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Post by Imperial Ghosty Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:54 pm

You know the drill I give you the real names of twenty boxers, all you have to do is give me the name they are more commonly known by;

1. Herbert hardwick
2. Jose Perez Flores
3. Harris krakow
4. Eligio montalvo
5. Barney lebrowitz
6. Louis mbarick
7. Richard August
8. Oscar Nielsen
9. Walker smith Jnr
10. John Kelly
11. Arnold cream
12. Francisco guilledo
13. Joseph barrow
14. Abdul awad
15. Lee hulver
16. Gershon mendeloff
17. Judah bergman
18. Giuseppe berardinelli
19. Guglielmo papaleo
20. Nirote saenkham

Some easy some not so, please no cheating, clues will be given.

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Post by TopHat24/7 Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:59 pm

haha thanks to owen we all know #1 now!

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Post by superflyweight Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:59 pm

1. Herbert hardwick = Cocoa Kid
9. Walker smith Jnr = Sugar Ray Robinson

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Post by 88Chris05 Wed Jul 18, 2012 1:01 pm

6) Battling Siki (although I'm not sure, as I know that 'Louis Phal' has been recorded, too).
8) Battling Nelson
9) Ray Robinson
10) 'Nonpareil' Jack Dempsey
11) Jersey Joe Walcott
12) Pancho Villa (I think!)
13) Joe Louis
16) Ted 'Kid' Lewis
17) Jack 'Kid' Berg
19) Willie Pep
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Post by Imperial Ghosty Wed Jul 18, 2012 1:05 pm

All correct so far


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Post by Rowley Wed Jul 18, 2012 1:05 pm

Believe 5 is Battling Levinsky

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Post by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Wed Jul 18, 2012 1:46 pm

2 is Battling Shaw I think
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Post by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Wed Jul 18, 2012 1:47 pm

17 is Jack 'Kid' Berg
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Post by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Wed Jul 18, 2012 1:51 pm

14 is Britains next star the very talented Kid Galahad.
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Post by Union Cane Wed Jul 18, 2012 1:54 pm

I thought Kid Galahad's real name was Barry?
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Post by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Wed Jul 18, 2012 1:57 pm

I think his real name is Yemenese I'm sure I read it in Boxing news I don't know why he gets called Barry.
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Post by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:22 pm

Barry is his middle name.
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Post by Rowley Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:37 pm

Barry is a consequence of the not particularly politically correct nickname hung on him by Brendan Ingle who started calling him Barry the Arab when he first joined the gym.

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Post by TRUSSMAN66 Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:42 pm

Ha ha kind of shows Shakespeare was wrong when he wrote..

"What's in a name"........

Not sure Joseph Barrow would have had the same effect marketing wise..

Got 9..13...19!! but that was it...

Good show!!

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Post by bhb001 Wed Jul 18, 2012 3:03 pm

One for Truss

Valdimir Klitschko .... angel

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