Max Schmeling lived to 99 years of age and owned a bottling company which made him millions. That’s about as good as it gets.
Jimmy McClarnin he lived to about 95 or so was wealthy and got out of the game early. By all accounts he was very happy. Graziano Zale Basilio Fullmer McGuigan Benn MAB JMM Morales Fenech They immediately come to mind
Tunney's life was unfortunately touched by tragedy later in life. His daughter murdered her husband, and poor Tunney drank himself to death.
There was some kind of documentary awhile back where Leonard wanted to find out the REAL REASON Duran quit in their second fight - was it a 30 for 30 on ESPN? Regardless, Leonard flew all the way to Panama to ask him face to face - IIRC, Duran kind of shrugged it off, like it was a lifetime ago, man. Who cares? But it looked like he was living the good life - he was fat and happy and enjoying his family and his life. He earned that. Good for him!
It’s the big people of the world he dislikes who surround him on national TV that give off that impression to me, he was a street man through and through and like most prefers the company of his own sort not the blow flys and vultures of the media.
Fighting Harada - ATG and retired at 26, had a good life and eventually became the Japanese Boxing Commission president. Had a brain hemorrhage in 2004, but recovered steadily and seemed his old self at the Inoue - Donaire bout. The Canizales brothers - Both retired to good health, and seem to live a nice, simple life in Laredo, training young boxers at their local gym. Great guys.
When Joe Louis was terribly ill after suffering a stroke, Max paid his hospital bills. Fantastic fella.
A mate of mine was in Easton for 3 months in 1988 and met Holmes. Now this mate of mine is as camp as a row of pink tents but he got on like a house on fire with Larry. They shared a love of red wine.
