Elvis Presley ‘knocked out step brother and left him on ground for 20 minutes’ at LA home
Elvis Presley's step brother David Stanley has claimed the King of Rock and Roll once knocked him out for 20 minutes in a show of strength at his Los Angeles mansion.
Elvis Presley knocked out his step brother for 20 minutes in an act of ‘ego driven dominance’.
The legend, who spent many years becoming a master at karate, put down his little brother David Stanley after a show of strength between the two.David was employed by his big brother as a bodyguard to protect him around the clock in the 1970s.
But the 6ft 2inch younger man was taken out by the 6ft superstar as he encouraged a battle of strength at his Los Angeles mansion. David recalled to The Mirror: “One time we were at this home in LA and all the karate guys came over for a workout session. I was training in the arts, but he was a master.
“After the session Elvis came and said, ‘well, show me what you learned’. He said: ‘Let’s go!”
“I did a back kick and put him down on the ground. He dusted himself off, jumped back up and said, ‘do that again’. So I tried the same move, but somehow just knocked me down and out. It was tremendous power.
“I was out cold for 20 minutes. That was a life changing moment and I felt that I am not going to do that again.” David claimed that anyone that fought the legend was sure in for a fight due to him having the “focus of a bulldog that would never stop”. David shared memories of how Elvis sometimes lost control and didn’t face many consequences, but he wasn’t scared to confront him.
Speaking at his personal show in Las Vegas, David said: “We clashed. He was human to me. And sure sometimes it did get physical.” David has talked before about trying to stop Elvis from using drugs, which once led to Elvis pulling a gun on him.
A recent film about Elvis’ life, told through the eyes of his wife Priscilla, got actress Cailee Spaeny a Golden Globe nomination and David has praised it. David stuck up for Priscilla Presley admitting she had the “right to tell her own story”, admitting he believes it was very “accurate”. He also felt Jacob Elordi played captured his temper perfectly, saying: “She captured that guy’s temper like nobody else. That’s exactly like Elvis was the guy that played Elvis.”
