Army boxing

[Jordy1]

As anyone from the army ever gone on to be a professional boxer?? and could you if you were good enough?? thanks for reading lads hope you reply

[Holger Danske]

Drugs is a bad thing.
Stop using them!

Could a lawyer be a pro boxer?
A farmer..??

Being a soldier has nothing to do with being a great boxer..

[Holger Danske]

Sorry...
If your are a great boxer that can bring UK some glory, i'm sure you can get out of any contract if that's what you mean...

BUT you have to decide NOW...
Boxing or SAS... You can't use SAS as a training-program for becoming a W.C...

[Jordy1]

i never said being a soldier has anything to with being a great boxer

[Tab]

There was a Para in the late 70's early 80's who was top class heavy weight

[harry hackedoff]

Ooooh, yawn.
Is that the time
Bone questions, anyone
Has anyone from the Jewish Lad`s Brigade ever become a profesional bingo caller?
Apart from you Tab, obviously

[Rooper]

Nigel Benn springs to mind, as does Carl Crook and Richard Dunn for a start.

[harry hackedoff]

Fark me days Roops, was Richard Dunn a bingo caller then

[Rooper]

Fark me days Roops, was Richard Dunn a bingo caller then

Oy there's nothing wrong with 'King Richard'. He's still a celebrity back home in Yorkshire!

[harry hackedoff]

Why wouldn`t he be?
Anyone gets in the ring with the big guy deserves it
What`s Nige doing these days? We don`t get any of this down here.
It`s all about Danny Green

[SupFAC]

I was a pro before I joined up,Ok 3 fights 3 losses but still. When I went to the AICO they said I would have to complete basic training then I could box pro whilst I was still in the army.Turned out to be a complete load of balls(at that time anyway).Now I coach my units team if we ever get the chance due to ops etc.Pro debut against Dominic Negus sept 3rd 1997 York hall Bethnal green.

Just remember you cannot put muscles on your chin,you cannot buy fitness,and the guy that tells you he is hard isnt really.

[goldie ex rmp]

Before i went over to the darkside of RMP i was RCT and had this crow called Chris Bessy, he got the usual crow jobs about the vehicle park but progressed to be one of the Army's top boxers at the time, not sure if he ever went pro but god could he punch!

Met a lot of good ARMY boxers but most will stay just that, a good Army boxer.

My old unit was the Sking one and it used to piss us off when they would fly all over the world sking then come back for a month get promoted then fly off again...............no matter how hard i trained i couldn't ski to save my life so was only jealous

[SandyTheGuvnor]

Before i went over to the darkside of RMP i was RCT and had this crow called Chris Bessy, he got the usual crow jobs about the vehicle park but progressed to be one of the Army's top boxers at the time, not sure if he ever went pro but god could he punch!

He is now the army boxing team coach and has WO2 before his name and MBE after it

[HCR]

Going back to the original question Nigel Benn must be the most famous ex Squaddie turned pro Boxer. I think he was in the Fusiliers.
Im probably wrong but wasnt Aundrey Harison also in the Army, and the one who famously shot Frank Warren

[SandyTheGuvnor]

Shae Neary ex kingo and the former WBU light-welterweight champion