Joe Egan is an Irish 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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