A man who was once called the "most dangerous man in Britain" was fearlessly willing take on the challenge of fighting 20 men at once.
Mark "The Ripper" Ripley gained a notorious reputation as one of the most infamous fighters across the country and was both "respected and feared".
Those who documented the brutal fights say he was able to "fight against 100 men and never back down".
But some of those who took on the challenge and fought the Ripper ended up being carted to hospital as he refused to back down from a fight.
Former bare-knuckle fighter Bartley Gorman, who claims to be undefeated, was unable to knock the Ripper off his feet and says he was "the hardest man" he ever fought, the Daily Star reports.
Bartley claimed victory over a bloody and brutal fight between the two after neither man went down.
Rosie Smith, the niece of Ripley, said her uncle was: "A man known to be very, very wary of. He would never back down."
After his dog went missing, he even faced off with more than 20 men and ordered they return his dog before he arrived home.
The ultimatum saw the pet returned by the time he made it home from the shop.
Pro boxer Matt Legg, who documented the brutal fights and fearful encounters with bare-knuckle boxers, said: "He said 'If I don't get my dog back by the time I get back from the shop with my wife, then there's going to be trouble'.
"Apparently he went off to the shop and, by the time he got back, the dog was back."
But despite his daring fights and close encounters, Ripley's death came at the hands of his wife after she shot him in a pub in Croydon.
It was not the first time the Ripper's wife had shot her husband, but Ripley had allegedly told her "the next time you shoot me, you better kill me".
On the night of Ripley's death, his wife brought a gun with her to the pub and it is claimed he replied "You know what I told you, don't you?"
He was shot in the head and killed at the age of 34.
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