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Joe Egan is an Irish retired professional boxer.

Boxing career

Egan was a participant in Dublin's Phoenix Club as an amateur boxer. Egan has won the Irish Heavyweight Boxing championship four times.

Other ventures

Egan appeared in the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes. Egan was dubbed “toughest white man on the planet” by boxing legend Mike Tyson.

In 2009 Egan published his autobiography.

References

1. Bull, Andy (13 February 2008). "It's hard being the toughest white man on the planet | Sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
2. "Iron Mike to put 'toughest white man' through hell". Independent.ie. 20 March 2006. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
3. "Joe Egan - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
4. "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.
5. Big Joe Egan: The Toughest White Man on the Planet: Amazon.co.uk: Joe Egan: 9781906015473: Books. ASIN 1906015473.

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