Jocky Wilson v Oliver Reed drinking competition

[Buzzer]

Who do you reckon would have won?

Jocky Wilson, darts player, soul singer, all-round good guy

or the man's man's man, Oliver Reed.

And was there anyone else, any other proper drinker, who could have held their own against these kings amongst men*?


*apart from Pete Canning of course.

 

[Dorset Seagull]

Reed every time

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

Reed every time

This. For anyone who visits Malta, his local and last drinking hole 'The Pub' in Valletta is worth a visit.

 

[spence]

George Best?

 

[Trevor]

olly

 

[Eggman]

Ollie, Ollie, Ollie. ....

 

[Ringmer Seagull]

How about Alex Higgins ?.

 

[catfish]

Ollie had stamina - he could drink for days at a time.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Reed easy win

 

[Mowgli37]

Reed would have had him under the table.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Pound for pound Peter O'Toole would have troubled them but I'm going for Bill Werbeniuk

 

[Surrey_Albion]

How about Alex Higgins ?.

I remember a line from a play called hurricane about the moment Higgins meet reed "four hours and forty cans of lager later...we were fu****d"

 

[lawros left foot]

OLLIE REED, he drank a whole frigate dry, in Guernsey in 1977, I know, cos I was there!

 

[cmonbarrybringonwoody!]

Bill werbinick

 

[atfc village]

This. For anyone who visits Malta, his local and last drinking hole 'The Pub' in Valletta is worth a visit.

But only one visit ,not that great a pub. John Thomas Wilson for me spent a few nights at Lakeside having a beer or six with Jocky ,great bloke .

 

[Brownstuff]

David Boon could put them away but Oliver Reed is the Daddy

 

[The Merry Prankster]

I drank with Reed on quite a few occasions. I was at the time a young but still chronic alcoholic. I was probably at my drinking peak in terms of capacity in those days and Ollie made me look like an amateur. Days and nights on end he could go. Absolutely charming up until the point he turned on someone then he was viscous.

I'd back him against any drinker I've ever met and I've met a few.

 

[wigman]

Oliver Reed , no contest.

 

[TonyW]

Andre The Giant would put them both to shame.

But for this battle, the little Scot would almost certainly have won.
Darts players drink ALL day and night.

Big Cliff Lazarenko would have beaten them both too.