06-07-2021, 08:00 PM
(06-07-2021, 10:16 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Ed "Too Tall" Jones (6'9", 275) was one of the greatest all-around athletes ever. He started out as a basketball player at Tennessee State but after two years switched to football to play DE.. He was so talented that he was the first overall pick of the 1974 NFL draft. After just 5 seasons he quit football to become a professional fighter. He claimed boxing had always been his favorite sport. Even though he fought a bunch of nobodies I remember his fights being televised just because he was a famous NFL player. He never lost a fight as a pro, but he was never considered that good. After two years of boxing he went back to the NFL and finished an incredible career. He played until he was 38 years old and never missed a game with injury. He was 3 times Pro Bowl and First Team All-Pro once.
That is pretty much what happens with a lot of Rugby League players here in Australia, their pay for view fights bring in a lot of money because they have made a name for themselves in Rugby League. The ones with a controversial rep do this best because a lot of people tune in to watch them get knocked out lol.
Anthony Mundine was a big mouthed Rugby League player who started out boxing that way, his father was a very well respected boxer here in Australia. Anthony went on to win 3 world titles.
