Boxers jobs after Boxing
Boxers jobs after Boxing
Anybody know of what jobs boxers entered into after their boxing career?
I can name a few Paul "Hoko" Hodkinson opened a sandwich shop
Steve Robinson is now a personal trainer
Ken Buchanan went back to scaffolding
Anyone else got any others?
I can name a few Paul "Hoko" Hodkinson opened a sandwich shop
Steve Robinson is now a personal trainer
Ken Buchanan went back to scaffolding
Anyone else got any others?
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Micky Ward went back to paving streets a few weeks after the final Gatti fight.
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Chris W 1982
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Hoko now woks on the railways
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black panther
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Selling chinese food hey? Good idea that.The quiet man 2004 wrote:Hoko now woks on the railways
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Works on the railways now? Does he still live in the Liverpool area do you know? I find it amazing how thigns turn out for some boxers im sure Hoko had a million dollar payday lined up at MSG if he had beaten Vargas.
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u'll find alot of pro's work now days right thruv there career running in the morning training after work n running at night. hard work but if u want it u gotta do it 
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micky steeds is a locksmith buster keeton works for bt and oj aberham works as a security officer
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Sadly after Barry mcguigan caused Gary Mason to lose his job at SKY gary ended up working in securitywrimc wrote:Anybody know of what jobs boxers entered into after their boxing career?
I can name a few Paul "Hoko" Hodkinson opened a sandwich shop
Steve Robinson is now a personal trainer
Ken Buchanan went back to scaffolding
Anyone else got any others?
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whatashambles
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Michael Gomez and Michael Jennings both do security work.
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Not sure I'd start a confrontation with Michael Gomez on security
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Oisin Fagan (former Khan victim) now works as a boxing development officer for the irish aba in Dublin.
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Mickey Steeds used to do bar work and he also worked for a water company. The Mitchell brothers were on the railways, Haye was a model - which probably doesnt count. Billy Schwer is doing well as a motivational speaker, while Conteh, Bruno, Stracey et al work the after dinner circuit. Stracey does a bit of singing too, and has a track in the new ray winstone film. Scott Gammer has a decorating business. Gary Lockett invested in property. Charlie Magri ran a pub in East London for a while. Errol Christie does pt at gymbox in holborn. Following a period of homelessness, Leon Spinks has been working at a YMCA and McDonalds. Ray Mancini working as an independent producer of low-budget films. Sean Hughes works in a warehouse, he usually works the day of the fight from 5am, like he did the night he beat pickering. Joe Bugner was on celebrity jungle. Nigel Benn became a preacher. George Foreman had his lean mean cooking machine thingey.1southpaw wrote:micky steeds is a locksmith buster keeton works for bt and oj aberham works as a security officer
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seanshortfusehughes
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most boxers i know have a full time job whilst training. Only the lucky ones fight full time. Rendall munroe is a great role model world title challenger and still working the bins.
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twenty six
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The best has to be Earnie Shavers bouncing at Yates Wine Lodge Liverpool.
Johnny Nelson's got a decent job .....
Herol is still repping for a Printing Co, and Buster Keaton has worked for BT throughout his career.
Silky is a Personal Trainer.
I'll think of others .....
Johnny Nelson's got a decent job .....
Herol is still repping for a Printing Co, and Buster Keaton has worked for BT throughout his career.
Silky is a Personal Trainer.
I'll think of others .....
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neil hibbert
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i work the door on yates now mate and stil have people coming up asking for earnie, such a shame i never got to work with himtwenty six wrote:The best has to be Earnie Shavers bouncing at Yates Wine Lodge Liverpool.
Johnny Nelson's got a decent job .....
Herol is still repping for a Printing Co, and Buster Keaton has worked for BT throughout his career.
Silky is a Personal Trainer.
I'll think of others .....
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housesecond
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Is he not working at Virgin any more?twenty six wrote: Herol is still repping for a Printing Co,
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What firm has the door there now??twenty six wrote:
The best has to be Earnie Shavers bouncing at Yates Wine Lodge Liverpool.
Johnny Nelson's got a decent job .....
Herol is still repping for a Printing Co, and Buster Keaton has worked for BT throughout his career.
Silky is a Personal Trainer.
I'll think of others .....
i work the door on yates now mate and stil have people coming up asking for earnie, such a shame i never got to work with him
Earnie used to work for a relative on the Yates
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I don't think Shavers was an actual bouncer though was he? More of a greeter. I remember walking in and he was stood by the door shaking everybody's hands who entered welcoming them.neil hibbert wrote:i work the door on yates now mate and stil have people coming up asking for earnie, such a shame i never got to work with himtwenty six wrote:The best has to be Earnie Shavers bouncing at Yates Wine Lodge Liverpool.
Johnny Nelson's got a decent job .....
Herol is still repping for a Printing Co, and Buster Keaton has worked for BT throughout his career.
Silky is a Personal Trainer.
I'll think of others .....
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neil hibbert
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door sec have the door now, no he wasnt an actual bouncer as you say but he was a meeter and greeter 
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Colin Lynes - i know he isnt retired yet - does printing work i think
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martin_g91
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whatashambles wrote:Michael Gomez and Michael Jennings both do security work.
Michael Jennings OWN'S a security firm.
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Ash-Weston
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Wayne Alexander runs a private gym in Purley, South London....Well last time we spoke havin a pint in the beer garden of a Croydon pub that was the case lol
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twenty six
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When was the last time you saw Wayne mate ?
Last time I saw him I didn't recognise him at all.
Hope he's well.
Last time I saw him I didn't recognise him at all.
Hope he's well.
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last time I saw wayne he was was with me for the harrison v sprott fight, ohh and he has hair now!!!!
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Good wedge on the tracks :)The quiet man 2004 wrote:Hoko now woks on the railways