngster growing up in South Bank, as well as documenting Brian's bodybuilding career too.APA style: Turf wars: Gangster Lee Duffy's 'obsession' with former Tyneside hardman Viv Graham revealed; New book about life of Middlesbrough's Lee Duffy tells how he was desperate to fight notorious Newcastle hardman.

A former boxer and bouncer from South Bank , Lee Duffy died in 1991 after being stabbed during a street brawl in Marton Road, Middlesbrough. From the author of the best-selling Paul Sykes books Unfinished Agony and Further Agony Jamie Boyle. Lee Duffy was a well-known boxer and bouncer from South Bank in Middlesbrough who was feared by many people on Teesside throughout the 1980s before his death in 1991.Anyone around in the time of Lee Duffy will have certainly heard of him, there's plenty documented about one side of him that I don't need to go into here, but this book reveals so much more about the man as a whole. No stone will be left unturned and this book will not shy away from controversy, but will aim to provide an unbiased and balanced view on the 'Boro' icon . Wraps clean, rubs to fore-edge corners, laminate film coming away slightly from back cover, otherwise a nice clean copy. Make no mistake, this will be the definitive book on Lee Duffy, there will be no more 'ifs' and 'buts after its release. His fights and violence took place in pubs and clubs in the region as well as on the football terraces.

With a frightening capacity for extreme violence, Tyneside protection hardman Viv struck fear into the hearts of his enemies, yet his benevolence to local charities and schemes to keep kids away from drugs and crime was well known - any patch that Viv protected was guaranteed free of both. Everyone knew Lee's existence on this planet would be brief, but the news Teesside was waking up to that gloriously sunny morning would rock it to it's foundations. He had a lot of attacks in his life; he had petrol poured over him, he was hot in the foot, shot in the knee.Bought this book on the Friday finished it Saturday couldn’t put it down well written well worded Jamie Boyle done lee justice long awaited truth some parts were funny but overall it was a very sad book the bullying. This book has had me up late night reading and knackered for work but I tell you what it was worth it. There are accounts from people who knew Duffy because they had worked the doors with him and witnessed the many fights he had with drunks and doormen alike, and accounts from people who had hung around him and were privy to his inner thoughts. MLA style: "Turf wars: Gangster Lee Duffy's 'obsession' with former Tyneside hardman Viv Graham revealed; New book about life of Middlesbrough's Lee Duffy tells how he was desperate to fight notorious Newcastle hardman. No stone will be left unturned and this book will not shy away from controversy, but will aim to provide an unbiased and balanced view on the ‘Boro' icon.

But the book also shows a different side to Lee Duffy, one of the most notorious criminals to operate on Teesside, explaining how he had regrets during his short life as well as being a joker.Teeside drugs enforcer Lee Duffy had half his foot shot off in an assassination attempt and his skull beaten with a crowbar, but his streetwise instinct was unmatched. From the author of the best selling Paul Sykes books ’Unfinished Agony’ and ‘Further Agony’ Jamie Boyle. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal.