BoxRec

Didn't Michael Gomez have to use the ring surname "Gomez" instead of his birth surname "Armstrong" because of this guy?

sg1985 wrote:I should have read a little further down the page.....

'Morris fought under the name Michael Armstrong and was a British super-featherweight champion in 1992.'

I only read that far because nothing came up for Michael Morris.

Horse wrote:Didn't Michael Gomez have to use the ring surname "Gomez" instead of his birth surname "Armstrong" because of this guy?

Yeah that's right. Apparently he named himself after Wilfredo Gomez. Bit absurd that he had too change his name in the first place just because there was another guy with the same name.

Deno1986 wrote:

Horse wrote:Didn't Michael Gomez have to use the ring surname "Gomez" instead of his birth surname "Armstrong" because of this guy?

Yeah that's right. Apparently he named himself after Wilfredo Gomez. Bit absurd that he had too change his name in the first place just because there was another guy with the same name.

You have to.It happened to Danny James in Leeds because he had a namesake in Newmarket

Michael was a gutsy fighter but I think he trained too hard. He blew up against a tall Kenyan, Modest Napunyi and the ending was unbelievable, with Armstrong punching instinctively at the referee after the ref had waved it off. It was our own Simon Brown moment.

bennie wrote:Michael was a gutsy fighter but I think he trained too hard. He blew up against a tall Kenyan, Modest Napunyi and the ending was unbelievable, with Armstrong punching instinctively at the referee after the ref had waved it off. It was our own Simon Brown moment.

Always like reading your anaylsis and breakdowns of upcoming fights or anaylsis of fighters!! You seem like a knowledgable and clever guy, remind me alot of myself D keep the posts coming Bennie we need more Boxrec posters like you!!

Is the the bout you was on about??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nFk9_ifQ6c

I know Mike quite well through seeing him at the gym nice guy always could have a good crack with him, I think alot of fighters tend to overtrain which alot of arm chair fans dont realise, like when a fighter lacks snap or looks like he is throwing punches underwater they make think not trained hard enough etc.
I heard alot of Manchester fighters in the 80's and early 90's tended to from alot of the fighters!!

i think he had a brother as well. i bumped into them at master toddys' near the national express station in manchester years ago. he was ok, very fit and knew what he was doing.

Without looking, I am pretty sure his brother (Henry?) was the last man to beat Steve Robinson before Robinson went on his Cindarella run. I seem to remember he copped a piece in the NOTW off the back of it.

They both also had a thai-kick boxing back ground and fought at a good high level I think Kevin still teaches the kids at his gym and Michael fought Ramon Dekker to a well known fighter at the time, again alot of the fighters in them days seemed to have a thai boxing background then turned professional Carl Thompson, Harrison brothers, Phil Nurse etc

I worked with Mike Morris recently in the unlisenced game proper charector, has a stutter, not got a good reputation in the unlisenced game i can vouch for that my self, miss matches real bad and sells anything for a buck thats the word on him on the circit, i have my own thoughts on him which i wont post, very unreliable also

He rocked the fade spectacularly in the 90s.

Jacko11 wrote:I worked with Mike Morris recently in the unlisenced game proper charector, has a stutter, not got a good reputation in the unlisenced game i can vouch for that my self, miss matches real bad and sells anything for a buck thats the word on him on the circit, i have my own thoughts on him which i wont post, very unreliable also

Good to see you back on here Jacko

How did Bod Astley do on your recent show? Haven't heard any of the results.

orbtastic wrote:He rocked the fade spectacularly in the 90s.

He certainly did. Must have had a good barber!

mickey1975 wrote:

Deno1986 wrote:

Horse wrote:Didn't Michael Gomez have to use the ring surname "Gomez" instead of his birth surname "Armstrong" because of this guy?

Yeah that's right. Apparently he named himself after Wilfredo Gomez. Bit absurd that he had too change his name in the first place just because there was another guy with the same name.

You have to.It happened to Danny James in Leeds because he had a namesake in Newmarket

They ended up calling him Jesse James Daniel!! He was a decent fighter, dunno why he quit so soon

TerribleTerry wrote:

Jacko11 wrote:I worked with Mike Morris recently in the unlisenced game proper charector, has a stutter, not got a good reputation in the unlisenced game i can vouch for that my self, miss matches real bad and sells anything for a buck thats the word on him on the circit, i have my own thoughts on him which i wont post, very unreliable also

Good to see you back on here Jacko

How did Bod Astley do on your recent show? Haven't heard any of the results.

Hi Terry he pulled due to injury... got big show friday september 10th REGIS HALL OLD HIL come down

Coco wrote:

mickey1975 wrote:

Deno1986 wrote: Yeah that's right. Apparently he named himself after Wilfredo Gomez. Bit absurd that he had too change his name in the first place just because there was another guy with the same name.

You have to.It happened to Danny James in Leeds because he had a namesake in Newmarket

They ended up calling him Jesse James Daniel!! He was a decent fighter, dunno why he quit so soon

He got sick of weight making.He honestly just had enough,he had been doing it so long,was a very good junior etc.Very well schooled boxer,he was.

I see Michael was in The Sun today, complete with mugshot. He got four years. Unbelievable.