Sunday 18 July 2010

What is in a name...?

God is this ever a bad week for boxing, Paul Green makes his comeback to face Danny Green in a bout that should NEVER have been allowed to happen. If Briggsy gets hurt heads need to roll. Other than that oddity the only other “major” talking point seems to be the meeting of Kazakh born US based Light Heavyweight Beibut Shumenov and Ukrainian Vyacheslav Uzelkov in the US. Although Shumenov (9-1) is the current WBA champion at 175lbs I've yet to speak to anyone that felt he deserved the decision over Gabriel Campillo in their rematch (in fact at one point the commentator said “Shumenov didn't do much in that round other than get punched in the face an awful lot”). The fight was described by a friend as “Worst decision of the last two centuries.”I'd expect Uzelkov to stop Shumenov inside 8.

So with that done and the only 2 fights worth talking about done I need something else...so what's in a name?
Just because theirs not any great fights this week it doesn't stop nicknames and real names being fun and interesting, this weeks sees the following fight:
Brad Pitt (Australian Cruiserweight)
Rich “Super” Power (American Heavyweight)
Yodchanchai Nakornloung Promotion (Thai Super Flyweight)-Although Thais often take the Gym name, never seen one taking the promoters name
Ocean Sor Jitty gym (another Thai Super Flyweight)
Leonardo Zappavigna (Australian Lightweight better known as Lenny Zappa)
Angel Estrada (American Light Welterweight)-Scary name that Angel...
Vashon Living (American Super Middleweight, female)-Not sure why but the name made me giggle
Kentaro Maimongkol Promotion (Thai Flyweight)
Johnson McLumpha (British fight debuting on Friday)-Sorry but that really is a fantastic name
Xavier Tolliver (American Welterweight who's nick name is “The X Man”)
Adonis Inman (American who debuts against Christian Hamlett)
Willie Fortune (American Middleweight)-Bet he's a rich Dick.

And I kid you not here Lane Staal is fighting Guy Packer...imagine the puns that a better writer would give you...

Not necessarily funny but Steve Collins fights...he's not a ginger Irishman but an American Heavyweight

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