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Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 05:34
by margaret thatcher
What notable boxers past or present worked other jobs while boxing? I'm sure it's been lots but just curious for examples
Joe Smith I think beat Hopkins while having another job
Re: Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 10:46
by Terminator666
Rendall Munro on the bins- Tony Thornton postman- Ricky Burns sports shop- Billy Hardy leisure centre
I think Holyfield was a petrol pump attendant in his early days
Re: Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 10:58
by Verdi
Pacman
Re: Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 10:58
by bigjack
Colin Jones-grave digger
Tony Sibson- plasterer or builder ?
Steve Robinson- storeworker ?
Re: Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 11:12
by Boxing Prospect
Pretty sure Sho Kimura was a delivery man when he won the WBO Flyweight title
Kinoshita worked in the hotel that host his bout against Tete (even that advantage didn't help)
Re: Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 11:13
by orbtastic
JonJo Irwin. Council carpenter. Think he even made coffins for a bit.
Re: Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 11:25
by Webbo911
Amazed at some of the guys who graft full time, train on the side and still manage to get to title level.
Always root for them over the lads who can afford to box full time with sponsors and top promoters.
Re: Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 12:19
by Coco
Terry Marsh was a fireman, a few postmen out there too.
Re: Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 12:24
by Boxing Prospect
Ryo Sagawa is a salesman for a sweet company!
Re: Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 12:32
by Coco
There are a few which work for MTK as well
Re: Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 13:17
by MasterG
Mark Bennett
Paving, tarmacing, shunter
Re: Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 13:27
by Delta Jay
Andrew Cancio beat Alberto Machado for the WBA Super Feather on a Saturday night and was tarmacing roads on the Monday. Madness.
Ricky Burns worked in JD didn’t he. Think Tyrone McCullagh is a nurse. Mike Tyson was a full time fornicating nutcase.
Re: Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 14:14
by johnty1888
Andy Till....baggage handler at the airport and also a milkman if I remember rightly
Re: Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 14:53
by CaptainSpacerod
Coco wrote: ↑23 Aug 2020, 12:19
Terry Marsh was a fireman, a few postmen out there too.
And a part time contract killer
Re: Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 16:18
by margaret thatcher
Re: Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 16:19
by Coco
Shhhh wrote: ↑23 Aug 2020, 16:16
Richard towers provides cleaning services... ironing mostly
I thought he was a house painter
Re: Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 16:20
by Boxerbeetle
Wasn’t Josh Warrington a dental nurse or something for most of his early career?
Re: Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 16:24
by Noxy
Stretch modelled, Reid too. I think Gary Cooper has a job, can‘t remember what.
Re: Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 16:24
by margaret thatcher
And the Ingle gym dudes who post here will tell you that he was a crap dental nurse too. I hear that he wasn't very gentle around the gums
Re: Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 18:18
by forcefraser
Yousef Mack did a bit of work on the side.
Re: Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 19:08
by margaret thatcher
Re: Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 24 Aug 2020, 07:47
by Roco
Wasn't Duke McKenzie a messenger or something whilst world champ.
Re: Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 24 Aug 2020, 07:49
by ShadrachSimmo
Pretty sure Steve Robinson was on the dole just before become world champion.
Re: Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 24 Aug 2020, 08:32
by jonnyyorkshu
Re: Boxers who work other jobs
Posted: 24 Aug 2020, 11:07
by johnty1888
ShadrachSimmo wrote: ↑24 Aug 2020, 07:49
Pretty sure Steve Robinson was on the dole just before become world champion.
I think he was a warehouseman somewhere
