Roy Shaw

{{short description|English boxer}}

{{Short description|English boxer}}

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'''Royston Henry Shaw''' (11 March 1936 – 14 July 2012), also known as '''Roy "Pretty Boy" Shaw''', '''Roy "Mean Machine" Shaw''' and '''Roy West''', was a property investor, author and businessman from the [[East End of London]] who was formerly a criminal and [[Prison security categories in the United Kingdom|Category A]] prisoner. During the 1970s & 80s Shaw was active in the criminal underworld of south London and was close friends with [[Joey Pyle]]. Shaw is best remembered today for his career as a fighter on the unlicensed boxing scene, becoming an arch-rival of [[Lenny McLean]].{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

'''Royston Henry Shaw''' (11 March 1936 – 14 July 2012), also known as '''Roy "Pretty Boy" Shaw''', '''Roy "Mean Machine" Shaw''' and '''Roy West''', was a property investor, author and businessman from the [[East End of London]] who was formerly a criminal and [[Prison security categories in the United Kingdom|Category A]] prisoner. During the 1970s & 80s Shaw was active in the criminal underworld of south London and was close friends with [[Joey Pyle]]. Shaw is best remembered today for his career as a fighter on the unlicensed boxing scene, becoming an arch-rival of [[Lenny McLean]].{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

==Unlicensed boxing career==

==Unlicensed boxing career==

In his autobiography Shaw claimed to have had ten fights in his twenties using the [[Pseudonym|alias]] "Roy West". However, he had only one professional bout - a six round points win against Dennis Wingrove at Wembley Town Hall in November 1956. Roy soon gave up the idea of boxing for a living when he found out that he could earn more money by robbing cash vans.

In his autobiography Shaw claimed to have had ten fights in his twenties using the [[Pseudonym|alias]] "Roy West". However, he had only one professional bout - a six round points win against Dennis Wingrove at Wembley Town Hall in November 1956. Roy soon gave up the idea of boxing for a living when he found out that he could earn more money by robbing cash vans.

On his release from prison Shaw started fighting unlicensed (not sanctioned by the [[British Boxing Board of Control]])Gary Holland [https://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2007/11/15/unlicensed_boxing_feature.shtml "History of London Boxing"], 9 April 2008 boxing matches in 1978, aged 42, and gained many infamous victories, including one over [[Don Adams (boxer)|Donnie "The Bull" Adams]]. Shaw also beat former world heavyweight contender [[Ron Stander]], who had also previously fought [[Joe Frazier]] for the heavyweight title. Stander however broke a rib before the fight with Roy Shaw. Shaw would later say in his book that he kept hitting Stander with punches which had no effect on Stander – until he found his broken rib. In Shaw's words "if Stander had not broken his rib he would have mullered me."

On his release from prison Shaw started fighting unlicensed (not sanctioned by the [[British Boxing Board of Control]])Gary Holland [https://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2007/11/15/unlicensed_boxing_feature.shtml "History of London Boxing"], 9 April 2008 boxing matches in 1978, aged 42, and gained many infamous victories, including one over [[Don Adams (boxer)|Donnie "The Bull" Adams]]. Shaw also beat former world heavyweight contender [[Ron Stander]], who had also previously fought [[Joe Frazier]] for the heavyweight title. Stander however broke a rib before the fight with Roy Shaw. Shaw would later say in his book that he kept hitting Stander with punches which had no effect on Stander – until he found his broken rib. In Shaw's words "if Stander had not broken his rib he would have mullered me."