Who were the "blue collar boxers"

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  1. surfinghb

    surfinghb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tell me which boxers throughout the sport wore their hard hats to work and brought there lunch pales. They weren't the popular boxers or were the draw. They put in their work, did it the hard way, and finally got their shot or not.
     
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  2. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mustafa Hamsho all day and night long.
     
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  3. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    I'll think of more but on my way out the door.
    Bennie Briscoe worked simultaneously on the back of a Philadelphia sanitation truck full time while boxing and after his boxing career was over.
     
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  4. joebeadg

    joebeadg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    steve cruz was a plumber
     
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  5. DJN16

    DJN16 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Initially was Marvin Hagler not in this category?
     
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  6. BoxingDialogue

    BoxingDialogue Active Member Full Member

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    Joe Smith Jr.
     
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  7. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Jersey Joe Walcott and James J Braddock sound like almost exactly that.
     
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  8. surfinghb

    surfinghb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    One of the best modern day examples for me and he was the reason I started this thread..
     
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  9. lloydturnip

    lloydturnip Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hagler .Was always regarded as blue collar .hard training hard fighting no nonsense guy .I remember he was asked why he didn't have a big group of hangers on and minders when he was in town for a fight.Who's gonna mess with me ?Was Marvins response.
     
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  10. El Hans

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    Jersey Joe is one that comes to mind straight away Rocky Balboa can't compare to the underdog who was a full-time farther and workingman earning title shots on an empty stomach.
     
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  11. DJN16

    DJN16 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What a brilliant response haha
     
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  12. choklab

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    joebeadg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Frazier represented himself! Never heard of his uncle
     
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  14. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jackstraw Mercy for me, justice for thee! Full Member

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