Chris Evangelou: The Actor. Benitez turned pro at 15 and went on to face the likes of Carlos Palomino, Bruce Curry, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns and Roberto Duran. Semi-retired professional wrestler, actor and producer Dwayne Johnson exudes confidence on and off the camera, but on the inside has dealt with an ongoing battle with depression. These early fights gave rise to some of boxing’s first stars and a few of the boxers on this list dominated the sport during that time. Unlike most MMA fighters-turned-movie actors, Gina Carano's very first movie role was the lead role in an action film directed by a major filmmaker, Steven Soderbergh. Action movies are often on the lookout for muscular and skilled fighter-turned-actors. Sugar Ray Robinson was an American boxer. The hard work learned from boxing has paid off with tremendous dividends. A boxer turned actor, Evangelou has already started in Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen. Not only is boxing one of the world’s oldest sports, it is also one of the most watched sports around the world.Although boxing has been a part of human history for millennia, professional boxing or prizefighting only arose in the 19 th century.. Champion boxer Growing up in California, Trejo was using hard drugs as a teenager and went on to spend years in and out of prison in the 1960s on various charges including armed robbery. Considered one of the greatest boxers ever, Robinson held a 91-fight unbeaten streak from 1943 to 1951, the third-longest in the history of professional boxing.Also known for his flamboyant and classy lifestyle outside the ring, Sugar Ray Robinson unsuccessfully tried his hand at a career as an entertainer after retiring from boxing. List of famous boxers from United Kingdom, listed alphabetically with photos of the boxers when available. In 2011’s Haywire, Carano stars as a former Marine investigating a conspiracy theory about government black ops. Ben Affleck (film and television actor) - briefs and boxer briefs, preferrably white; Kris Allen (American Idol) Zeb Atlas (American male bodybuilder, softcore performer, go-go dancer, personal trainer, model and porn actor) - "Physically I prefer boxers, but for performing I do own a lot of jocks, briefs and sexy underwear. He retired in 1990 with a record of 53-8-1 with 31 KOs. The movie was released to awesome reviews and put together a story about Michael Pearson, played by Matthew McConaughey, who is a weed dealer in the UK. In 1977, he played himself in the well received biopic The Greatest. So, I wear both" To channelize their inner Robert De Niros, many boxers and MMA fighters have often tried to … Chris Evangelou retired from boxing in 2016 and pursued acting. Here are some you forgot about… Muhammad Ali, 1942–2016 Considered by many to be the greatest boxer of all time, Ali appeared occasionally on television and in film. United Kingdom has produced some very talented boxers over the years, including heavyweights, light heavyweights, cruiserweights, featherweights and flyweights. ‘El Radar’ took the title by beating 30-year-old veteran Antonio Cervantes, becoming the youngest world champion in boxing history. Celebrities have become regular (and regularly photographed) attendees at professional baseball and basketball games and, of course, the Super Bowl halftime show has always been an entertaining spectacle of big-name musical celebrities amid the year’s most-watched sporting event. The worlds of sports and entertainment have grown increasingly intertwined over the years. Evangelou has started in The Gentlemen, as previously mentioned.