3-time world champ Iran Barkley rose from the streets to be world champ, only to lose it all. Read his inspiring story.
Iran Barkley didn’t grow up with a silver spoon in his mouth. He grew up in the 1970s in the South Bronx where coming home from school was a matter of survival and walking to the corner store for a carton of milk was an adventure. Drug dealers, gangs, pimps, prostitutes and convicted felons were his neighbors, his home and family his only solace.
How did a man growing up in such circumstances go on to win three world championships, befriend so many celebrities and earn millions in the ring? Then how did he lose all of his money, most of his family, and much of his celebrity? What led such an accomplished boxer to the verge of suicide and what was it that saved his life?
Iran Barkley is an inspiration and mentor not only to young professional boxers, but to all people who are down on their luck and need to reinvent themselves. While he is now as financially-challenged as he was when he was a child, Barkley has dedicated the rest of his life to helping others. Barkley is Down, But Not Out.
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