 'I would agree that it's different, but helpful nonetheless because you go through a lot in the military and it teaches who you are, it amplifies it. 'It gets you ready for the absolute worst possible things.' After coming out of the marines, Bamba moved from California to New York and worked minimum wage jobs. But after falling on hard times, he found himself homeless and living on the streets. To earn some cash, Bamba walked eight miles a day to spar at the Church Street boxing gym, making more money the longer he survived. He remembered: 'You coul){kind=link}
AFTER serving in the military and overcoming homelessness, there is no opponent who can faze Paul Bamba.
So when Tommy Fury shares the ring with him on Sunday night, he must know the American has already been in the deepest possible trenches.
Bamba, 33, told SunSport: “I haven’t run into anything that has fazed me yet. Unless I’m about to die or something, nothing can faze me.
“I’m a tough individual, if something is not going right, you always have a plan B to make plan A work, you make stuff happen.”
Bamba joined the military the day he turned 18, enrolling into the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California.