#44a. London’s Racial Prison Riots in the 80’s - Ambrose Mendy

Eventful Lives Podcast

Dodge Woodall

Eventful, True Crime, Risk, Interviews, Crime, Events, Entrepreneurship, Festivals, Sports, Life Story, Entrepreneur, Roger Woodall, Start Ups, Society & Culture, Military, Business

5 • 857 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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PART 1 - **WARNING*** Features language that some may find offensive, including shocking racial slurs that the guest has been subjected to ***WARNING***

As a pioneering sports agent and manager, Ambrose Mendy has represented some of the biggest names in boxing & football. From Paul Ince, & James DeGale, to Chris Eubank Jr, and of course, The Dark Destroyer, Nigel Benn.

In the first of a 2 part podcast. We chat about racism in sport, prison riots, his experiences of discrimination in 70s London, and how he became the leader of the so-called 'Black Pack'.

Part 2 will be released Thursday 22nd July.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Eventful Entrepreneur.
0:05.0	My name's Dodge. I've been an entrepreneur for over 30 years
0:09.0	and thrown thousands of parties across the UK
0:12.0	and I'm also the owner of the Bournemouth Sevens Festival.
0:15.0	Everyone who knows me knows I love people, having a laugh and asking lots of questions. So I've been chatting to people
0:23.2	with one thing in common. They've all lived eventful lives. This week, I'm delving into the
0:29.3	eventful life of Ambrose Mendi. As a pioneering sports agent and manager, Ambrose has represented
0:35.3	some of the biggest names in boxing and football.
0:43.3	From Paul Inns to James DeGale to Chris Eubank Jr. and of course the Dark Destroyer Nigel Ben.
0:48.6	In the first of a two-part podcast, we chat about racism in sport, prison riots,
0:54.3	his experiences of discrimination as a black man in 70s London, and how he became the leader of the so-called black pack. Please be warned, this part includes some language that you may find offensive,
0:59.3	including shocking racial slurs which Ambrose was subjected to. Here is the man himself,
1:04.5	Mr Ambrose Mende.
1:09.1	Ambrose, welcome to the show, mate.
1:12.5	Here we go. Here we go.
1:13.6	Here we go.
1:14.5	I'm looking forward to this one.
1:15.7	Snap.
1:16.4	Let's get cracking.
1:17.2	Let's go all the way back to beginning.
1:18.6	Whereabouts did you grow up?
1:20.1	And I'm really intrigued to know about your journey.
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