One Punch Doyle: 'How I took on Paul Massey's firm in Greater Manchester's Door Wars'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThey were old mates and two of Salford's most notorious villains. But when the Manchester 'door wars' erupted in the early 90s 'One Punch' Paul Doyle and 'Mr Big' Paul Massey clashed in the most bloody and spectacular fashion.
Both Doyle and Massey were graduates of Salford's Catholic 'reform schools' and as young men their paths soon crossed as they began carving out fearsome reputations in the city's criminal underworld.
It's said Massey even gave his pal his nickname after witnessing him knock out five men in quick succession during a night out at Pips nightclub in Manchester.
From that moment, the underworld legend of 'One Punch' was born. But fast forward to 1993, with gangs jostling to control the drug supply in Manchester's booming club scene, and venues targeted for protection money, Doyle and Massey found themselves at loggerheads. Read more: How 'Yardie' Williams set out to be the Gooch gang's 'next boss' - but dramatically grassed himself up Read more: 'Boiling point': How Dominic Noonan organised Manchester's prisoners before Strangeways riots The roots of the dispute are murky, but in an interview with James English for the Anything Goes YouTube series, Doyle suggested it stemmed from a row over Massey and his Ordsall based firm intruding on what he considered to be rival territory in Salford.
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