One-Eyed Baz: The Story of Barrington 'Zulu' Patterson, One of Britain's Dealiest Men Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

One-Eyed Baz: The Story of Barrington 'Zulu' Patterson, One of Britain's Dealiest Men Book

In his turbulent teenage years Baz adopted a criminal lifestyle. There were the tense early 1980s when friction between police forces and ethnic communities often exploded. So it was in Birmingham where Baz and other members of the black community took a stand that resulted in the Handsworth riots. A child of his time he also became a leading figure in Birmingham City FC's Zulu Warriors - then the only hooligan 'firm' with a very visible black contingent. As well as fighting with hardcore rival fans his love of a pound note led him to ambushing some of his adversaries - before he became a club doorman and began to be paid legitimately for his physical fearsomeness. But for all his ferocious reputation One-Eyed Baz reveals a character of great warmth and loyalty a charismatic figure strong enough to turn his back on street violence and embrace the combat sport of cage fighting.Read More

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  • TheBookPeople

    Blinded in one eye by a childhood incident, his tormentors called him 'One Eye' or 'Cyclops'; it could have instilled a victim mentality in him, but instead he became a fighter. One by one, those who tormented him would get their comeuppance ...In his turbulent teenage years, 'Baz' adopted a criminal lifestyle. He went from Rude Boy to Casual and became a leading figure in Birmingham City FC's Zulu Warriors. When not training in martial arts or proving himself as a cage fighter, he also cut a powerful figure in Coventry's clubland where he ran its toughest doors. For all his ferocious reputation, ONE-EYED BAZ reveals a character of great warmth and loyalty, a charismatic figure strong enough to embrace the combat sport of cage fighting and prove himself 'King of the Ring'. ONE-EYED BAZ will surely be lauded as a classic of the hard-man genre.

  • Waterstones

    Barrinton'Zulu' Patterson is not a man to mess with. Blinded in one eye by a childhood incident, 'One-eyed Baz' grew up on the tough back streets of birmingham while his father served as eight-year prison sentence. He could have become a victim, but

  • 1843588110
  • 9781843588115
  • Barrington Patterson, Cass Pennant
  • 28 March 2013
  • John Blake Publishing Ltd
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 288
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