It wouldn't be so bad but with non Thai fighters they are often happy to use their fighting name.Boxing Prospect wrote:Boxrec have decided that all active Thai's will be listed by their birthnames, reasons have varied from from things like ringers (hey Georgia!) to advertising, as opposed to their fighting names. As a result if you whack their boxrec name into youtube you struggle to find footage of the Thai in question, instead if you use their fighting name you'll find a fair bit. It causes confusion, seems to make little real sense and actually harms a Thai in terms of becoming more well known in the West.
For example "Wisaksil Wangek" gives about 390 results on youtube, use his fighting name and you get about 5,460 results. If you're researching a Thai and use their real name you're really limiting yourself.
Knockout CP Freshmart got attention based on his name alone, but very few will even attempt to say Thammanoon Niyomtrong. And again if you're looking for footage using his fighting name is much more effective.
IMO it's pretty confusing and disrespectful to not use the name the fighter themselves use in their own country. Whilst others would suggest tagging a fighter with their gym name, or sponsor is disrespectful it's the way it's done in Muay Thai, and we shouldn't be ignoring their fighting culture just beause we don't do it...
For example Christian Hammer (birth name Cristian Ciocan), Shane Dragonslayer (Shane Kavanagh) and Battling Nelson (Oscar Mattheus Nielsen)
And I'm guessing Snow Ball Beep Bop Killer is also on that list. http://boxrec.com/boxer/233320