What's boxers had the ability to play other sports and excel? Well known ones I can think of Vitali - pro kickboxer Marciano - baseball catcher Roy Jones - basketball Anyone else?
Been loads going way back. Tom Faulkner was a cricketer, though I've never seen much of any info about his cricket career. Tom King was a rower Tom Sharkey and Peter Maher both wrestled.
Anthony Mundine was a professional rugby league player before switching to boxing and contending for a world title. Mark Gastineau was a top class NFL player but a pretty mediocre boxer. Alonzo Highsmith, Charley Powell were boxers with NFL backgrounds as well.
I keep looking for soccer, you would think they would go together nice. In any case, they are truly gifted athletes if they can do separate sports... IMO
Primo Carnera, Tony Galento--Wrestling Joe Louis was a first-rate horseman Ken Norton, Sr. football and track Eddie Machen, football in high school and jr. college Paul Berlenbach--Wrestling Olympic champion, I believe Georges Carpentier--gymnastics Victor McLaglen--wrestler Labe Safro-baseball, football Mike O'Dowd was well known as an all-around athlete in St. Paul, in baseball and football, I believe