where did the term "cab driver" originate in Boxing lore?

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  1. Boxlight

    Boxlight Active Member banned Full Member

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    you are, I am sure, heard it

    it's pretty much an alternate term for "bum" in boxing

    so where,when, how did it originate?
     
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  2. JL Fighter

    JL Fighter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    First time I heard it was Greg Haugen criticizing JCC record because according to him, most of his wins are from Tijuana cab drivers. After he got annihilated, Haugen then commented something like "they were tough cab drivers after all".
     
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    andrewa1 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Deontay Wilder?
     
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  4. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Pretty sure Tony Galento first used it to describe Joe Louis opposition.
     
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    Martin Rogan really was a taxi driver in Belfast.
     
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    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    greenhornet Boxing Addict Full Member

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    wasn't haugen just a toughman competition winner?
     
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  8. Saintpat

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    Henceforth they shall be known as Uber drivers.
     
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  9. The Professor

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    This is, to my understanding, the origin of the term - or at least what popularized it. Before Haugen said this, I never saw this term used as synonym for tomato can, but afterwards it became quite common.
     
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    Most fighters can't afford to just train and fight, they need a job or at least a part time gig. Cab driving boxers are common in mexico.
     
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    Nigel benn used to call them Mexican road sweepers.
     
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    cab driver originated when Gaius Appuleius Diocles "the highest paid athlete of all time" was a charioteer
     
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  13. khaosai galaxi

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    Cab driver from Mexico in reference to Chavez.
    Janitor and garbage man from Roy jones Jr lol
     
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    He also had 350 amateur fights.
     
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    Yes I remember that
     
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