Former bare knuckle boxer Willy Collins, 49, was laid to rest in an elaborate traveller funeral that attracted hundreds of mourners and included a gold casket topped with a crown, 40 Rolls Royce cars, bikers, Irish flags, a huge American truck, smoke bombs and plumed horses.
Mr Collins, who died suddenly in Spain last month, took one final tour of the streets of Darnall and Pitsmoor in a white carriage, pulled by six horses bedecked with feathers before being laid to rest in a 22 carat gold plated coffin at Shiregreen Cemetery in a tiled plot lined with images of the Last Supper.
1. Funeral of The King of Sheffield, Willy Collins
The gold casket was paraded through the streets of Darnall and Pitsmoor.
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2. Funeral of The King of Sheffield, Willy Collins
Mr Collins' cortege was led by plumed horses.
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3. Funeral of The King of Sheffield, Willy Collins
Blue and yellow smoke bombs were set off in Willy Collins' honour.
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4. Funeral of The King of Sheffield, Willy Collins
There were 40 Rolls Royce limousines in the cortege.
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