where did the term "cab driver" originate in Boxing lore?

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  1. Boxlight

    Boxlight Active Member banned Full Member

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    you are, I am sure, heard it

    it's pretty much an alternate term for "bum" in boxing

    so where,when, how did it originate?
     
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  2. JL Fighter

    JL Fighter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    First time I heard it was Greg Haugen criticizing JCC record because according to him, most of his wins are from Tijuana cab drivers. After he got annihilated, Haugen then commented something like "they were tough cab drivers after all".
     
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  3. andrewa1

    andrewa1 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Deontay Wilder?
     
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  4. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Pretty sure Tony Galento first used it to describe Joe Louis opposition.
     
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  5. Sir Will Wigan

    Sir Will Wigan HLF: A Real "Fightin' Man" Full Member

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    Martin Rogan really was a taxi driver in Belfast.
     
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  6. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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  7. greenhornet

    greenhornet Boxing Addict Full Member

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    wasn't haugen just a toughman competition winner?
     
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  8. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Henceforth they shall be known as Uber drivers.
     
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  9. The Professor

    The Professor Socialist Ring Leader Staff Member

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    This is, to my understanding, the origin of the term - or at least what popularized it. Before Haugen said this, I never saw this term used as synonym for tomato can, but afterwards it became quite common.
     
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  10. Forza

    Forza Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Most fighters can't afford to just train and fight, they need a job or at least a part time gig. Cab driving boxers are common in mexico.
     
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  11. lloydturnip

    lloydturnip Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Nigel benn used to call them Mexican road sweepers.
     
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  12. PolishNavy

    PolishNavy Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    cab driver originated when Gaius Appuleius Diocles "the highest paid athlete of all time" was a charioteer
     
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  13. khaosai galaxi

    khaosai galaxi Superbad Full Member

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    Cab driver from Mexico in reference to Chavez.
    Janitor and garbage man from Roy jones Jr lol
     
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  14. greynotsoold

    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    He also had 350 amateur fights.
     
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  15. ayala

    ayala Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yes I remember that
     
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