Most stereotypically "respectable" / middle or petit bourgeois boxers?

I remember him being interviewed when he was in Denmark for a fight when in his 40's and Larry was talking about looking forward to a good drink afterwards.
I take the point though. I don't think he drank during his peak years despite owning a popular bar in Easton.

 

I think Larry lost his pass when he drop kicked Berbick.

 

Floyd Patterson
Ezzard Charles
Tommy Loughran
Gene Tunney
MAB
Lennox Lewis
Nino Benvenuti
Dlck Tiger
Sean O'Grady
There's really many guys who fit the category and deserve mention besides the usual suspects...

 

Agreed...and that nasty, jealous mouth of his.

 

Pat Cowdell is still married to the Dutch girl he smiled shyly at as a teenager on a GB amateur trip 1973. His Sons, Patrick and Michael are approaching 50.
Thanks to the Lynch Brothers, the second half of Pat's career gave him a decent nest egg which he topped up by running a couple of shows a year.
These days, approaching seventy, you can see Pat at least four days a week at Sandwell Valley Golf Club, fighting his handicap.

 

Maybe Evander Holyfield deserves a mention?

 

From which of his wives?

 

I always thought Pat was a bit of an enigma. After his stellar performance against Sanchez, I vaguely remember he defended the European title, then retired to a big farewell. He reappeared a couple of years later, only at SF. He beat a couple of Euro notables at that weight in Castanon and Reynard, then dropped of the radar before dropping back down to feather for the Nelson fight. I don’t understand why he didn’t push for another title fight earlier on?

 

Multiple divorces, a bunch of different kids with different women, blew all his money on stupid things. I'd say absolutely not for him.

He had the living clean and training hard part down, but nothing else.

 

Pat was highly rated at Super Feather and efforts were made to match him with Rocky Lockridge, He even went to the States to try to close the deal but nothing could be agreed.
The other Champion at the time, Italian based Tunisian Kamel Bou Ali, wanted nothing to do with Pat. Ali was popular in Italy and had no reason to take any risks.
The Nelson fight was a gamble to get Pat a big Title fight. Frank Warren's relationship with Don King meant Azumah was available. If Pat could pull off the upset, the plan was to fight Barry McGuigan at Villa Park for huge money.
Best laid plans....

 

That’s interesting. I always wondered though, what would have happened had he hung around in 82? Would he have tried again, maybe seek a go at Pedroza and the WBA title?

 

It is more likely that he would have been in the picture to succeed Sanchez. The WBC had far stronger ties to British Boxing at that time than the WBA.

 

Wait! What?