Smartest boxer of all time?

Jack Johnson has to be up there.

 

Apparently Bobby Czyz was a member of Mensa.

Marco Antonio Barrera was studying law while Juan Manuel Marquez was an accountant.

 

Yeah, but every time he plays he gets knocked out by Oliver McCall shortly afterward.

 

Oliver got a quick, surprising checkmate, but when they rematched Lennox left him in tears.

 

Gentleman Jim Corbett was a clerk. Gene Tunney was known for being a literate man. Primo Carnera spoke four languages. Most of the heavyweights up until a certain point were fairly articulate. It depends how you define smart? Smartly dressed? Most boxers don't wear suits and refrain from profrane language in interviews anymore. Back in the day alot of these men actually made an effort to sound intelligent and look presentable.

 

Not saying he was the smartest ever, but Bonecrusher Smith was the first heavyweight champion with a college degree. That’s a nice feather in his cap (and gown).

 

Recent contender David Picasso is studying to be a neuro surgeon

 

He is a former prison officer and youth worker and Christian minister as well I think? Others who went down the preaching route were Henry Armstrong , George Foreman and Aaron Pryor at one point?

 

Money Mayweather. He's a magician. Made all his money disappear.

 

Tim Tszyu has a university degree in something. His brother nikita is an architect.

 

Chuck Davey had a Masters Degree from Michigan State

 

That fact is so mind blowing to me. Heavyweight boxing has such an extraordinarly overwhelmingly working class selection pool that it took over 100 years for a single belt holder to have a college degree. I don't even think this has been replicated in the 40 years since. I've never seen anything confirming the Klitschko's have degrees. I remember trying to fact check it and there being dead ends. If they do I think they're honourary.

 

Deontay Wilder. Philosopher.

 

Rocky Marciano retired in time.