Irish Mickey Ward wasn't Irish

**larryx** · 01-26-2009, 04:37 PM

and you know this how

**The Gully Gad** · 01-26-2009, 04:37 PM

It is strange
would be kinda worse though if he claimed to be lets say chinese?

They did it to get the irish to follow him and support him

**MANGLER** · 01-26-2009, 04:40 PM

Seriously.

**pigdestroyer** · 01-26-2009, 04:41 PM

Coulda just been a nickname? Irishmen are generally known to be tough dudes.

**ИATAS** · 01-26-2009, 04:45 PM

What???

lmao

Some good ones off the top of my head:
Manny "The Mexican" Pacquiao
Kelly "The African" Pavlik
Bernard "Whiteboy" Hopkins

**TheGreatA** · 01-26-2009, 04:46 PM

"Irish" Leroy Haley

**The Gully Gad** · 01-26-2009, 04:48 PM

Originally posted by pigdestroyer

Coulda just been a nickname? Irishmen are generally known to be tough dudes.

Irish Mike Tyson

Nah that dosent work

Trust me its because he wanted the irish to jump the bandwagon
He needed a gimmick to make him stand out there

**BrendanWoodside** · 01-26-2009, 04:50 PM

Mongolian Mickey Ward would have been better

**rj_ct** · 01-26-2009, 04:51 PM

ward is definitely an irish/gaelic name. i know some irish-american kids named ward.

Irish Mickey Ward wasn't Irish