Joe Egan (boxer)
{{Short description|Irish boxer (born 1965)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox boxer
| name = Joe Egan
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| realname =
| nickname = Lord of the rings
| weight = Heavyweight
| height = 185cm
| reach = 6'1"
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1965}}
| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland
| style =
| total = 16
| wins = 13
| KO = 0
| losses = 3
| draws = 0
| no contests = 0
| medaltemplates =
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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.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/feb/13/andybull|title=It's hard being the toughest white man on the planet | Sport|website=The Guardian|date=13 February 2008 |access-date=26 February 2022 |last1=Bull |first1=Andy }} Egan has won the Irish Heavyweight Boxing championship four times.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/iron-mike-to-put-toughest-white-man-through-hell-26395157.html|title=Iron Mike to put 'toughest white man' through hell|website=Independent.ie|date=20 March 2006 |access-date=26 February 2022}}
Other ventures
Egan appeared in the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3041037/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm|title=Joe Egan - Biography|website=IMDb|access-date=26 February 2022}} Egan was dubbed “toughest white man on the planet” by boxing legend Mike Tyson.{{cite web|url=https://www.advertiser.ie/Galway/article/1294/iron-mikes-sparring-partner-big-joe-egan-on-his-life-in-the-ring-and-other-battles|title=Advertiser.ie - Iron Mike's sparring partner Big Joe Egan on his life in the ring and other battles|website=advertiser.ie|access-date=26 February 2022}}
In 2009, Egan published his autobiography Big Joe Egan: The Toughest White Man on the Planet. {{cite book|title=Big Joe Egan: The Toughest White Man on the Planet: Amazon.co.uk: Joe Egan: 9781906015473: Books|id={{ASIN|1906015473|country=uk}} }}
References
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