Kokietgym? Kratingdaenggym? Twin Gym? Jungle Gym? Slim Jim?

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  1. Escopeta

    Escopeta Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thais dont care about surnames.. if some Thai meets Pongsaklek Wonjongkam he´ll call him Mr Pongsaklek. Dont know what the Kokietgym deal is.. could be political.. redshirts vs yellowshirts or something..
    :think
     
    Escopeta, May 10, 2010
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  2. nip102

    nip102 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :roflthat company ain't expanding into the us anytime soon
     
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  3. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    Kokiet group is their promoter, but it has been for a while. Not sure why they had their ring names changed now and not earlier. But it's pretty common in THailand.
     
    Brickhaus, May 10, 2010
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  4. Jacko

    Jacko Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I remember reading an article about some Thai fighters changing their names to the name of the company that sponsors them.

    Its an odd one, changing your name for money. Maybe they don't make much money fighting.
     
    Jacko, May 10, 2010
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  5. Stinky gloves

    Stinky gloves Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You think Thai TV network companies are so reach that Thai boxers
    fighting most of their career in Thailand and nearby Asian countries
    can earn so much in their lives .... ?

    Only in US the crap like Jones-Hopkins II may bring 5 ml$ income ......
     
    Stinky gloves, May 10, 2010
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  6. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    There are poor fighters in other countries who box for peanuts, but this kind of extreme endorsement thing doesn't seem to come up anywhere else in the world.

    "...and in this corner, from Ciudad de México, Marco Antonio 'Con Caracter' Tecate!!"
     
    IntentionalButt, May 10, 2010
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  7. nastynas

    nastynas Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Zimbabwe has the weirdest names, like Jukebox Timebomb.
     
    nastynas, May 10, 2010
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  8. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    :rofl

    ...who holds a notable win over Bonyongo Destroyer.

    The best the U.S. can come up with is Mike McFail. :-(
     
    IntentionalButt, May 10, 2010
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  9. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    ...Well, that Mexican example would be the greatest thing I could think of, IB. I'm dead serious. I would dig that with two shovels. That's how much I would dig it.
     
    Boxed Ears, May 12, 2010
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  10. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    That's also a very interesting point and I was just about to mention it.
     
    Boxed Ears, May 12, 2010
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  11. EleventhHour

    EleventhHour Got Dat Black & Gold Soul Full Member

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    Oh, are you guys talking about Pongsaklek Wonjongkamgym?
     
    EleventhHour, May 12, 2010
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