boxers talking in 3rd person

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  1. lurcher

    lurcher Member Full Member

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    why do fighters like refering to themselves in the 3rd person.my all time fave nigel benn was one of the worst protagonists.
    jon murray on ringside "i'm in the jon murray business, not the kevin mitchell business".
    froch, hatton, khan etc. are all guilty, try not to do it fellas.
     
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  2. 'Ben'

    'Ben' Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Probably because boxing is a business... and when you have a business you need something to sell... in this case it's themselves... to the boxing fans of course.

    It can be irritating though, I know.
     
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  3. ScubaSteve

    ScubaSteve Dwylo o Garreg Full Member

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    Scuba Steve disagrees.
     
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  4. Lee Mc

    Lee Mc Boxing Addict banned

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    Lee Mc finds it rather annoyning.
     
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  5. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    After a loss its a way distancing mentally from the performance.

    ie.

    After a win you'll hear "I felt great in there tonight" while after a loss you'll get "Thats wasn't the real Lennox Lewis in there tonight"
     
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  6. wrimc

    wrimc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think it has a lot to do with the mental side of things you want to build up your own mystique to yourself almost. Speaking about yourself in 3rd person makes you some sort of higher being
     
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  7. unorthodox

    unorthodox Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i hate people in general that do this.

    theres loadsa local djs on facebook that do it as if theyre ****ing tiesto....
     
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  8. red7

    red7 Member Full Member

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    is it only froch and haye that refer to themselves by their nicknames?
    cracks me up everytime carl does it
     
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  9. Flemo83

    Flemo83 Active Member Full Member

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    I find it just as irritating when fighters refer to other fighters as "kid" Murray done it the other day an the guy he was talkin about was about 30. "yeah he's a good kid"
     
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  10. Lazarus

    Lazarus Realist Full Member

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    Don't 90% of Boxers do it?
     
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  11. bigliamblack

    bigliamblack Member Full Member

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    I heard Paul Mc Closkey at it on TV this week. It vexed me!

    It's an even more irratating grammatical trait than the footballer's tense

    'the winger has crossed a lovely ball & I've nodded it in at the back post'

    Drives me to distraction
     
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  12. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Eddie doesn't have a problem with it.
     
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  13. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    I work with a bloke who lapses into talking like that when he's describing things.:lol:
     
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  14. lefthook82

    lefthook82 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hatton was p4p #1 for doing this. Still makes me laugh
     
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  15. Max Banjo

    Max Banjo Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i was thinking the very same.....
     
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