fighters who worked and boxed before they became world champion

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  • ferocity
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    #1

    fighters who worked and boxed before they became world champion

    theres a thread of "fight that ended in body shots" and i got to thinking to start a thread of fighters who worked while boxing untill they became world champions, also you can list contenders

    here my list and what they did

    oscar larios - construction worker

    rocky marciano - i heard he worked in coal mine or somthing

    calvin brock - banker

    harold brazier - car salesman
  • machotime
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    #2
    Glenn johnson was a construction worker up until he beat RJJ.

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    • ferocity
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      #3
      Originally posted by machotime
      Glenn johnson was a construction worker up until he beat RJJ.
      thats surprising to me cause in that fight glenn showed up in good shape and we know what the outcome was. he probably got a few days off or probably through the whole training camp

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      • THE REAL NINJA
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        #4
        just about every non HBO or showtime fighter has a job you just dont always hear about it

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        • blockhead
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          #5
          ricky hatton, worked installing carpets.
          after the last thread and seeing this one i fugured i could use the same guy and spare myself any excess trivia.

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          • AintGottaClue
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            #6
            Originally posted by blockhead
            ricky hatton, worked installing carpets.
            after the last thread and seeing this one i fugured i could use the same guy and spare myself any excess trivia.

            wasnt hatton in the ghostbusters movie as well as a double for that giant marshmellow guy

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            • ferocity
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              #7
              Originally posted by THE REAL NINJA
              just about every non HBO or showtime fighter has a job you just dont always hear about it
              you're right but i want names. cause i know depending on the job and how much time off you get to prepare for a fight, the job will hurt your performance. so i just want to see which fighters still became champions cause im sure it ain't easy especially at the elite level.

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              • blockhead
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                #8
                Originally posted by SturmRules
                wasnt hatton in the ghostbusters movie as well as a double for that giant marshmellow guy
                yeah, he played staypuff marshmellow man, but he cut about six tons in two months to fight some european guy that nobody has ever heard of.

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                • IwatchBoxing
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                  #9
                  Fres Oquendo is a realstate agent. Antonio Rivera, after winning his last title said he was going to a job interview (forget what he was before).

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                  • moraleskospacisback
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                    #10
                    william joppy- was a gardener

                    jose antonio rivera- one of those cops that stand in court and hand the judge papers and what not.

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