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Army boxing
Posted: Thu 06 Dec, 2007 9:20 pm
by 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
Posted: Thu 06 Dec, 2007 11:00 pm
by 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..
Posted: Thu 06 Dec, 2007 11:28 pm
by 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...
Posted: Fri 07 Dec, 2007 3:20 pm
by Jordy1
i never said being a soldier has anything to with being a great boxer
Posted: Fri 07 Dec, 2007 4:59 pm
by Tab
There was a Para in the late 70's early 80's who was top class heavy weight
Posted: Fri 07 Dec, 2007 5:05 pm
by 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
Posted: Sat 08 Dec, 2007 8:49 am
by Rooper
Nigel Benn springs to mind, as does Carl Crook and Richard Dunn for a start.
Posted: Sat 08 Dec, 2007 3:20 pm
by harry hackedoff
Fark me days Roops,
was Richard Dunn a bingo caller then
Posted: Sat 08 Dec, 2007 4:38 pm
by Rooper
harry hackedoff wrote: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!
Posted: Sat 08 Dec, 2007 4:47 pm
by 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
Posted: Fri 21 Dec, 2007 2:15 pm
by 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.
Posted: Sat 22 Dec, 2007 12:28 pm
by 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
Posted: Sat 22 Dec, 2007 4:50 pm
by SandyTheGuvnor
goldie ex rmp wrote: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
Posted: Sat 22 Dec, 2007 4:59 pm
by 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
Posted: Sat 22 Dec, 2007 6:55 pm
by SandyTheGuvnor
Shae Neary ex kingo and the former WBU light-welterweight champion