10 Things You Didn't Know About Wayne Rooney

6. He Is An Avid Boxer

Ricky Hatton, center, of England, poses with British soccer player Wayne Rooney, left, and Marco Antonio Barrera, after defeating Jose Luis Castillo, of Mexico, with the fourth-round knockout in a junior welterweight boxing match in Las Vegas, Saturday, J
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Rooney has stated in the past if a career in football never happened, he would have turned to the ring.

He attends all the big bouts he can and has even walked a couple of fighters to the ring, including Manchester City fan Ricky Hatton.

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