06-07-2021, 10:16 AM
(06-07-2021, 06:21 AM)AussieBengal Wrote: I have to respect that answer, here in Australia a lot of our footballers take up boxing after their careers to cash in on their names. One had a pretty long career in boxing and won a couple of World Titles but he was the son of a very well known boxer.
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.
