Are or were their any successful boxers who were drunks?

[keithmoonhangover]

I red this article one about a boxer German dude who was an alcoholic throughout his career. I mean drinking whole training.

Can’t get his name. He said whilst many fighters become alcoholics after he was one throughout his career. Anyone know any alcoholic fighters who drank in training I guess benny Lynch maybe

Willie Pastrano drank whisky during training camps.

[jamamb]

lol rumours about kov

the very good kickboxer alexey ignashov was also a real good drunk and apparently fought drunk sometimes

[Counter-puncher]

Argentinian superfeatherweight champ of the 1980s Gustavo Ballas was a full blown alcoholic throughout his career I believe, in and out of training.

[oogiebe]

Tony "Two Ton" Galento trained at his bar.

[Coco]

Who was that Australian? Rolled over against Danny Green?
Apparently Kevin Mitchell liked a few!
Buchanon, Hatton, Scott Harrison.
And also the name slips me, the great Welsh featherweight from Merthyr, but that was when his career ended.

[Coco]

Danny Costello was a smack head, Blue boy Gallagher was a crackhead, but maybe that was after he finished, apparently he was mental on nights out with Richard Evatt

[magnus]

Who was that Australian? Rolled over against Danny Green?
Apparently Kevin Mitchell liked a few!
Buchanon, Hatton, Scott Harrison.
And also the name slips me, the great Welsh featherweight from Merthyr, but that was when his career ended.

I think you're thinking of Paul Briggs.

[magnus]

I think Jason Booth had some issues with drink, his brother Nicky with other stuff.

[mickey1975]

Wharton had ten pints the night before knocking out Galvano.

[boybrooks]

Kelly Pavlik.
He was an alcoholic whilst he was world champ..



https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.si.c ... avlikrehab

[dookus]

Fury was apparently out on the piss the night before skittling Nascimento.

Eamonn Magee would dedicate one night a week during training camp to getting hammered, if I remember correctly

Hatton was (arguably) a functioning alcoholic between camps

[Gnome]

I red this article one about a boxer German dude who was an alcoholic throughout his career. I mean drinking whole training.

Can’t get his name. He said whilst many fighters become alcoholics after he was one throughout his career. Anyone know any alcoholic fighters who drank in training I guess benny Lynch maybe

I believe you're thinking of Eckhardt Dagge. There's a famous quote of his, „Es gab schon viele Weltmeister, die Alkoholiker wurden. Aber ich bin der erste Alkoholiker, der Weltmeister wurde.“

Which translates to: "there have been many world champions who became alcoholics but I am the first alcoholic that became a world champion".

http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/11423

Superwelterweight champion, died at the age of 58.

[samwbr]

Apparently Kevin Mitchell liked a few!

No apparently about it.

[dalcumly]

I remember reading a letter in the Ring magazine from an American chappie. He had read an article in a previous addition which stated that the only opponent Benny Lynch could never beat was John Barleycorn. The letter writer couldn't find any record for John Barleycorn and was wondering if the Ring had any further information!! Honestly - true.

[Coco]

I remember reading a letter in the Ring magazine from an American chappie. He had read an article in a previous addition which stated that the only opponent Benny Lynch could never beat was John Barleycorn. The letter writer couldn't find any record for John Barleycorn and was wondering if the Ring had any further information!! Honestly - true.

Good fighter was Barleycorn!

[johnty1888]

Wharton had ten pints the night before knocking out Galvano.

I believe he was with Shaun D at the time haha

[mickey1975]

I believe he was with Shaun D at the time haha

He was. Shaun has stopped now.

[johnty1888]

I was in the Grey mare a few month back...
Do you go in there yourself Mickey?

[mickey1975]

I was in the Grey mare a few month back...
Do you go in there yourself Mickey?

Occasionally, I’ve just moved near there but don’t really drink anymore.

[littlepug]

Most boxers I’ve known were partial to the party life even while training for a fight, I had an all nighter before my last pro fight, my biggest regret was another all nighter before the A.B.A quarter finals when I was facing the no1 in Britain at my weight, not proud

[rhino222]

Mr A Minter

[Onetimeonly]

Willie Pastrano drank whisky during training camps.

Greb and Walker drank during fights.

[dookus]

Also: Young Griffo, Australia's world featherweight champion 1890-92 and inveterate drunk
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Griffo

And (though questionably "successful") didn't Jean-Pierre Coopman drink champagne between rounds while fighting Ali in 1976?

[tiny_acres]

Kelly Pavlik.
He was an alcoholic whilst he was world champ..



https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.si.c ... avlikrehab

I was just going to name him.
Good shout out.
He could of been much more

[Grilling Machine]

Tony "Two Ton" Galento trained at his bar.

Danny Dyer's Hardest Heckler:



Imagine Galento versus Fury! Fury wins by DQ.