Meet Brad Pitt. No, not the actor you see on the big screen. The other Brad Pitt, who's an undefeated Cruiserweight boxer from Australia. Yes, Fight Club just got a whole lot more real.
Brad Pitt (Boxer) / Brad Pitt (Actor) Bradley Michael Pitt, 31, also known as "Hollywood" because of his famous namesake, quit his job as a painter in order to train for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. However, he did not qualify. He quit his painter job a second time and returned to win the Heavyweight (199 lbs.) gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. And while he still gets the occasional taunt about his name, he's learned to put up with it.
"Mate, I've been living with that other bloke's name for years, it doesn't worry me at all,'' he told Australia's Herald Sun while practicing.
His mother said he found out about his more famous counterpart during elementary school, when a child brought in a newspaper clip about the actor during show and tell.
"He likes to be known for his talent, not his name," his mother Leanne told Australia's The Age.
Brad Pitt is currently undefeated with 14 Wins / 11 by way of KO and is vying to be a prime contender for the Cruiserweight title.
He recently took to Facebook to let his fans and followers know that "something big could be brewing".
We think this Brad Pitt's star is rising. Watch his last fight against Mosese Sorovi.
"Mate, I've been living with that other bloke's name for years, it doesn't worry me at all,'' he told Australia's Herald Sun while practicing.
His mother said he found out about his more famous counterpart during elementary school, when a child brought in a newspaper clip about the actor during show and tell.
"He likes to be known for his talent, not his name," his mother Leanne told Australia's The Age.
Brad Pitt is currently undefeated with 14 Wins / 11 by way of KO and is vying to be a prime contender for the Cruiserweight title.
He recently took to Facebook to let his fans and followers know that "something big could be brewing".
We think this Brad Pitt's star is rising. Watch his last fight against Mosese Sorovi.
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