Boxers that were homeless at some point

In the sport with the toughest backgrounds there must be a lot of guys that were homeless before they made it. And unfortunately also a lot after their career was done.

I think Dempsey and Pacquiao were homeless at some point and lived on the streets. Peterson brothers are also well documented.
But who else?

 

Edison Miranda

 

I shudder to think........

Here's Rocky Lockridge, homeless, knocking out a punk that harassed him

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Here's two little doco's

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Howard Eastman

 

Iran Barkley was homeless for a little while after his boxing career ended.

 

I believe Kirkland Laing and Johnny Britton may have been and I would count jimmy bivins being hidden in his daughters attic as well.

 

Cocoa kid, Johnny Bratton, Sam Langford, Leon Spinks, Matthew Saad Muhammad, Roberto Duran and Jack Dempsey come to mind if I recall correctly.

 

I believe Henry Armstrong was broke and shining shoes at one point but I could be wrong.

 

The Peterson brothers.

 

Barbados Joe Walcott fell on hard times I believe before the garden hired him.

 

"Knocked out the man who was intimidating him". Yeah, I don't think he was much intimidated by that dude.

 

You might be getting Armstrong and Beau Jack confused, the latter most certainly did.
stay safe buddy.

 

Recently Blair “The Flair” Cobbs

 

A true classic clip, standing square on in front of Mr Lockridge while harassing him, oh dear that is a sure way of getting pugilistic anaesthesia