Boxers with famous relatives in other fields.

Victoriano Sosa is the cousin of Sammy Sosa.

 

Nigel Benn's 2nd cousin is prominent socialist and former Labour MP Tony Benn. No Joke.

 

Middleweight from 1866-1891 "Professor" Mike Donovan fought with bare knuckles and gloves. He was known as "The Professor" because he was an advocate of the science of boxing and he would later become one of the foremost teachers of the sport. He would later write a book called The Roosevelt I know where he chronicles his meetings with then Govenor Teddy Roosevelt that continued to the white house where he and Teddy would put the gloves on and go at it.
Donovans son, Art Donovan became an acclaimed boxing referee and then his son who bares the same name became a football player for the Baltimore Colts.

 

Jim Corbett's brother was a fame base ball player in there own haydays. Think his name was John if I recall.

 

Arn't Benn and Paul Ince related?

 

Nigel Benn , black "working class" recent descendant of Jamaican ? immigrants is related to white hereditary peer Tony Benn? Wow I wonder how

Tua's uncle or close cousins were The Wild Samoans wrestling team, he is also related to various pro rugby players

Tommy Morrison I heard was John Wayne's great-nephew or something

 

JImmy Thunder and Dwayne Johnson(also known as the ROCK) are cousins.

 

whats this about Andre Ward I did'nt hear about this

 

Fringe SM contender Henry Buchanan (also From Contender series) is the Uncle of NFL star player Shawn Merriman (San Diego Chargers).

 

Larry Holmes had a great uncle who was a famous detective.

 

And I guess Ken Norton had a relative that was buddies with Ralph Kramden.

 

eh i was havin' a laugh. childish humor really, not befitting the classic.

ward's famous relative is God since his moniker is S.O.G....or Son of God...

 

Max Baers son Max Baer Jr was Jethro on the Beverly Hillbillies.

 

Isn't Ken Norton's son a proffessional football player?

 

was a linebacker for the cowboys during their dynasty years. Coached linebackers at USC and now is the linebackers coach for the Seattle Seahawks.