This just got me curious about boxers!

[RoyalFlush]

I`m wondering if there is a record in history of someone, a boxer, who made it on top but he really didnt start with money as the main motivator or being financially depressed. At present, it seems like most prominent figures they all started from being really poor and whatnot, making them decide to pursue boxing as a means of livelihood. Maybe Carl Froch is one of them. Anyone else, rich-guy-boxer-turned-famous out there?

[blaze778]

Barrera comes to mind.

He wasn't really rich, but he grew up in an upper middle class neighborhood. He's also a former law school student.

[tx_boxing]

Mike Lee (Top Rank) 3-0 - Finance Degree from notre dame, www.mikeleeboxing.com

[Rockin']

Darrell Vanhorn won a world title while attending college. I believe that he had turned pro when he was 16. I don't remember what he was majoring in but I would assume that his family was not broke..........Rockin'

[goblin213]

Salvador Sanchez I think.

[yuppie]

Sugar Ray Leonard

[brettWall]

Oscar dela Hoya.

[chidave]

Juan Diaz was also a college student I believe. But yes, it does seem that the majority come from some pretty depressed economic situations.

[dvb]

froch?rich and well off before boxing??.reallyyy?.

he lived/s in nottingham,or shottingham as some people call it!.

[RoyalFlush]

froch?rich and well off before boxing??.reallyyy?.

he lived/s in nottingham,or shottingham as some people call it!.

well, i was under the impression that he was since he talks about running some sort of a real estate company at present (this was during his fight with abraham). so i thought figure he was kind of rich.