Alexander Povetkin announces new nickname

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  1. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    "The white lion".

    Well, at least it's not as bad as "the white Tyson", but i thought he was well off without nickname.



    Apparantly he's lived in Africa for some time and recently had a few white lions.

    Source: news and boxing
     
    ChrisPontius, Jan 25, 2008
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  2. Shpion

    Shpion IDF Full Member

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    No, his promoter lived in Africa.
     
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  3. unitas

    unitas Boxing Addict Full Member

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    that nickname is about as new as sliced bread.
     
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  4. Still~style

    Still~style Active Member Full Member

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    lol ******ed.
     
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  5. DamonD

    DamonD Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I hate it.

    White guys calling themselves the "white" anything looks excrutiatingly cornball to me. For one thing, it plays into the "great white hope" crap.
     
    DamonD, Jan 25, 2008
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  6. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Cool nickname.

    Alexander "The White Lion" Povetkin.

    and also, instead of Alexander, Sasha.
     
    Asterion, Jan 25, 2008
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  7. Relentless

    Relentless VIP Member banned

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    i thought his nickname was sasha?
     
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  8. curmudgeon

    curmudgeon Active Member Full Member

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    Sasha is his name. Sasha is to Alexander what Dick is to Richard and Bob to Robert.
     
    curmudgeon, Jan 25, 2008
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  9. jaffay

    jaffay New Orleans Hornets Full Member

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    There is only one lion - Lennox Lewis
     
    jaffay, Jan 25, 2008
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  10. joeboxer

    joeboxer Well-Known Member Full Member

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    agreed.
     
    joeboxer, Jan 25, 2008
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  11. emanuel_augustus

    emanuel_augustus Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Does this mean he's going to grow a long mane of hair, wear spandex and sing power ballads on the way to the ring?

    Liakovich already has "White Wolf," which is cooler.
     
    emanuel_augustus, Jan 25, 2008
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  12. Heavyrighthand

    Heavyrighthand Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think its pretty cool. He can start taking some themed photo shoots on a jungle-styled set, like Peter Criss of KISS used to do.
     
    Heavyrighthand, Jan 25, 2008
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