Joe Egan is the eldest son of seven of an irish family from Ringsend. His start in boxing came when his father, who had been an amateur boxer, put the gloves on to see how Joe would shape up.

Today, Joe's success comes from out of the ring. He's a hard working businessman who is engaged to long term partner Ruth. He does a massive amount of charity work within Birmingham's Irish communities. He's often also seen working on the ex-boxer's circuit.

1. When Big Joe Egan does a push up, he isn't lifting himself up; he's pushing the Earth down.
2. When Big Joe Egan goes swimming he doesn't get wet, the water gets Big Joe Egan.
3. When the bogey man goes to sleep every night, he checks under his bed for Big Joe Egan.
4. Big Joe Egan counted to infinity - twice.
5. Big Joe Egan uses sandpaper as loo roll.
6. Big Joe Egan's hand is the only hand that can beat a Royal Flush.
7. Big Joe Egan gave Mona Lisa that smile.
8. Big Joe Egan can slam a revolving door.
9. Some kids piss their name in the snow. Big Joe Egan can piss his name into concrete.
10. Big Joe Egan's calendar goes straight from March 31st to April 2nd; No-one fools Big Joe Egan.

11. Big Joe Egan can speak Braille.
12. Big Joe's tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried. Ever.
13. Superman owns a pair of Big Joe Egan pyjamas.
14. Big Joe Egan owns the greatest Poker Face of all-time. It helped him win the 1993 World Series of Poker despite him holding just a Joker, a Get out of Jail Free Monopoly card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades and a green #4 card from the game Uno.
15. Big Joe Egan sleeps with a night light. Not because Big Joe is afraid of the dark, but the dark is afraid of Big Joe.
16. Once a cobra bit Big Joe Egan's leg. After five days of excruciating pain, the cobra died.
17. Big Joe Egan has one fist of Iron and the other of Steel, if one don’t get you the other will.
18. When Big Joe Egan exercises, the machine gets stronger.
19. Big Joe Egan doesn't use pickup lines, he simply says, "Now" ask Ruth!
20. Big Joe Egan sold his soul to the devil for his rugged good looks and unparalleled boxing ability. Shortly after the transaction was finalised,
21. Big Joe did a right uppercut/left hook combo on the devil and took his soul back. The devil, who appreciates irony, couldn't stay mad and admitted he should have seen it coming. They now play poker every second Wednesday of the month.
22. Big Joe Egan can kill two stones with one bird.
23. Big Joe Egan once devoured a whole wheel-barrow full of clay to prove to a friend that the expression "Shitting bricks" wasn't just a figure of speech.

The only time Big Joe Egan was wrong was when he thought he had made a mistake.

Now that’s tough!........Big Joe Egan