Actor Liam Neeson once starred in a feature that saw the Star Wars star portraying a down on his luck boxer. But he already had real life experience with the sport that helped inform his performance.
Liam Neeson once opened up about his brief boxing career Liam Neeson | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Neeson was no slouch when it came to the world of boxing. The Taken actor asserted that he entertained the sport at a very young age, and won his fair share of matches.
“I started when I was 9 and I fought until I was about 16 or 17. I was juvenile champion of Northern Ireland three times and Irish runner-up a couple of times in my weight division. I was Ok, I was competent. I was a jabber, I had a good jab. I had about 40 fights and I won about maybe 30,” Neeson once told ESPN.
Although he had a decent record,...
Liam Neeson once opened up about his brief boxing career Liam Neeson | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Neeson was no slouch when it came to the world of boxing. The Taken actor asserted that he entertained the sport at a very young age, and won his fair share of matches.
“I started when I was 9 and I fought until I was about 16 or 17. I was juvenile champion of Northern Ireland three times and Irish runner-up a couple of times in my weight division. I was Ok, I was competent. I was a jabber, I had a good jab. I had about 40 fights and I won about maybe 30,” Neeson once told ESPN.
Although he had a decent record,...
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So with that in mind, we scoured Wikipedia and delved deep into the vast Library of Congress movie archives in order to settle this question once and for all. And the results may surprise you. Because with a name as common as Affleck, you really have to go the extra mile to stand out from the crowd.
And that — along with the release of Casey Affleck's new mood piece "Ain't Them Bodies Saints" — got us thinking: Just who is the greatest Affleck in the long history of Hollywood?
So with that in mind, we scoured Wikipedia and delved deep into the vast Library of Congress movie archives in order to settle this question once and for all. And the results may surprise you. Because with a name as common as Affleck, you really have to go the extra mile to stand out from the crowd.
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