Well-known boxers who worked full-time during career

Terry Marsh was a fireman as champion and I think Paul Pender was too.

 

Not his whole career but Burley worked as a garbage man for the later parts.

 

Albert davila drove a budweiser truck during his fighting days, even when he was champion.

 

Tony 'Punching Postman' Thornton

 

Nobody ever came closer to dethroning Michael Spinks at 175 than Eddie Davis. (However, it should be noted that was NOT over the championship distance.)

Eddie was famous for his adamant refusal to be dependent on boxing, working full time as a department store clerk throughout his boxing career.

In truth, not many boxing contenders of Eddie's era were able to make a decent living in the sport. One of the few who did before ever winning a championship was Albert Davila.

Carlos Palomino and Armando Muniz were the first two college graduates to ever square off for a world championship. Carlos was active in real estate during his career, but whether that can be defined as "full-time" in a 9-5 context like what Eddie Davis did is something you've have to ask Palomino. He may well be the first IBHOFer who was not dependent on boxing during the portion of his career which got him to Canastota however, and he achieved his goal of originally retiring before turning 30.

El Hombre has actually been fairly dismissive of the difficulty in acquiring his Bachelor's at times ("school only takes a couple of hours a day") although he has never left any doubt about how valuable his Bachelor's and Master's have been in his life, teaching high school Spanish and math for decades afterwards. You'd have to ask him though just how much he was doing with his background as a college graduate at the time he was making multiple world title challenges.

 

James Braddock, worked as a dockworker, laborer..

Tex Cobb, worked as an actor..

Lennox Lewis, Roy Jones, and George Foreman, worked for HBO, while they were active..

Doesn't Mayweather run a record producing company??

Oscar de la hoya, worked as a model during his career..

Vitali Klitchko, worked in politics..

Wladimir Klitchko works running his company K2.

Guy's need to stay busy or they find trouble...

 

Corrie Sanders--golf
Brannon--cop (I think)
Glen Johnson--construction
Calvin Brock--banker

 

Harold Brazier. Full time in an Auto Body Shop and later as Car Salesman (I think as to the latter position).

 

Gabriel Rosado worked full time at a Home Depot until later on in his career when he was finally able to dedicate his time to boxing full time.

Tommy Karpency worked as a nurse while boxing. After putting all his attention towards boxing he recently nicked a close decision against Chad Dawson

 

I know he didn't work his entire career but Jersey Joe Walcott had to hold other jobs for the earlier portion of his career.

 

Pender was a fireman while he was boxing.

 

Yasutsune and Flipper Uehara ran their family owned bathhouse in Japan during their careers. Yoko Gushiken worked and lived there. They trained at night at the bathhouse after it closed.

Saoul Mamby was a cab driver for many years.

 

Believe Bob Foster worked in some capacity in the Albuquerque, NM Sheriff's Office while he was fighting.