Grr Violence

[MetalMilitia]

So long story short, I kind-of, sort-of know this guy. He told a friend of mine that he wanted to 'beat up' me and a mate of mine. I have said about 2 words to him in the last 6 months and the only way I know him is through my girlfriend - whom I think he would love a piece of, dispite the fact she hates him.

I'm really not happy about being threatened or having my friends threatened just because this guy is a pathetic little cunt.
In my semi-drunken state I would really like to beat the shit out of him, infact, had I seen him on my way home from the pub I would have done just that. But I don't know if it would be wise considering I will definatly see him in alot of social circumstances - his local is mine, his friends are (kind of) mine and I will definatly have alot of contact with him in future.

I'm just really angry that he would tell people that he wants to fight me, dispite the fact he has attempted to be friendly-ish to me in the past and also that I am am almost a foot taller than him and a good deal heavier - in short, I could probably beat him senseless without him even getting a puch in.

I know violence solves nothing etc, but this guy really needs his arse kicked just so he can learn that actions have consiquences and he can't go round trying to act the 'hard man' without getting beaten down every so often.

bleh, help me internet!