has there ever been a famous navy seal boxer

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  1. Koman600

    Koman600 Guest

    now i know just because someone is a navy seal doesn't make them a "ultimate boxer or ultimate fighter" but has there ever been a navy seal or ex-navy seal that went to boxing, and did pretty well, you know, not like champion status, but better then journeyman.... a contender status

    do you know of any ex-navy seal boxers currently or in the past
     
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  2. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If there was one, i'm sure we would've known about it. On a slightly different topic, i think the most famous Navy Seal ever is Jesse Ventura, who was a star wrestler in the 80's who later became governor of Minnesota.
     
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  3. Blake Rayne

    Blake Rayne Fat Cuban Aficianado Full Member

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    They wouldn't bother unless they craved fame. But then again anyone who joins an elite military unit knows they will never get any recognition for the massive sacrifices they make so chances are these guys wouldnt want the fame anyway.

    If it was a question of money then they have a large number of future employment options available to them already. Private sector, heavy work, has always been abundant.

    They also wouldn't do it for the challenge because no sport, no matter how dangerous, ever comes close to fighting to the death.

    So no and I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for it to happen.
     
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  4. Colpolite

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    Boxers and MMA fighters are pussies compared to real life soldiers fighting to death for almost nothing just to protect our countries. FACT!
     
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  5. DDDUUDDDEE

    DDDUUDDDEE Undisputed Ambien (taker) Full Member

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    The closest guy I can think of is Battling Soldier Chocolate McNegro. A black scotsman that fought during black and white times, look him up. He fought all the way from Flyweight to Heavyweight, Manny ain't got **** on him.
     
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  6. mick557

    mick557 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ray Mercer was a sergeant in the U.S. army.
     
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  7. Vidic

    Vidic Rest in Peace Manny Full Member

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    Not a fan of soldiers tbh
     
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  8. Tuffnutz

    Tuffnutz ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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  9. Threetime no1

    Threetime no1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nigel Benn served in the Royal Fusiliers for a good spell before he turned pro.
    Infact that's where he started boxing and doing martial arts.
     
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  10. lzolnier

    lzolnier Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Steve USS Cunningham was in the Navy.


    What the TS is asking for is pretty rare to nearly impossible. People who go into the Spec Ops of any modern day country are typically committed for life. Their lifetime commitment is almost guaranteed by the barrage of testing they have to go through in order to be accepted.
     
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  11. sadlittleboy

    sadlittleboy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not Navy Seals but there has been a lot of boxers with military backgrounds
    Benn, Marsh, Tunney, Cunningham, Schmelling (was a paratrooper), Ouma and a bucket load of others
     
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  12. cesare-borgia

    cesare-borgia Übermensch in fieri Full Member

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    How does one become a Seal?
     
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  13. Dembek

    Dembek And the new... Full Member

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    Bowe. :p
     
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  14. ballznall

    ballznall Active Member Full Member

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    Was nt Ken Norton a Marine? Leon Spinks ex Marine......what about Duanne Bobick thought he was Navy..?
     
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  15. SJS19

    SJS19 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :yep Former world heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe, goes AWOL complaining that the navy seals are working him too hard :rofl
     
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