In 2004, London-born Lee Murray was considered as one of the promising mixed martial arts fighters in the sport. However, he decided to make a career change after a tough fight with Anderson Silva, who is now considered by many as the best fighter in the sport. His career of choice: big time bank robber. You ask what I mean by big time? How about $105 Million? How about being the focus of the biggest man hunt in British history?
The Lee Murray Bank Robbery Story: link
After checking out Murray's wikipedia page, I noticed a section called "Street Brawls". Naturally, I was intrigued so I clicked on it and found out that this man is actually my hero: he finally shut Tito Ortiz's clown-ass mouth: link
Later in 2005, Lee Murray was apparently in another street brawl. This time he was stabbed 5 times and nearly died...3 times. Here is that story: link
In my curiosity I decided to try and find a video of one of his fights on youtube and came across a video of Murray training MMA only five weeks after the open heart surgery that saved his life:
Also on Murray's Wikipedia page is a section called "Film Biography" which goes on to explain that Time, inc. is making a movie based on the Sports Illustrated article about Murray called "Breaking the Bank". Here is the link to the SI.com story about the film: link
Just to give you a sense of who we're dealing with; here is the ESPN E:60 episode that tells the story:
Lastly, I thought it would be interesting to include a Lee Murray interview I found online from late 2005: link
You may not have clicked on the links for the other stories but read this one. It is worth it, trust me.
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