Did any Boxing Promoter ever box himself?

Don King and Bob Arum never boxed as far as I know. DiBella also not, did any boxing promoter ever box himself? I know there was a Promoter in MMA (the boss of Affliction - Tom Atencio) who once stepped into the cage himself and had a fight.....no disrespect to him, but the fight looked fixed to me. But still he took real punches... EDIT: I am asking which old school promoters boxed themselves. Of course I know De la Hoya and Hatton boxed and now they are promoters.

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jaded

Sugar Ray Lenard did boxing promotions on ESPN from 2001 to 2004.

13y ago

any_craic_lad

Oner vs Boente

13y ago

any_craic_lad

Classic Oner moments guy.Heres another for those who don't know him Oner is on the ring at 53 secs and clocks a hit but not as bad as the guy in the white suit

13y ago

Dr_Rumack

Turk-German Ahmet Oner boxed and now has a decent promotional business.Thankfully unlike the two mentioned in the op Oner is a man off integrity and does business the right way My favourite Ahmet Oner moment is when he personally rang the bell with a minute and a half to go in a round in the Williams-Airich fight:

13y ago

FlatLine

Turk-German Ahmet Oner boxed and now has a decent promotional business.Thankfully unlike the two mentioned in the op Oner is a man off integrity and does business the right way That guy is the one who rang the bell during the Danny Williams vs Airich bout 2 minutes into the round when his fighter was about to get KOd. The funny thing is they allowed the fight to continue without questioning why the promoter had just got up and rang the timekeepers bell.

13y ago

darcizzy

Only the hardcore boxing fans will know this guy Floyd Mayweather JR. Probably had a couple pro fights here and there

13y ago

any_craic_lad

Turk-German Ahmet Oner boxed and now has a decent promotional business.Thankfully unlike the two mentioned in the op Oner is a man off integrity and does business the right way

13y ago

CubanGuyNYC

Ahmet Oner, of Arena Box, fought as a professional light-heavyweight. His record was 16-5-2. (You can look it up on Boxrec.) Oner once co-promoted Yuriorkis Gamboa, along with Top Rank. He currently promotes Odlanier Solis.

13y ago

Dr_Rumack

They say Gary Shaw was into self-flagellation but I don't believe it.

13y ago

ICEMAN_JOHN_SCULLY

BULL ****!!!!!! I grew up in the exact same neighborhood as Curtis. He was NEVER a boxer. I can confirm he has been in a few street fights. Ask him about the time he was beat to a pulp by a dude named Ricky who only stood 5'3 back in 92 I know a trainer in NYC who says he trainer 50 and that he only had around 3 amateur fights, novice class. WAS NEVER the Golden Gloves champion.

13y ago

ICEMAN_JOHN_SCULLY

Joe DeGuardia won the Daily News (NYC) Golden Gloves in the 1980's...

13y ago

elfag

Theres this one guy, forget his name. Oscar something or other. Hes a promoter now but I heard he boxed before. Probably amateur and a few club fights.

13y ago

New_England

50 cent was a golden gloves champion also. i have yet to see that information verified, but he did box evidently. have you seen anything concrete to verify it?

13y ago

chaposinaloa

quite a few, actually. klitschkos, and oscar de la hoya have made the most money, i believe. cotto and mayweather also promote. joe deguardia still looks like he can go 6 rounds :lol1: he was a golden gloves champion in new york. 50 cent was a golden gloves champion also.

13y ago

New_England

13y ago

raskat

sure guys, I mean, I wasn't talking about the obvious ones. Of course I know in the last 10 years we have Oscar, Hatton, etc. But I mean basically before those guys. By the way, now that I think of it, british promoter Frank Maloney boxed himself early in his life.

13y ago