You know who use to be a boxer . . .

[APerno]

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A generation or more ago it was popular among Jews to play a game called: Know who’s really Jewish . . .

70 years ago a big ‘aah!’ moment in the Jewish game (although common knowledge today) was: You know who’s really Jewish . . . Paul Newman.

I thought it might be fun if we could pool our collective knowledge and see if we could surprise each other . . . I will start if off with:

You know who use to be a boxer . . . Bob Hope

(Probably common knowledge on this board but it’s the best I can do off the top of my head.)

Hope fought as an amateur under the name Packy East just about the time Jack Dempsey was becoming champion.

[littlepug]

Norman wisdom, army flyweight champ apparently

[Ade L]

Billy Joel
Eamonn Andrews (This Is Your Life)
Tommy Cooper

[Controversial]

British comedian Lee Evans used to box as an amateur, he was meant to be quite good by all accounts

[Boxing Prospect]

Felix "I parachute from space" Baumgartner has a 1-0 pro record!

[Noxy]

Ricky Gervais

[handsofstone]

Stereophonics singer Kelly Jones was an undefeated amateur before giving the sport up

[Counter-puncher]

Michael Flatley lied about being a boxer, I think

[evrenb]

Robert Mitchum

[Controversial]

Terence Trent D'Arby won a golden gloves title

[handsofstone]

Dale Winton won the 1979 ABA's at middleweight

[Scypion]

Dean Martin

[gilgamesh]

Tony Danza


I always heard Larry from The 3 Stooges fought 1 bout under the ring name Kid Roth, it's hard to confirm it's true, but from what I understand on Boxrec he'd be the Kid Roth who's listed as being from Allentown, Pennsylvania.

[Rexob]

Dale Winton won the 1979 ABA's at middleweight

Really

[handsofstone]

Dale Winton won the 1979 ABA's at middleweight

Really

Maybe?

[Rexob]

Who could forget, Zammo from Grange hill.

[Rexob]

Dale Winton won the 1979 ABA's at middleweight

Really

Maybe?

[Tomasino]

Dale Winton won the 1979 ABA's at middleweight

[littlepug]

Bit grim but read the Yorkshire rippers confession statement online yesterday and he said that one of his victims that survived called Maureen long told him she was living with an ex boxer

[IKSRTFO]

Terence Trent D'Arby won a golden gloves title

I read that in one of his bios and thought that was a mistake or joke but then I read he was also in the army.

Bodybuilder Franco Colombu was an amatuer boxer
Martin Lawrence was an amatuer
50 cent and Willie D were amateur boxers

[Controversial]

Ricky Gervais

He didn't box did he? I know he done a charity fight for Sports Relief along with other celebs but pretty sure he had never boxed before that. It was a one off fight.

Sid Owen (Eastenders actor) took park in same charity event later on but he reckoned he used to box as a teenager.

[Controversial]

Jack Palance was a pro, record allegedly was 15-1 (12) and fought under his ring-name “Jack Brazzo” but only one fight on boxrec.

Mickey Rourke

Danny Trejo (actor)

[Noxy]

Ricky Gervais

He didn't box did he? I know he done a charity fight for Sports Relief along with other celebs but pretty sure he had never boxed before that. It was a one off fight.

Sid Owen (Eastenders actor) took park in same charity event later on but he reckoned he used to box as a teenager.

Aye, I was just being facetious. Like he did 'box' but didn't box

[Caractacus]

we're talking here amateur as well ?

Malcom X
and
Richard Pryor
Redd Foxx too I think.

[cfang]

Going back a long way, Victor McGlaghan. ( or however you spell his name )

Yes he fought jack Johnson. Well got beaten up by Johnson.