Macklin aims to make up for Irish misery

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  1. slapbangwhallop

    slapbangwhallop The Sweet Scientist Full Member

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    With the defeats of Casey, McCloskey and Magee in recent "world title" fights, Matthew Macklin again plays the role of underdog as he travels to Germany and aims to restore some pride by taking the WBA Super title from Armenian born champion Felix Sturm.

    http://www.boxing-ireland.com/20110428_macklin_sturm_34.html

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    cool-cat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    hope he can do it, but looking at his last few fights he aint really got much of a chance.
     
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    DOM5153 They Cannot Run Forever Full Member

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    Hopefully that was just a motivation problem.:good
     
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    badlefthook84 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Sturm was born in Bosnia.
     
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    jpab19 Exploding Muffin Dad Full Member

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    :deal

    Real name is Adnan Catic if I'm not mistaken? I remember because Sebastian Sylvester insisted on calling him that rather than Sturm.
     
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    badlefthook84 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yeah i remember that. Sylvester thought he was getting inside his head. Was beaten fairly comprehensively by Sturm in the end.
     
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    slapbangwhallop The Sweet Scientist Full Member

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    You are right thanks for that, am I thinking of Gevor? Probably.

    Its funny that most or many of the "German champions" aint German and a lot change their names as well.
     
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    WalletInspector Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Born in Germany to Bosnian parents was my understanding. So, Bosnian by Macklin's standards... ;)
     
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    ed7890 Col. Hunter Gathers Full Member

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    That really worked out well for ya :lol:
     
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    ScubaSteve Dwylo o Garreg Full Member

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    ...the irony.
     
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    Couldn't help myself. :good
     
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    Hilarious on so many levels.
     
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    jpab19 Exploding Muffin Dad Full Member

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    Gevor and Abraham are Armenian. There's plenty of other examples too, Marco Huck is Serbian, the Klitschko's and Volodymyr Sydorenko are Ukrainian, Zsolt Erdei is Hungarian etc.
     
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    slapbangwhallop The Sweet Scientist Full Member

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    You mean like all the British champions with not a drop of British blood in them!

    Chisora anyone? Bayaar anyone?

    Name an Irish champion without Irish blood! :deal

    What a borin bunch of ****s!
     
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    slapbangwhallop The Sweet Scientist Full Member

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    You got the two Klitschko bruvas!

    Robert Stieglitz - is really Sergey Stieglitz from Russia.

    Marko Huck is really Muamer Hukić from Serbia

    Arthur Abraham is Avetik Abrahamyan from Armenia

    Vitali Tajbert is Kazak
     
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