Well-known boxers who worked full-time during career

Jesse Burnett worked as a gardener during his career.

I think that Charley Burley was working full-time in a factory in San Diego while fighting on the West Coast during World War II.

- Chuck Johnston

 

Where does he ever find the time?

 

Bad Bennie Briscoe has yet to be mentioned. Harold Brazier was another, but he really didn't reach the top level, more of a have car will travel. Tony Thompson is another guy.

 

sean mannion who fought mike mccallum for a world title always worked on building sites

 

Holms drove a truck through the early part of his career ..

 

Correct. BE, it's pretty well known that Chuck was a liquor salesman. What changed for Ali was the for the very first time in his career while in his mid 30s, he finally had the backing and financial support to concentrate on training full time, and it paid off with a legendary performance. If not for Tony Perez blowing the call of a trip induced ninth round knockdown against Muhammad, Ali would not have risen up from the floor so humiliated and embarrassed that he was then determined to take Wepner out before the final bell before collapsing from exhaustion. (At reunions, he would always playfully stomp at Chuck's foot whenever they came together.)

The liquor salesman would have gone the distance with no knockdowns against either participant, and Muhammad would not have exerted himself through five double digit rounds in a way which may have been pivotal competitive preparation for the war in Manila to conclude 1975.

 

he was on bunces podcast a few months ago and told it exactly as you have there.....a very funny interview btw...he talked about fighting a bear twice and how in the rematch the bear remembered him and had tactics and a gameplan ......I was walking my dog with earphones in when he said it and two women were walking towards me..and I must have appeared to randomly laugh to them...earphones hidden under a hat...dunno what they must have thought .....but the way chuck told that story about the bear was very funny.

http://youtu.be/9Q9yUmWaM24

 

I have read that Eddie Booker worked as a porter during his boxing career.

- Chuck Johnston

 

Mickey Ward, Chuck Wepner, Holyfield (worked hard at getting laid)

 

Marvin hagler was a biscuit taster, he approved bourbon creams before they went on the shelves.

 

Chuck Wepner ran a liquor store. Tony Galento ran, I think, a bar.