Boxer turned bouncer Viv Graham was one of the northeast most notorious hard men.

It was huge, you were strong, we could take anybody out.

Not many men on earth could match Viv Graham.

But his life of violence led to his downfall.

Why did it happen?

Why did they do that?

How did Viv Graham build an empire?

It was the power, the presence, the aura. And who was he, really?

Gangster, the story of Viv Graham.

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I was thinking of you Nick.

I know you do a lot to be honest.

On my phone and when was it,

Saturdays in the evening, looking at that tag furlong pass and I was just wondering

As much as I absolutely adored it and the fact that it was a tight head prop doing that pass

To an outside half tight prop doing that pass to an ounce in half, announced at half like Nicky Robinson who prided himself on his passing ability. Was that any good or were we looking

it through the lens of a front row forward in the

parts? No I would have enjoyed that. I mean mine would have been on my left

hand. I don't think I had my right hand in the bank of that. That wasn't that

wasn't the armory off the left no problem. So generally you couldn't have done that off the other hand well of course I could have I'm just

first myself down but of course I could have you know I could have

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