Becoming a Fighter - Not Using your Real Name

[Lomadeaux]

Imagine you became a fighter, and used an Alias. Completely different name. And then became very good. Rather great actually. Possibly the best boxer of all time.

Let's say it's a decent name, nothing weird or anything. Actually quite catchy.

Could you deal with that?

[Motorcity Cobra]

Pitty bump

[Lomadeaux]

Figured people would jump all over this one. I’ve always found it interesting how someone would be able to do it.

[.!WAR MIKEY!.]

depends?

why I would I even change my name to begin with?

am I on the run? then I wont care cause nothing I can do about it so life goes on.

[GGG Gloveking]

depends?

why I would I even change my name to begin with?

am I on the run? then I wont care cause nothing I can do about it so life goes on.

Trump is chasing you and you would have to go back, so you have to make up a name

[Lomadeaux]

depends?

why I would I even change my name to begin with?

am I on the run? then I wont care cause nothing I can do about it so life goes on.

Not sure. It’s not a trick question or anything*

If I lived all my life with a name, and then changed it during an amateur fight and just kept it... I’d probably want to change it back.. I guess it would depend how famous I got and how quick it happened.

But I think as a pro even if the name was good, something inside would want me to use my real name. There would be a bit of an internal battle here and there I’m sure.

[_Rexy_]

Imagine you became a fighter, and used an Alias. Completely different name. And then became very good. Rather great actually. Possibly the best boxer of all time.

Let's say it's a decent name, nothing weird or anything. Actually quite catchy.

Could you deal with that?

worked for Ali.

Also, Sugar Ray Robinsons real name was Walker Smith JR. He went by Ray Robinson because as an amateur he stole/borrowed his older friends birth certificate because he was underage.

I know I could do it. I have a big, cajun french last name which is hard to pronounce, and I don't even speak french. So I could use a pseudonym.

[GhostofDempsey]

Ray Robinson did it. His real name was Walker Smith.

[Lomadeaux]

Damnit guys you were supposed to keep it going. Lol. Just exposed some guys with limited boxing knowledge.

No doubt one was MCC and Robinson was FROM Detroit.

[.!WAR MIKEY!.]

Trump is chasing you and you would have to go back, so you have to make up a name

trump fat ass cant catch me.

Not sure. It’s not a trick question or anything*

If I lived all my life with a name, and then changed it during an amateur fight and just kept it... I’d probably want to change it back.. I guess it would depend how famous I got and how quick it happened.

But I think as a pro even if the name was good, something inside would want me to use my real name. There would be a bit of an internal battle here and there I’m sure.

Its not big of a issue, people change thier names all the time hell all those thai fighters real last name aint ____GYM lol

plus ali did it.

worked for Ali.

Also, Sugar Ray Robinsons real name was Walker Smith JR. He went by Ray Robinson because as an amateur he stole/borrowed his older friends birth certificate because he was underage.

I know I could do it. I have a big, cajun french last name which is hard to pronounce, and I don't even speak french. So I could use a pseudonym.

DING DING DING

Ray Robinson did it. His real name was Walker Smith.

DING DING DING

In fact I remeber jim lampley speaking on something like this on HBO boxing and was upset cause boxrec wouldnt reconize asain fighters changed name or something like that and brought up Ray Robinson real name as walker smith.