Boxers that graduated from university

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  1. KOTF

    KOTF Bingooo Full Member

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    Audley Harrison - Brunel University
    The Klitschko's - Kiev University
    Carlos Palomino - Long Beach State
    Calvin Brock - UNC - Charlotte
    The Bonecrusher - Shaw University
    Jeff Mayweather - Western Michigan
    Armando Muniz - Cal State Los Angeles
    Juan Diaz - University of Houston-Downtown
    Tex Cobb - Temple University

    Who are some other fighters that hit the books?
     
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  2. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Billy Soose- Penn State
    Mills Lane - University of Nevada Reno
    Paul Pender - ????
     
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  3. johnmaff36

    johnmaff36 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Currently? i think martin lindsay has, or is in the process of graduating from jordanstown uni.
     
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  4. johnmaff36

    johnmaff36 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    forgot to mention future world champ (IMO) nathan cleverly. What an apt name
     
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  5. natonic

    natonic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A fighter from the 80's, Terry Christle, had the nickname "The Fighting Physician". He was born in Ireland but was from Brockton, Mass. Apparently he was a doctor, so an obvious college graduate, but I don't know which college. He was a decent fighter. Lost a decision to Dave Tiberi (robbed against James Toney) in his last fight.
     
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  6. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Bob Pastor attended NYU, but did not graduate...
     
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  7. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wasn't Chuck Davey of Mich. State?

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  8. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Rocky Graziano,graduated Eastside University,Summa Cum Laude.
     
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  9. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Kahren Harutyunan, WBO Super Fly Champion, graduated UCLA with a BA in English Lit 'n is starting law school now.
     
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  10. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Aside from the Klits, that have PHD's in Phys Ed., any idea, K, what the others majored in?

    Be interested in the majors of the other college grads mentioned on this thread?
     
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  11. johnmaff36

    johnmaff36 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    sparred hagler if my memory serves me. His brother is mel christle the top banana in irish boxing
     
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  12. spud1

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    ken norton.
     
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  13. LancsTerrible

    LancsTerrible Different Forms of Game. Full Member

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    Didn't Barrera graduate in some form of Law, while Marquez graduated in some form of finance? Not sure which University though. Juan Diaz graduated in Law or Business I believe from Houston University?
     
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  14. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Think it was San Diego State. Any idea of his major.

    As an aside, doesn't it make you shake your head when pro football players -- who graduated college -- are interviewed 'n sound illiterate.
     
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  15. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tim Witherspoon briefly attended some college in Missouri, I think.
     
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