Re: Boxers with brilliant names
Posted: 07 May 2018, 19:44
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Boxers with brilliant names
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Re: Boxers with brilliant names
Posted: 07 May 2018, 19:44
Little Jimmy! LMAO! Think WWE.
Re: Boxers with brilliant names
Posted: 07 May 2018, 19:47
Looking some ATG's fights, Found John H. Stracey, which was the era I was looking. Much to my amazement, this picture came up. Now, please tell me this is a joke!!!????
http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/12567
http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/12567
Re: Boxers with brilliant names
Posted: 07 May 2018, 19:57
Re: Boxers with brilliant names
Posted: 07 May 2018, 20:06
"Yea, fuckin Backus, what an asshole!" -- Yes, that works for me; I could remember him.
Re: Boxers with brilliant names
Posted: 07 May 2018, 23:37
Whoaaaaa!oogiebe wrote: ↑07 May 2018, 19:47 Looking some ATG's fights, Found John H. Stracey, which was the era I was looking. Much to my amazement, this picture came up. Now, please tell me this is a joke!!!????
http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/12567
That is a strange one.
I'm pretty sure that's Stracey, but where did the double chin come from?
And what's with the kingly getup? Was he preparing for a pro wrestling career?
Of all the photos there are of Stracey, how did BoxRec choose that one?
Fine editorial judgement.
Re: Boxers with brilliant names
Posted: 08 May 2018, 10:35
LMAO!SenorPipino wrote: ↑07 May 2018, 23:37Whoaaaaa!oogiebe wrote: ↑07 May 2018, 19:47 Looking some ATG's fights, Found John H. Stracey, which was the era I was looking. Much to my amazement, this picture came up. Now, please tell me this is a joke!!!????
http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/12567
That is a strange one.
I'm pretty sure that's Stracey, but where did the double chin come from?
And what's with the kingly getup? Was he preparing for a pro wrestling career?
Of all the photos there are of Stracey, how did BoxRec choose that one?
Fine editorial judgement.
Re: Boxers with brilliant names
Posted: 08 May 2018, 10:49
1970's had some cool names:
Bennie Briscoe
Hegeman Lewis
Billy Backus
Dino Dennis
Arumondo Muniz
Tony Locata
Not so much as funny or weird but cool. IMHO.
Bennie Briscoe
Hegeman Lewis
Billy Backus
Dino Dennis
Arumondo Muniz
Tony Locata
Not so much as funny or weird but cool. IMHO.
Re: Boxers with brilliant names
Posted: 08 May 2018, 15:35
Hedgemon Lewis was a great name. Pretty talented welter also.
I was looking at another thread and wondered how I could have overlooked 70s flash in the pan Zovek Barajas.
Just a great, unusual name.
Ring announcer Jimmy Lennon always let it roll off his tongue dramatically when introducing the Mexican welterweight.
"Hailing from See-nah-low-ah May-Hee-Co (pauses to let the crowd roar) EE-PO-LEE-TOW ZO-VEK BA-RAH-HAAAAAASS.
Classic stuff.
Re: Boxers with brilliant names
Posted: 08 May 2018, 15:43
Excellent! LMFAO! You nailed the inflexions! ba---RAH--haaaaas! Fading on the "haaaaaaas"SenorPipino wrote: ↑08 May 2018, 15:35Hedgemon Lewis was a great name. Pretty talented welter also.
I was looking at another thread and wondered how I could have overlooked 70s flash in the pan Zovek Barajas.
Just a great, unusual name.
Ring announcer Jimmy Lennon always let it roll off his tongue dramatically when introducing the Mexican welterweight.
"Hailing from See-nah-low-ah May-Hee-Co (pauses to let the crowd roar) EE-PO-LEE-TOW ZO-VEK BA-RAH-HAAAAAASS.
Classic stuff.
Re: Boxers with brilliant names
Posted: 08 May 2018, 17:29
oogiebe wrote: ↑08 May 2018, 15:43Excellent! LMFAO! You nailed the inflexions! ba---RAH--haaaaas! Fading on the "haaaaaaas"SenorPipino wrote: ↑08 May 2018, 15:35Hedgemon Lewis was a great name. Pretty talented welter also.
I was looking at another thread and wondered how I could have overlooked 70s flash in the pan Zovek Barajas.
Just a great, unusual name.
Ring announcer Jimmy Lennon always let it roll off his tongue dramatically when introducing the Mexican welterweight.
"Hailing from See-nah-low-ah May-Hee-Co (pauses to let the crowd roar) EE-PO-LEE-TOW ZO-VEK BA-RAH-HAAAAAASS.
Classic stuff.
I used to sit in class and imitate Jimmy Lennon when the teacher would take roll.
He or she would call out a name and I would repeat it as Lennon would.
Needless to say, most of these droll teachers were not amused and I earned quite a bit of detention time.
I was just paying homage to boxing's best ever ring announcer.
The teachers were absolutely clueless.
Re: Boxers with brilliant names
Posted: 08 May 2018, 17:32
THAT IS HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SenorPipino wrote: ↑08 May 2018, 17:29oogiebe wrote: ↑08 May 2018, 15:43Excellent! LMFAO! You nailed the inflexions! ba---RAH--haaaaas! Fading on the "haaaaaaas"SenorPipino wrote: ↑08 May 2018, 15:35
Hedgemon Lewis was a great name. Pretty talented welter also.
I was looking at another thread and wondered how I could have overlooked 70s flash in the pan Zovek Barajas.
Just a great, unusual name.
Ring announcer Jimmy Lennon always let it roll off his tongue dramatically when introducing the Mexican welterweight.
"Hailing from See-nah-low-ah May-Hee-Co (pauses to let the crowd roar) EE-PO-LEE-TOW ZO-VEK BA-RAH-HAAAAAASS.
Classic stuff.
I used to sit in class and imitate Jimmy Lennon when the teacher would take roll.
He or she would call out a name and I would repeat it as Lennon would.
Needless to say, most of these droll teachers were not amused and I earned quite a bit of detention time.
I was just paying homage to boxing's best ever ring announcer.
The teachers were absolutely clueless.
Re: Boxers with brilliant names
Posted: 08 May 2018, 17:34
Thank you. Too bad they didn't share your sense of humor or appreciation.