" And Jem knew of Bill Perry from his days in the livery yard at Tipton Port before he came to the Bilston yard. And he knew what was said of him now. Paddy said he was old and broken with drink but, ‘I still wouldn’t put meself on his wrong side if I didn’t need to. Bill Perry was the best of all the old pugilists. But I hear he is a sorry sight these days. "

― Mick Kitson , Featherweight