Who is Misfits boxer Anthony Taylor?
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BEFORE making it as an MMA fighter, Anthony Taylor was sleeping rough and stripping for money. He now enjoys a lucrative career in influencer boxing — his next matchup is headlining Misfits 20 against Darren Till. Anthony Taylor is a professional boxer.
![[Anthony Taylor before a cruiserweight boxing match.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/anthony-taylor-prior-fight-tommy-816679367.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
He is also known as "Pretty Boy" on his social media accounts. Anthony was born in Berkeley in the US, on June 23, 1989, and made his boxing debut in 2017. Prior to switching to pugilism, Anthony was a pro MMA fighter. He has a record of 7-5-0, meaning he won seven, lost three and drew none of his fights.
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Before fighting in MMA, Anthony earned money from taking his clothes off. He told SunSport: “I was a stripper, I had nothing. “I wasn’t doing nothing with my life, I was homeless, nowhere to go and I was stripping. "I was just enjoying life as a bum who had no goals, nothing.”.
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But by 2021, he getting very well paid working as sparring partner for YouTuber and celebrity boxer Jake Paul. He told Betway Insider: “I’m getting paid more money as Jake’s training partner in two months than I made in my whole entire MMA career in six years.
![[Fight week poster for Darren Till vs. Anthony Taylor boxing match.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-15-at-15.38.48.png?strip=all&w=639)
"I swear to god, I made more money with Jake in two months than my whole MMA career.". Anthony has had six pro fights as of January 2025 and has a record of 3-3-0, meaning he has won three, lost three and drawn none. He lost his debut fight against Donte Stubbs and was also defeated by Tommy Fury in 2021.
