we always here about boxers ending up broke.It happens most of the time it seems...What fighters throghout history had continued success after boxing? Everybody knows Foreman,holmes,and De La Hoya Are clever businessmen ..who else
I just read De La Hoya's book. He's really well off now. Smart man for hiring a banker to be his financial aid.
The old fashioned and still most effective way of making money and rising in social class is to marry into it.
Gerry Cooney's done well. I don't know what he did, but he made money from it. I was surprised when I heard Tex Cobb has made quite a bit of money after boxing, not including his acting days.
Harry Wills was a rare sucess story among the early black fighters. Primo Carnera despite the mismanagment of his boxing career died a wealthy man. In the bare knuckle era John Gulley and Tom King both did well after they retired.
Seems like Billy Conn kept most of his money. Lived a pretty long comfortable life, mostly due to investments is I think what he said. I know he spent some time in Vegas as a greeter, and rubbed elbows with all the high-rollers that it implies, so who knows if he made any real scores while out there? But as far as I'd heard, nobody ever had to worry about Billy.
Ali has not ended up like Joe Louis, after all. Not the greatest businessman, but his legend-propelled memorabilia, his wife, and his mostly quiet lifestyle have helped. Thankfully, he has not disintegrated into a tragic, penniless end.