Who were the "blue collar boxers"

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  1. Rope-a-Dope

    Rope-a-Dope Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jersey Joe
    Hagler
    Mamby
    Luis Estaba
    Termite Watkins
    Briscoe
    Duilio Loi
     
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    richdanahuff Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tony Thornton the mailma
     
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    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Jake Rodriguez was a motorcycle mechanic/

    Tony Thornton was The Punching Postman

    Jack Dempsey was a pimp enforcer.

    Sonny Liston was a bonebreaker.
     
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    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I don’t know if this is intended to mean guys who boxed while holding blue-collar jobs (not a helluva lotta white-collar pro boxers working in board rooms, that’s for sure) or guys who took a no-frills, nothing-fancy, blue-collar approach. I’ll assume the latter and throw out:

    Frank “The Animal” Fletcher

    James Scott

    Jesse James Hughes

    Vito Antuofermo

    Randy Shields

    Kevin Kelley

    Jose Luis Ramirez
     
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