Boxers with the toughest stories......

[curtis wood]

ive had a pretty tough start, going from football club to football club being treated like a piece of meat, to pass the lonely hours I had to sip cheap champagne and sleep with even cheaper hookers, despite this I managed to drag myself up from my knees and carve out a career for myself, it was a struggle but I made it

[Lenny]

ive had a pretty tough start, going from football club to football club being treated like a piece of meat, to pass the lonely hours I had to sip cheap champagne and sleep with even cheaper hookers, despite this I managed to drag myself up from my knees and carve out a career for myself, it was a struggle but I made it

la vida loca eh

[mickey1975]

*waiting for the Fury fans to turn up...

Why? It'd well documented he's from a wealthy background and there is no denying they are extremely close.

[Tomasino]

*waiting for the Fury fans to turn up...

Yup, poor Tyson had to live in a nice comfy house, when all his pals were swanning around the country "travelling" in pokey little caravans. He has never recovered from it.

[Old bones Ian]

Frank Cedeno had to eat tree bark as a child. I remember that when they brought him over
as Charlie Magri's first defence.

Was he Ray Mears dad?

[banjo]

*waiting for the Fury fans to turn up...

Travellers may look scruffy but in reality they're minted.

[Spud]

ive had a pretty tough start, going from football club to football club being treated like a piece of meat, to pass the lonely hours I had to sip cheap champagne and sleep with even cheaper hookers, despite this I managed to drag myself up from my knees and carve out a career for myself, it was a struggle but I made it

I think you have done well for yourself ...

Now you know more about boxing with what goes on behind the scenes - be honest would you still change over from football.

[curtis wood]

yes 100%, the only reason to stay in football would be for money, money isn't my god so it was a easy choice, I love boxing, moneys crap but I wake up every morning looking forward to going to work, what more can a man ask for? during my 7 years as a pro boxer ive met a handful of people I didn't like, in my 10 years as a footballer I met a handful of people I liked, boxing is a lot better game to be involved in than football, if you think boxing is full of snakes try football, the game is rotten to the core

[Flashing Blade]

Mavzuna Chorieva won the women's lightweight bronze at London 2012. She grew up in Tajikistan (a place with areas almost as tough as Peckham) and traveled the country disguised as a boy to enter tournaments. She is the only female boxer in Tajikistan and in the 2012 programme she listed her hobby as: 'writing poems for my dead father'.

[banjo]

Strange sport isn't it football, I was shit, just went round kicking people and got a reputation

[Bricks]

johnny tapia obviously.

Michael Gomez domestically.

God rest his soul johhny tapias story was horrific

[Bricks]

*waiting for the Fury fans to turn up...

Travellers may look scruffy but in reality they're minted.

I know a lot of them and almost every time very family orientated humble people who are yes loaded

[lefty]

ive had a pretty tough start, going from football club to football club being treated like a piece of meat, to pass the lonely hours I had to sip cheap champagne and sleep with even cheaper hookers, despite this I managed to drag myself up from my knees and carve out a career for myself, it was a struggle but I made it

Those poor cheap hookers

[Spud]

yes 100%, the only reason to stay in football would be for money, money isn't my god so it was a easy choice, I love boxing, moneys crap but I wake up every morning looking forward to going to work, what more can a man ask for? during my 7 years as a pro boxer ive met a handful of people I didn't like, in my 10 years as a footballer I met a handful of people I liked, boxing is a lot better game to be involved in than football, if you think boxing is full of snakes try football, the game is rotten to the core

I remember speaking to an African fighter who fought Lennox Lewis - said his purse for that fight was £15k - he said he ended up with £1.5k.

The only thing that I would argue with you is the point about money - it pays the bills Curtis!!

A job in boxing whether you are the fighter, promoter, manager or a member of a team, in reality its even more short term than football in the majority of cases. In the back of your mind you know its coming to an end, but boxing has something about it that keeps drawing you in!! whats more the money in most cases is getting worse and worse!!

Boxing is f*cking tough for boxers trying their best to get to title level where they can earn a few quid - I remember one example - Lee Meager - when I stayed at the Lennox Lewis College I remember Lee getting up at some horrible hour to go and work the roads, he would arrive back late afternoon to get changed for training - I know of other boxers who got the sack off their day jobs because they wanted so much time off for boxing.

[dookus]

Michael Gomez's story takes some beating

[Clint Magnum]

Manny Pac & Joe Frazer had real tough starts to life,
Chuvalo has had a seriously rough period
& Joe Louis & Tim "Doc" Anderson had terrible ends (admittedly Anderson is still alive but his end story is a shocker).

[dr_devious]

Sonny Liston had a very tough life

[RockyJocky]

Femi Fehintola

Why ?

[mickey1975]

Femi Fehintola

Why ?

Very rough background. Out selling brown with his dad as a toddler...

[Tomasino]

Femi Fehintola

Why ?

Very rough background. Out selling brown with his dad as a toddler...

What happened to him after boxing? He was pretty touted at one point...

[mickey1975]

He boxed last Saturday, and in his ringside interview said he was close to killing either himself or someone else only six months ago.

[Bleak]

He boxed last Saturday, and in his ringside interview said he was close to killing either himself or someone else only six months ago.

Was that the most recent ringside?

[mickey1975]

He boxed last Saturday, and in his ringside interview said he was close to killing either himself or someone else only six months ago.

Was that the most recent ringside?

No, post fight sat at ringside, on BN.

[Spud]

I am not saying Femi Fehintola is the only boxer to have had it rough growing up - but its just the life he had in Bradford was tough.

When he went professional the only thing I wished for was for him to make it to championship level - it would be fantastic if he had, his story even as a professional has been tough.

I hope Femi finds the right direction in life

[mickey1975]

I am not saying Femi Fehintola is the only boxer to have had it rough growing up - but its just the life he had in Bradford was tough.

When he went professional the only thing I wished for was for him to make it to championship level - it would be fantastic if he had, his story even as a professional has been tough.

I hope Femi finds the right direction in life

He boxed for the British and in America. He has been on some very good cards and not had a bad career .