Boxer Marvin Camel reminisced about his accomplishments in the boxing world during a recent visit to Montana.
Heavy hitter: Marvin Camel still fighting to be known as Montana’s only world champion boxer [Missoulian]
Belt for the Champ
“Anybody can do what I’ve done,” Camel says, “but in reality, nobody has. I often ask myself, ‘Why me? Why was I chosen to be the first cruiserweight champion of the world?’ I come from a town of 1,500 people, Ronan, Montana, and I’ve won two world titles. There are towns, there are states, there are countries with millions of people that have never won a world championship.”
“We gave Montana two world championships,” he says. “Other people got close – Roger Rouse (of Anaconda) was ranked No. 1 in the world – but nobody else could get over the hump and win a championship. I’m a two-hump camel, because I got over the hump twice.”
Part of the reason Marvin may have trouble getting recognition for his accomplishments is the waning popularity of boxing as a whole. It seems that Mixed Martial Arts and Ultimate Fighting have eclipsed boxing in popularity these days, as evidenced with UFC/MMA style events at the Butte Civic Center, rather than boxing matches.
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