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A story from the Daily Mail.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...ttack.html


Former Army boxing champion, 71, floors 6ft 4in thug half his age after being punched in the face in attack

By Becky Evans

PUBLISHED: 13:11 EST, 12 November 2012 | UPDATED: 13:11 EST, 12 November 2012

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.
Former Army boxing champion John Cokeley, 71, floored Mark Pearce twice after the 34-year-old tried to attack the pensioner

Former Army boxing champion John Cokeley, 71, floored Mark Pearce twice after the 34-year-old tried to attack the pensioner

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 leaves Exeter Crown court in Devon after being found guilty of causing actual bodily harm

Mark Pearce, pictured leaving Exeter Crown Court in Devon, after being found guilty of causing actual bodily harm

Pearce denied causing actual bodily 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.

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'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.'

He just hit some guy half his age with the bus driver. He goin to jail now!

I may be young, but one lesson learned in life was you do not fuck with older people. Never. Thats how that Pokemon on the bus fainted because she wanted to fuck with that older bus dude.

brb doing pushups so i can floyd (floyd mayweather reference) some punk who tries to cause harm to me when im old.

Question for Older Players: Were you ever in this situation?

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I dont think Mr. Cokeley's house is going to get broken into anytime soon after this incident lol

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That was an awesome story. Every now and again you're up for a surprise fucking with the elderly.

Some years ago in the news there was a story where a burglar broke into an elderly woman's home. Climbed up a ladder to her second floor bedroom window. While he was climbing in, she confronted him with a pistol, and he said, "You ain't got the balls to shoot me." She blew him away.

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The tall thug is clearly the alpha. Im sorry but you CANT be short and alpha or a bad aas.

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(11-15-2012 07:23 PM)houston Wrote:  The tall thug is clearly the alpha. Im sorry but you CANT be short and alpha or a bad aas.

LOL

Also, I don't think 5' 10" is short.

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(11-15-2012 07:31 PM)IQVX Wrote:  

(11-15-2012 07:23 PM)houston Wrote:  The tall thug is clearly the alpha. Im sorry but you CANT be short and alpha or a bad aas.

LOL

Also, I don't think 5' 10" is short.

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I could only see it being a problem if you were a 5' 10" brown indian man living in the deep south.

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(11-15-2012 07:38 PM)IQVX Wrote:  I could only see it being a problem if you were a 5' 10" brown indian man living in the deep south.

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(11-15-2012 07:21 PM)MSW2007 Wrote:  That was an awesome story. Every now and again you're up for a surprise fucking with the elderly.

Some years ago in the news there was a story where a burglar broke into an elderly woman's home. Climbed up a ladder to her second floor bedroom window. While he was climbing in, she confronted him with a pistol, and he said, "You ain't got the balls to shoot me." She blew him away.

"Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he's too old to fight, he'll just kill you".

John Steinbeck

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Coincidence?

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I remember reading a story about a Vietnam vet fucking some young mugger up in Costa Rica. Read that years ago and wouldn't know where to find it though