Joe Egan (boxing)

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

Egan has maintained a controversial friendship with Irish criminal Gerry "The Monk" Hutch.[1] In 1998 Egan's Birmingham pub was subjected to an attack by members of a Neo-nazi gang.[2] Egan was a participant in Dublin's Phoenix Club as an amateur boxer.[2] Egan appeared in the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes.[3][4] Egan was dubbed “toughest white man on the planet” by boxing legend Mike Tyson.[5][6] Egan has won the Irish Heavyweight Boxing championship four times.[7] In 2009 Egan published his autobiography.[8]

References
  1. Paul Healy. "Boxer 'Big' Joe Egan says 'Leave my pal Gerry Hutch alone' as gardai hunt for the notorious criminal over Regency attack". Irish Mirror Online. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. "It's hard being the toughest white man on the planet | Sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. "Joe Egan - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  4. "Book Joe Egan | Speaker Agent". champions-speakers.co.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  5. "Hire Joe Egan | Speaker Agent". motivationalspeakersagency.co.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  6. "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.
  7. "Iron Mike to put 'toughest white man' through hell". Independent.ie. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  8. "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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