Something around 75 years ago, the journalist Jimmy Cannon said that if he had a son who wished to become a boxer, he would tell him to become a burglar instead

Something around 75 years ago, the journalist Jimmy Cannon said that if he had a son who wished to become a boxer, he would tell him to become a burglar instead. It is a damaging trade, very few boxers make real money, and even fewer hang on to it.