Boxers referring to themselves in third person...

[Manny_P]

huh, did you just type in english?

yep. don't hate man. You know I do!

[The Fix]

yep. don't hate man. You know I do!

sometimes i cant even read your posts, its like you create words

[Guest]

I know this is off topic, but why the hell did you give me bad karmas anorak? for saying calzaghe hasn't beat anyone of significance?
He beat an old washed up Eubank and that was it. Do you give everyone bad karma that dosn't see things your way?

Chill my man, it's nothing serious... I just dish out bad K and good K regularly, it's all just part of the fun.

I would have thought there was a bit more to it than that - I wouldn't just give it out for slating Calzaghe (was there a race angle in your post, maybe?) but it's nothing important.

After all - what IS bad k? It's just a part of the site, just a little feature. No serious bad vibes intended.

[Guest]

Talking in 3rd person is a silly reason to hate on someone. Childisn really. In fact, most times it's just one of many lame excuses for someone to justify why they've been hating on a particular fighter.

This is 2005, and athletes talk in 3rd person. Even the not-so-good ones. Just gonna have to get used to it.

Chill out man, it's just a fun thread. Easy, easy!

[Guest]

I must admit even my beloved Danny Williams does it. "You're going to see a different Danny Williams in the ring." Why? Is he not the same one that's standing in front of me talking in third person like a twat?

The whole phenomenon gets sent up in the movie version of I-Spy.

[GranTorino]

... what the **** is all that about?

At least when Audley Harrison does it ("Audley Harrison will be world champ") you can laugh at him. But often it's just plain embarrassing.

It's a good indicator of how classless someone really is, in my opinion. Can you imagine the level of pretense and conceit you would have to have to speak that way?