Viv Graham
Encyclopedia
Viv Graham was a British mobster and former amateur heavyweight boxer who stopped boxing because of a frozen shoulder, operating a chain of Tyneside
nightclubs and bars, was a reputed organized crime figure in the Geordie
underworld involved in extortion and racketeering activities.
A well known bouncer and "hardman" in the Tyneside-area, Graham earned a reputation as a hardened and violent criminal, particularly after an incident in which rival doorman Stuart Watson was severely beaten by Graham following an altercation at Hobo's nightclub in Newcastle
's Bath Lane in 1990. The fight was later revealed to have been recorded on video resulting in Graham's conviction for assault and served a three year prison sentence http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/eveningchronicle/eveningchronicle/tm_objectid=15270957&method=full&siteid=50081&headline=i-am-not-mr-big-name_page.html.
Shortly after his release, he was given a suspended sentence for an assault charge and survived several attempts on his life during the next several months. However, he was ambushed while leaving the Anchor pub on Wallsend High Street (although a separate account claims the Queen's Head pub in Wallsend, North Tyneside http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,322890,00.html) and shot three times by an unidentified gunman, dying four hours later in North Tyneside Hospital.
In 1998, police arrested five men in connection to Graham's murder and questioned regarding an alleged conspiracy to murder the bouncer.
Tyneside
Tyneside is a conurbation in North East England, defined by the Office of National Statistics, which is home to over 80% of the population of Tyne and Wear. It includes the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and the Metropolitan Boroughs of Gateshead, North Tyneside and South Tyneside — all settlements on...
nightclubs and bars, was a reputed organized crime figure in the Geordie
Geordie
Geordie is a regional nickname for a person from the Tyneside region of the north east of England, or the name of the English-language dialect spoken by its inhabitants...
underworld involved in extortion and racketeering activities.
A well known bouncer and "hardman" in the Tyneside-area, Graham earned a reputation as a hardened and violent criminal, particularly after an incident in which rival doorman Stuart Watson was severely beaten by Graham following an altercation at Hobo's nightclub in Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
's Bath Lane in 1990. The fight was later revealed to have been recorded on video resulting in Graham's conviction for assault and served a three year prison sentence http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/eveningchronicle/eveningchronicle/tm_objectid=15270957&method=full&siteid=50081&headline=i-am-not-mr-big-name_page.html.
Shortly after his release, he was given a suspended sentence for an assault charge and survived several attempts on his life during the next several months. However, he was ambushed while leaving the Anchor pub on Wallsend High Street (although a separate account claims the Queen's Head pub in Wallsend, North Tyneside http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,322890,00.html) and shot three times by an unidentified gunman, dying four hours later in North Tyneside Hospital.
In 1998, police arrested five men in connection to Graham's murder and questioned regarding an alleged conspiracy to murder the bouncer.