A Weird Question, I Know....

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But how many musicians are there that were amateur or professional boxers? This all comes from a discussion I had with a friend who didn't believe me that Stuart Murdoch nearly turned professional as a boxer before his mystery illness. Billy Bragg was an army boxing champion, if I remember... and then I'm stuck. Everlast? Boom Boom Mancini? Cassius? Are there any others?

Like I said, weird question, but ILM rarely fails me...

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 3 September 2002 08:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Billy Mckenzie? not sure where I got this from, but it rings faint bells.

― jon, Tuesday, 3 September 2002 09:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Stuart Murdoch nearly turned professional as a boxer before his mystery illness

are you sure!!??

i think the illness was m.e.

― stirmonster, Tuesday, 3 September 2002 09:12 (twenty-two years ago)

i think terence trent d'arby did a bit of boxing while in the US army, or at least claimed he did.

― adam b (adam b), Tuesday, 3 September 2002 09:27 (twenty-two years ago)

stirmonster: Yeah, I know, few people believe that when they hear it at first. However... http://www.jeepster.co.uk/belleandsebastian/press/interviews/nme-01-nov-97.shtml

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 3 September 2002 09:31 (twenty-two years ago)

When the promo posters for Goldie's "Saturnz Returnz" were up in stores, I used to think that he looked like someone that should be getting ready for a title bout with Hector "Macho" Camacho.

It appeared they seemed to like similar styles of jewelry. The only thing Goldie was missing was a big gold rope with "Goldie" in jewels hanging around his neck like Camacho's "Macho" one.

― earlnash, Tuesday, 3 September 2002 10:51 (twenty-two years ago)

B. Joel, no?

― Tim (Tim), Tuesday, 3 September 2002 10:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Lee Dorsey, I think, & James Brown.

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Tuesday, 3 September 2002 11:08 (twenty-two years ago)

paul simon, although the story's seldom told.

― piscesboy, Tuesday, 3 September 2002 11:15 (twenty-two years ago)

he also got a come on from the horse on seventh avenue, of course.

― adam b (adam b), Tuesday, 3 September 2002 11:22 (twenty-two years ago)

of course of course

― mark s (mark s), Tuesday, 3 September 2002 11:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Lie la lie!

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 3 September 2002 11:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Vanilla Ice is supposedly good with jetski racing.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 3 September 2002 11:41 (twenty-two years ago)

JJ Burnell of the Stranglers is a black belt in Karate....for whatever that's worth.

― Alex in NYC, Tuesday, 3 September 2002 11:53 (twenty-two years ago)

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