Boxing Families

Was reading the article below earlier about Kento Hatanaka son of former WBC champion Kiyoshi Hatanaka and got me thinking about families in boxing. Thought it was interesting when he showed concern that his son was "doing it for the fun of it".

So Boxing Families whether that be Father and Son coaching teams where maybe the young prodigy goes on to eclipse their parents legacy (Mayweather Jr) or those who can't even touch the edges of it (Chavez Jr). Brothers (the Smiths) , Daughters (Laila Ali) nephews etc.

Which ones stand out for you or who are some of the fighters with surprise family collections others might not be aware of ?



Son of former champ makes striking debut - The Japan News

You for got your favourite Eubank, there is Benn family now.

Not boxing but promoter would be the Hearns and soon to be another Warren?

The Mayweathers
The Finnegans
The Klitschkos
The Cottos
The Eubanks
Minter
Byrd
Garcia
The list is pretty big

Must include the Spinks family. Two gold medals, world championships between the brothers. Beat Ali, beat Holmes. World champion son Cory Spinks.

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The Mayweathers
The Finnegans
The Klitschkos
The Cottos
The Eubanks
Minter
Byrd
Garcia
The list is pretty big

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The Hilton brothers.
The Galaxy brothers.
The Christie brothers.

The Figueroa and Canizales families in South Texas; the Sedillo family in Chino some years back; Genaro Hernandez and his brother Rudy.

The Marquez Brothers
Buddy and Jr. Mcgirt
The matthysse family (both parents, 2 sons and a daughter)
The de la Hoyas
The Fraziers (Joe/ Marvis/ Don't really count Jackie but....)

Not sure if Kenny Porter ever fought...

Out of the current crop you can't overlook the Smith brothers.

Hatton brothers.

I was going to say it's hard to find examples where there isn't one who stands out as by far the best talent, and the others are more associated with them, so the Marquez and Klitschko brothers almost stood alone in modern times. I hadn't thought of the Spinks though, that's a good shout as Cory was an excellent boxer in his day. Mayweathers are also hard to beat in that sense, Roger in his own right was a champion and top level fighter for a long time, even predator was clearly talented. Guys like Matthew Hatton or Jose Cotto would have probably never gotten relevant fights if it weren't for the family connection, even though they gave the odd good account of themselves.

Early doors of course, but the Charlos are a rarity already. I thought Jermell was the better one for a time, but now it's looking like the other is, either way both class.

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Out of the current crop you can't overlook the Smith brothers.

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Cough Drop?? wtf :o

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Out of the current crop you can't overlook the Smith brothers.

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Cough Drop?? wtf :o

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Liam, Paul and Stephen made history by all holding a version of the historic Lonsdale belt in their respective weight class at the same time. Unlikely to be repeated.That is just three of them.

Well ok, but the Londsdale belt doesn't actually mean anything as far as being very good. At this point it's looking like only Callum has any chance of being a world class fighter.

The 3 twin bothers..Troy, Lloyd and Floyd of Mike Weaver. All pros!
Rabanales brothers
Manny and Bobby Pacquiao
Jerry, Bobby and Mike Quarry
The Hiltons..I mean come on man!
Max and Buddy.

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Well ok, but the Londsdale belt doesn't actually mean anything as far as being very good. At this point it's looking like only Callum has any chance of being a world class fighter.

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As well as being the oldest and best looking belt it means they are all the British title holders. The opening post should probably have given you the hint that this thread is not just about the most successful dynasties.