'Britain's hardest man was an animal – he turned his head into terrifying weapon'

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A former friend of ‘Britain’s hardest man’ gave a chilling insight into his brutal nature. Lenny McLean was an infamous underground bare knuckle boxer, bouncer and debt collector whose deadpan stare struck fear into rivals. One man who knew him well was one-time heavyweight boxing champion Nosher Powell who was also a stuntman in the first Superman film. Nosher once called on Lenny – who was 6ft 3in and weighed 20-stone – for a favour after getting into bother with a scrap metal dealer and his