Why did Oluwafemi Olasalami Joshua change his name to Anthony Joshua?

**Squ□redCircle34** · 08-20-2020, 06:25 AM

Obviously Hearns told him to change it so he can be more endearing to the drunk casual UK fans!

**W1LL** · 08-20-2020, 06:28 AM

Originally posted by Squ□redCircle34

Obviously Hearns told him to change it so he can be more endearing to the drunk casual UK fans!

Isn't it a bit insulting to his peoples and "bredrin" doe?? After 20 odd years of being Femi Joshua, overnight changed to Anthony Joshua??1?

**RomanReigns** · 08-20-2020, 06:31 AM

Originally posted by W1LL

Was it to sound harder? Was it to appeal more to the drunken English lout?

Very hard to pronounce, and memorize his name. Anthony is a common english name.

**Robbie Barrett** · 08-20-2020, 06:32 AM

His name has always been Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua. Just because his friends called him by his middle name doesn't change his actually name.

Nandrolone Luke Fury switched his name around to Tyson to sound harder.

**W1LL** · 08-20-2020, 06:33 AM

Worse still, in recent times he has been confronted with this question several times, asked "Why not Femi anymore??" And he flat out denies any recollection of ever being called "Femi". Weird, considering he pretends to love his African roots, has a tattoo of Africa, isn't this a contradiction? Not the only one coming from a Matchroom fighter, but still.

**removed** · 08-20-2020, 06:37 AM

lol Robbie Barrett owned as usual.

It's not a big deal tbh, loads of people go by their middle names.

**Ganondorf** · 08-20-2020, 08:15 AM

If my name was Olafeumy whatever I would change it to Anthony Joshua too. Lol

**Bunch Pag** · 08-20-2020, 08:21 AM

You try writing that at top of every page every single day in school..

I think I'd change my name. I couldn't afford the pencils.

**Toffee** · 08-20-2020, 08:23 AM

Originally posted by W1LL

Worse still, in recent times he has been confronted with this question several times, asked "Why not Femi anymore??" And he flat out denies any recollection of ever being called "Femi". Weird, considering he pretends to love his African roots, has a tattoo of Africa, isn't this a contradiction? Not the only one coming from a Matchroom fighter, but still.

Do I need to explain what a contradiction is?

It's not a contradiction if someone uses their actual English first name, having been born in England, but still have regard for their African heritage.

And it's not a contradiction to say he doesn't recall being called Femi, but still loves Africa.

They're not even close to being contradictions. They're just 'things'.

Why did Oluwafemi Olasalami Joshua change his name to Anthony Joshua?