Who was Bartley Gorman—and why do so many call him the “King of the Gypsies”? In this cinematic biography episode of MR. HANSoN Podcast, host Jeremy Hanson tells the dark, mythic, and deeply human true story of a man born into the Traveler world—a culture shaped by movement, tradition, exclusion, and a brutal code where reputation could mean safety. Gorman (1944–2002) became one of the most feared names in unlicensed bareknuckle fighting across Britain and Ireland, with fights remembered not by official records, but by whispers: mineshafts, quarries, campsites, pubs, streets—places where there were no judges, no gloves, and no second chances. This episode explores: The difference between myth and the man How bareknuckle culture functioned as a form of informal dispute-settling in Traveler communities What it costs to carry a crown you never a ...