Sweet Agony

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And Sykes later claimed from prison: “What’s got me into trouble in the past is having my physique trained as a child but not my emotions.” I've belted a few people. In every case I was in the right and it were them that were taken the liberties and I did what John Wayne did, what any sane man would do, punch them right in the f*****g earhole.” The life of an infamous underworld debt collector who operated in Teesside is being adapted into a film. It’s all the same machine and I didn’t realise I had such a good brain until I took the wraps off and started using it. I've got a brilliant brain.”

Sweet Agony by Paul Sykes - Original - *** Rare - First Sweet Agony by Paul Sykes - Original - *** Rare - First

Sykes died at the age of 60 in March 2007 at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield after suffering from pneumonia and liver cirrhosis. Having been born in Wakefield in 1946, by 1990 Sykes had spent 21 years in 18 prisons for many violent acts including assaults against prison officers and police officers.Forgotten the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Visit BookSleuth Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 293pp., yellow pictorial laminated wrappers. Crease in upper cover, but a very good copy. Notorious memoir of a violent criminal and, briefly, professional boxer. Sykes was a drunken thug who spent much of his life in prison, but his book is nevertheless the work of a sensitive and intelligent man. Uncommon: COPAC lists just the Bodleian copy; OCLC finds five more in provincial UK libraries. Despite disparate datings (1990, 1991, 1993) this seems to be the sole edition. Use italics (lyric) and bold (lyric) to distinguish between different vocalists in the same song part

SWEET AGONY BY Paul Sykes. Rare 1st edition. original. Mint SWEET AGONY BY Paul Sykes. Rare 1st edition. original. Mint

His intellectual abilities were discovered in jail when he began spending time reading books before publishing his own. While in prison, Sykes wrote an award winning book called Sweet Agony where he articulated his rollercoaster life. Excellent read very informative of the boxing world, would highly recommend to anyone who enjoys this genre His boxing career concluded two years after it began and it included a failed attempt at becoming the British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion.

And on the morning after the clash, an emotional Sykes said: “‘He’s on a life support machine. You think when you’ve belted them they are going to get up at 10. You don’t want them to get up at nine but you want them to get up at 10.

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Sykes was known for many things during his turbulent life - including being a professional heavyweight boxer, a prison hard nut, an author and an intimidating debt collector. And during one legendary trip, he claimed he had no choice but to swim across the Straits of Johor, a stretch between Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia that's avoided by locals because of the sharks lurking. He also earned money as a debt collector and one story involved him turning up at a man’s wedding to demand money.And although Sykes could be characterised as a violent narcissist, he showcased his empathic side after one fight.