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does any footage exist of victor mclaglen and jack palance when they were pro boxers ? i know mclaglen fought jack johnson in a exhibtion and jack palance fought joe baski as a pro,be good to see footage of them if any exists. another former pro boxer was tony danza as he went into the acting game as well,anybody think of anybody else who become a actor after a boxing career ? i know jay silverheels was a former golden gloves champion twice,as was jackie wilson the singer. johnny burnette was a former pro and was a successful singer.

johnnykayo wrote:does any footage exist of victor mclaglen and jack palance when they were pro boxers ? i know mclaglen fought jack johnson in a exhibtion and jack palance fought joe baski as a pro,be good to see footage of them if any exists. another former pro boxer was tony danza as he went into the acting game as well,anybody think of anybody else who become a actor after a boxing career ? i know jay silverheels was a former golden gloves champion twice,as was jackie wilson the singer. johnny burnette was a former pro and was a successful singer.

Berry Gordy Jr. of Motown fame dropped out of high school in the eleventh grade to become a professional boxer, Gordy fought at the fame Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, Ca. Gordy was inducted into the California Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008.

wow! never knew that,thanx for the info bruv !

Berry Gordy Jr. and my son Frankie Baltazar at the 2008 California Boxing Hall of Fame luncheon

thats a great photo,thanx for sharing the photo and info bruv,i never knew he was a ex fighter,did he fight under that name ? il have a look at his record on here. whats the californian hall of fame like ? ive only been to canastota,new york inductions.

Maxie Rosenbloom was an actor after retiring. I've seen him in at least 1 film.

McLaglen fought as "sharkey" if you are trying to find his pro record.

Both Ray Robinson & Archie Moore turned their hand to acting - Moore was in Huck Finn and also some stuff like Perry Mason.

Hagler made some films, they are really, really bad though.

Mickey Rouke was a pro boxer, however he was really, really bad and there was a certain stink to a lot of them.

Tex Cobb too.

Tony Danza had some fights.

Carlos Palomino was in a few moves and TV spots.

Charles Bronson did some boxing and was quite good. See "Hard Times"

Freddie Steele was very good as an actor

Many fighters became actors. John Lester Johnson -who broke Dempsey's ribs- had a long career as an actor in movies -Little Rascals, Tarzan flicks- and others include Gunboat Smith, Roland La Starsa, Tom Kennedy, Tex Cobb, Jack OHalloran, Maxie Rosenbloom, Frank Moran, Coley Wallace, Rocky Graziano, Art Aragon and lots more.