Boxers with the toughest stories......

[Jakemilo]

Liam Patrick Walsh from Halifax had a hard upbringing if you google him a piece in the guardian comes met him loads of times really nice lad too

[matko]

I personally think Matthew saad muhammed his story is inspiring and he fought that way aswell, they was filming a documentary but not sure if got finished

[RockyJocky]

Thanks Mickey/Spud.

[palooka]

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?

[1966cantona]

Gomez born In car, dad blind, mum had 11 kids then ran off wiv his brother girlfriend n never seen agen.
Murder charge, stabbed n died, baby sister died in his care, can't read or write, sectioned 3 times, overdosed 3 times british champion twice

[n1ebf]

Gomez born In car, dad blind, mum had 11 kids then ran off wiv his brother girlfriend n never seen agen.
Murder charge, stabbed n died, baby sister died in his care, can't read or write, sectioned 3 times, overdosed 3 times british champion twice

Michael Gomez? no offence to anyone, but there's some not nice things in there, no matter how tough you are. Life is messed up ffs........my honest opinion is that you have to be grateful if there's nothing wrong with you.

[palooka]

Gomez born In car, dad blind, mum had 11 kids then ran off wiv his brother girlfriend n never seen agen.
Murder charge, stabbed n died, baby sister died in his care, can't read or write, sectioned 3 times, overdosed 3 times british champion twice

Michael Gomez? no offence to anyone, but there's some not nice things in there, no matter how tough you are. Life is messed up ffs........my honest opinion is that you have to be grateful if there's nothing wrong with you.

I read a book about boxers in Manchester called 'Fighting Chance' and Gomez is mentioned quite often and tells his story - he mentions him and a brother being in a flat and this women falls past the window, she has committed suicide by jumping off a balcony; Gomez and his brother go down and pick up the money that has come out of her purse/pockets and go and buy some food from the shop; he has had a very tough time and has a very tough/hard outlook on life.

[jake-snake]

Jack Dempsey left home at the age of 16, eager to start a better life for himself. Due to lack of money, he frequently had to travel underneath trains and sleep in hobo camps. Desperate for the money, Dempsey would occasionally visit saloons and challenge for fights saying "I can't sing and I can't dance, but I can lick any SOB in the house."

[palooka]

Jack Dempsey left home at the age of 16, eager to start a better life for himself. Due to lack of money, he frequently had to travel underneath trains and sleep in hobo camps. Desperate for the money, Dempsey would occasionally visit saloons and challenge for fights saying "I can't sing and I can't dance, but I can lick any SOB in the house."

I bet he earned a few quid without a fight with a chat up line like that

[Tomasino]

Jack Dempsey left home at the age of 16, eager to start a better life for himself. Due to lack of money, he frequently had to travel underneath trains and sleep in hobo camps. Desperate for the money, Dempsey would occasionally visit saloons and challenge for fights saying "I can't sing and I can't dance, but I can lick any SOB in the house."

Dempsey also pimped out his woman, regularly, and was known as a ferocious beater of woman. He's a complete douche bag IMO. People who knew him at the time seen him as a very very nasty man.

I'm sure that quote is from John L Sullivan btw.