Who has been the most successful out of ring fighters ?

[FLINT ISLAND]

You know boxing is a tough game - and a short career.

You dont want to be hanging around in the ring in your 40's or risk serious health damage.

Most fighters know the score - make your money - achieve a good legacy - then get out.

Unfortunaelty alot of fighters are uneducated about money , etc and end up blowing the lot and being skint, etc.

And then they have to fight on well past their prime to pay the bills - or just stay retired and go back to living in poverty.

Ken Bucahenen - talked about fighting again recently as he was so desperate for money - how is old is that bloke now - got to be in his 60's. A once great fighter - now living in a deseperate circumstances.

Mike Tyson earned over $250 million in his career - but he was a uneducated fool - with money hungry leeches all round - had was forced to get beaten up in the ring by Lennox Lewis to pay a tax bill.

Kirkland Langs talents should have brought him richs and a luxury life - now he is a drunken -sleeping on a park bench.

So many fighters end up losing it all.

But who are the fighters - who away from Boxing - have invested their money wisely - and become successful - and what have they done with their money - away from boxing ?

[Counter-puncher]

Terry Downes made a fortune as a bookie as he got in on the game just when it was getting, umm, deregulated in the 1960s.

[ArtOfWar]

George Foreman has got to be numero uno for out of the ring earnings. The Foreman grill is everywhere.

[FLINT ISLAND]

Someone told me before

The fighter who Colin Jones knocked out for the European title - after he retired - he opened up a chain of Fitness Gyms and now is worth up to £30 million from it - and one of Denmarks top businessmen.

[Old bones Ian]

Billy Walker has had quite a successful time outside of boxing, property developer in Jersey

[FLINT ISLAND]

De La Hoya is challenging Foreman for out of ring earnings

Golden Boy Promotions gross up to a $1 billion a year - without Oscar throwing a punch

[chesh]

I believe Jim Watt invested a lot of his ring earnings in property which, together with his commentating career, has made him very comfortable. Reg Gutteridge wrote in his autobiography that Watt would have made a good Chancellor of the Exchequer as he was so shrewd financially.

[rpms]

That Enzo Maccaranelli must have made a few quid from Boxing surely?

[mickey1975]

dave "boy" green

[FLINT ISLAND]

Johnny Nelson runs his own employment agency I heard.

[FLINT ISLAND]

Daivd Haye use to make a nice few quid working as a Glamour Boy Versace Male Model.

[FLINT ISLAND]

Gary Lockett runs his own Personal Fitness Training Clientelle and has a growing property portfolio

He was only in the ring with Pavlik for money - and just wanted out as quick as he could - and fly home with the cheque.

Calzaghe also has a expanding property portfolio.

[stujones]

Surely Foreman, Ali in merchandise etc must be making a mint, Sugar Ray earned a good coin as a manager soon after he retired (Johnny Tapia) and I'm sure the Contender made him some cash.

Wasn't Billy Schwer doing okay also.

[FLINT ISLAND]

Billy Schwer - yeah I remebered he was quite successful - but cant remeber what he did.

What about Gary Jacobs ?

[stujones]

Oh Gary Jacobs. Try a wikipedia search or something.

[stujones]

Billy Schwer - yeah I remebered he was quite successful - but cant remeber what he did.

What about Gary Jacobs ?

Didn't Schwer have a car business in Luton? Patrick Mullings was also doing something like this if I remember.

Scott Welch - made a fortune in old peoples homes.

[NazNaci1]

Max Schmelling was some kind of CEO for Coco Cola in Germany, I know he was certainly not lacking financially.

I also read that Michael Olajide is doing pretty well as a fitness trainer in New York.

[forcefraser]

I think Maccaranelli made a few bob modelling wigs after the mullet he had at the Haye fight.

[chesh]

Didn't Schwer have a car business in Luton? Patrick Mullings was also doing something like this if I remember.

Don't know about the car business, Stu, but I'm pretty sure I read in BN that Schwer is a successful motivational speaker - something Jon Thaxton also does, I believe.

[Coco]

Didn't Schwer have a car business in Luton? Patrick Mullings was also doing something like this if I remember.

Don't know about the car business, Stu, but I'm pretty sure I read in BN that Schwer is a successful motivational speaker - something Jon Thaxton also does, I believe.

I know when he was fighting he def had bought a few houses

[chesh]

Just found Billy's website:

http://www.billyschwer.com/

[FLINT ISLAND]

I think Maccaranelli made a few bob modelling wigs after the mullet he had at the Haye fight.

[Rocky Balboa]

Marvin Hagler must be doing well for himself as he has been in the acting profession for some time now. Marvin has resided in Milan for a long time so he must be really settled there.

[Autobarn]

Marvin Hagler in INDIO (trailer)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1n92XhSGOo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWm8jTmXU7c

he can't have made that much in the INDIO films

[Deserter]

Larry Holmes has, I believe, got a property empire. I believe on a lower level in the UK Scott Welch has made money in old people's homes.

George Walker ( I think) was a top UK fighter and is a hugely successful businessman.

All true. Holmes basically owns Easton in Pennsylvania he's got so much