71 year old ex. Army boxing champ vs 6' 4'' Thug... YOU GOIN' T' JAIL NOW!!
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Former Army boxing champion, 71, floors 6ft 4in thug half his age after being punched in the face in attack
A 6ft 4ins thug who attacked a man more than twice his age was left with a dislocated shoulder after the pensioner floored him with two right hooks.
Former Army boxing champion John Cokeley said Mark Pearce 'picked on the wrong man'.
The 71-year-old was at home watching TV in his slippers when he heard Pearce rowing with a neighbour.
Mr Cokeley went outside and told Pearce to calm down when the 34-year-old punched him in the face, Exeter Crown Court heard. Pearce hit Mr Cokeley in the head, smashing his glasses and causing a black eye. But the pensioner, a professional welterweight undefeated in the Army, got to his feet and floored Pearce with a 'roundhouse blow'.
Pearce managed to get up but Mr Cokeley, who is 5ft 10ins, floored him for a second time with a punch to the stomach.
Mark Pearce, pictured leaving Exeter Crown Court in Devon, after being found guilty of causing actual ? harm
Pearce denied causing actual ? harm, claiming he was attacked by the ex-boxer and was acting in self-defence.
But he was found guilty today and sentenced to a six month prison sentence suspended for two years.
Pearce was also given a 12 month supervision order and ordered to pay £175 costs. Speaking after the hearing, Mr Cokeley, who served around the world in the Army from 1957 to 1968, said: 'It was 10.15pm and I was watching TV.
'I could hear a lot of shouting outside and I realised it was coming from my friend’s home and he is not a well man so I went to have a look.
'My friend was in the doorway and this man, who I hadn’t seen before, was shouting from about 12ft away.
'He came over to me with his arms out and said "do you want to get involved?". He was shouting and swearing at me.
'I told him I didn’t want to get involved, I just wanted some peace and quiet.That was when he hit me quite hard. He said "do you want some of this?". 'I said no, I’m going to call the police and he hit me again. Then I thought enough is enough, so I threw out a right and he went down. 'He ran back at me and I hit him a good hard blow in the side. He stayed down and then the police came. 'I was in slippers and wearing glasses. It is hardly fighting gear. A fight was the last thing I wanted.
'It is years since I was in a ring and I did not want to punch anyone unless I could not avoid it. He is a young man and 6ft 4in tall. 'I may be quite small but I am very fit for my age and I guess you could say I am quite tough. He didn’t know who I was and I guess he picked on the wrong man.' Following the attack at a block of flats in Torquay, Devon, on April 25, Mr Cokeley was taken to hospital suffering a cut to the head.
Pearce also needed hospital treatment for a dislocated shoulder.
Article Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2231867/Former-Army-boxing-champion-71-floors-6ft-4in-thug-Mark-Pearce-punched-face-Torquay-attack.html#ixzz2C2yZlKaL
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HE DESERVES TO DIE!... LET A 71 YEAR OLD MAN BEAT HIM... SMH
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So a slave owner beat up glass joe
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Gramps is puttin the beat down on stretch
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Only way back from holdin' a whoopin' by a 71 year old is suicide
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no larry holmes there
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Old dude looks like he's all gassed up now. Like he's going to instigate some ? and get ? up.
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I woulda broke them fuckn glasses
Old ? wouoda been pushn up daisys -
I got 2 30s thats 60 for elmer fudd
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I feel like alot of you are seeing this old man beating up the younger guy, and you are thinking that if a 6'4" guy gets beat up by him, people will think you will also get beat up by the old guy, so you need to talk tough right away to let everyone know you would never get beat up by an old guy. It really shows your insecurity.
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In America this ? would probably sue him and get paid. That's why there are so many hard acting ? made dudes in this country. They have that "lose the fight, win the lawsuit or come back with a gang of dudes" mentality.
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u dont ? with old people, them old ? aint got nothin to lose he lucky old man aint put 2 in his ass.
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A real ? would've shot up his crib.
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u dont ? with old people, them old ? aint got nothin to lose he lucky old man aint put 2 in his ass.
People crazy these days. I can imagine that old cat having flash backs of war and blasting that young chump with an antique handgun -
lmao at that article
The instigator of the fight tried to play the victim card - thats some pitiful ? when you get your ass kicked by a senior citizen.
LOL @ The journalist calling him a pensioner... oh damn that has gotta hurt your pride -
You can't feel good as a young man hitting on an old dude.
Tell you one thing, if his young ass can't handle the old man,
he better not even think about stepping to a young dude. -
george foreman would still put ? in the dirt.. try him.. fighters gonna fight
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smh, ? 's still talking about going head up, i aint got time for that ? ....I WOULD OF KNOCKED that OLD WHITE DUDE OUT FROM THE BLINDSIDE and I bet the story would of been different........"white elderly man found in a coma, no witness and no signs of a robbery, elderly person received a broken jaw and is in a coma, if anybody have any information on this violent and savage attack please contact the local authorities
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SMH yall acting like the old white dude was weak and old with a hunching back and ? and he's standing in a b-boy stance, putting up his dukes and ? talking about he's fit waiting for a young buck-a-roo to step up and catch wreck, yall is weak that's how old folks get over yall and calling yall ? behind your back
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The grim reaper will have the last laugh.
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Well at least he can find some solace knowing that the old man will probably die before him so he can ? on his grave