champs after boxing..

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  1. shommel

    shommel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    how many were smart enough to hold onto what they had and go on to other enterprises? ie graziano, marciano, holmes, foreman,these guys were smart enough or well managed enough or hounded by their wives to SAVE SAVE SAVE.
     
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  2. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Harry Wills after he retired in 1927 owned real estate in Harlem, NY.
     
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  3. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I've heard James "Bonecrusher" Smith is doing well in the insurance industry right now.
     
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  4. c4_lineal

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    Jimmy McLarnin held onto what he earned an then some, lived a full long life in comfort.
    Danny lil red Lopez is another i would add to this list. (Construction i think)
     
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