He is not the first boxer to delve into politics. Here is a list of some of the others:
On October 8, 1805, Gully fought Henry Pearce, in front of the Duke of Clarence (later William IV) and a crowd of spectators. He was beaten over twenty eight rounds, which took 77 minutes. In 1807, he twice fought Bob Gregson, known as the Lancashire Giant, for two hundred guineas a side, winning on both occasions.
Having bought Ackworth Park near Pontefract, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for the Pontefract constituency from December 1832 to July 1837. Gully was twice married and had twelve children by each wife.
Teddy Roosevelt
The former US president boxed while he was at Harvard.
Senator John McCain
The Republican US presidential nominee in 2008 boxed when he was in the US Navy, and was instrumental in bringing in the Muhammad Ali Act, to better regulate the sport with a uniform code.
Gene Tunney?s son John V Tunney.
In 1928, Tunney married to a wealthy socialite, and they lived in Connecticut where they had four children. One son, John V Tunney (born 1934), who was a US Representative and a senator for California from 1965 until 1977.
Alexis Arguello
After his retirement from boxing, Arguello became active in Nicaraguan politics and in November 2008 he was elected mayor of Managua, the nation?s capital city. One of the greatest punchers of all time, he was found dead at home on July 1, 2009, from bullet wounds. It was believed to be suicide.
Colin Moynihan
The former Sports Minister who coxed for Great Britain and won a silver medal at the Olympic Games in Moscow won a boxing blue at Oxford University as a bantamweight boxer.
