Suppose Joe Louis....

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  1. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Fought with his birth name, Joseph L. Barrow.

    Sounds like the name of an author.
     
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  2. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Maybe he would have been a bestseller and not had to come back and fight in the 50s.
     
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  3. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sounds like an accountant.
     
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  4. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Well he sorta wrote history !
     
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  5. janitor

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    They would have inevitably abbreviated it to something snappy.
     
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  6. AwardedSteak863

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    I think we should start calling him the Brown Barrow instead of Brown Bomber.
     
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  7. Zulu King

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    He would have eventually converted to Islam and changed it
     
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  8. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I want to know what would happen if Rocky Marciano fought with his real name. Rocco Francis Marchegiano.
     
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  9. mr. magoo

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    He’d be confused for a restaurant owner
     
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