Joe Egan (boxing)

Joe Egan is a retired heavyweight boxer, actor, and after dinner speaker.

Egan was a participant in Dublin's Phoenix Club as an amateur boxer.[1] Egan appeared in the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes.[2] Egan was dubbed “toughest white man on the planet” by boxing legend Mike Tyson.[3] Egan has won the Irish Heavyweight Boxing championship four times.[4] In 2009 Egan published his autobiography.[5]

References
  1. "It's hard being the toughest white man on the planet | Sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. "Joe Egan - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. "Advertiser.ie - Iron Mike's sparring partner Big Joe Egan on his life in the ring and other battles". advertiser.ie. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  4. "Iron Mike to put 'toughest white man' through hell". Independent.ie. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  5. "Big Joe Egan: The Toughest White Man on the Planet: Amazon.co.uk: Joe Egan: 9781906015473: Books". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2022.


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