While attending high school, he was an all-conference member of the Osseo Orioles football and baseball teams.
[1] Truax then played football at Virginia State University for one year before a knee injury ended his gridiron career.
He returned home in 2003 to attend the University of Minnesota, and it was there at the age of 19 that Truax entered a local Toughman contest.
[2] Truax graduated from the University of Minnesota majoring in Sociology,[3] minoring in both African American studies and Political Science.
Truax has defeated Ossie Duran, Matt Vanda, Andy Kolle, Phil Williams,[5] Jonathan Reid, Antwun Echols, Durrell Richardson, and James Crayton.
"[6] Truax faced Daniel Jacobs for the WBA (Regular) Middleweight title on April 24, 2015, and was stopped with 48 seconds left in the 12th and final round.
The fight was broadcast on Spike TV as part of the Premier Boxing Champions[7] On 9 December 2017, Truax fought British fighter James 'Chunky' DeGale at the Copper Box Arena in London, England, for Degale's IBF World Super Middleweight Title.
The fight endend in a no-contest, because of an accidental head clash which caused a severe cut over Truax's right eye.