Celebrities who were boxers

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  1. Illmatic

    Illmatic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Dictator Idi Amin
    basketball player Kendall Gill has had 3 cruiserweight bouts
     
  2. C Money

    C Money Paul McCloskey Full Member

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    Art Rooney Sr. Founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL was an AAU welterweight and middleweight Champion who also made the USA 1920 Olympic Boxing team.

    Not too shabby:good
     
  3. aliwasthegreatest

    aliwasthegreatest Well-Known Member Full Member

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  4. rekcutnevets

    rekcutnevets Black Sash Full Member

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    Damn. I was going to say Bob Hope.

    So......uh...Tony Danza.
     
  5. Arthur

    Arthur Member Full Member

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    fitness guru Richard SImmons boxed and had a pretty good record before he had to quit due to an injury. He boxed Roberto Duran to a draw...
     
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  7. Nokstar

    Nokstar 5'9", 175lbs, man-machine Full Member

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    "Cane" from menace to society was a boxer...
     
  8. 4eyes

    4eyes Active Member Full Member

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    Bob Hope boxed pro
     
  9. benhazin

    benhazin New Member Full Member

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    James Brown and Jackie Wilson boxed before becoming singers.
     
  10. Butch Coolidge

    Butch Coolidge Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Roy Scheider, Ryan O'Neil, Dick Miller, Errol Flynn, Liam Neeson and that guy on JAG who died from drugs, can't remember his name, Terrance Trent D'arby, Donny Osmond all boxed at one time or another.

    I think the best of all the celebrity boxers was Danza followed by O'Neill.
     
  11. betyar

    betyar New Member Full Member

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    As the first post in the thread stated Jack Palance was a boxer. Hiss record can be found on boxrec. On there there is only one match, though he had at least four, but it was deleted because of them being unconfirmed. (http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=250889)

    He's one of the two Oscar-winner actors who once was a professional prize-fighter before. The other one is Victor McLaglen who fought Jack Johnson and lost, though it's not clear wether it was a title fight or not, officialy not, I think. There are photos taken on the fight.

    Jack Warden from President's man also had a brief pro career.(http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=300477)

    Frank Sinatra's father was a boxer, fought under the name of Marty O'Brien. (http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=170618). Sinatra Jr also had some amateur fight but he is more famous about being a reporter of the Ali-Frazier I. with Norman Mailer at ringside. He even made the Life magazine cover-photo on that day. ( http://www.life.com/Life/cover_sear...th=12&endYear=2007&pageNumber=1&indexNumber=2)

    Mickes Rourke, Tony Danza had well-documented pro career, too.
     
  12. betyar

    betyar New Member Full Member

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    continue..

    Dean Martin fought under the name of Kid Crochet, however, I think boxrec doesn't contain any fight of him.

    And yes, Bob Hope was a fighter with the alias 'Packy East'. His friend was Packy West, of course. :)

    Though not as a fighter, western-hero Wyatt Earp had an important role in a prize-fight, too. He wasn't a manager or a VIP spectator. He was the ref. That happened at the Tom Sharkey vs Bob Fitzsimmons I. fight and Earp made a famous mistake by ruling a knockdown as a foul by Fitzsimmons.
     
  13. Napuis

    Napuis Straight talkin' mo'fuhha Full Member

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    Idi Amin

    Wayne Rooney

    Ronnie & Reggie Kray

    Dale Winton
     
  14. betyar

    betyar New Member Full Member

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    That's botox, not boxing!:)
    Boxing didn't hurt his once pretty face.
    Some drink and some surgeons and botox did.
     
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  15. joe the great

    joe the great Boxing Addict Full Member

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