Talking about yourself as the third person

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  1. redandwhiterob

    redandwhiterob Guest

    Redandwhiterob is just wondering if there is any other sport apart from boxing where the participants take up this annoying trait

    And who would you say are the worst offending boxers for doing this

    Out of British fighters Hatton and Khan seem bad for it:yep
     
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  2. Dom-baller

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    ive heard tyson "also..." fury do it a few times but youre right khan and hatton are serial offenders
     
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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8huB62DOZs[/ame]

    The rock says...:happy:cool:
     
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    ero-sennin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think Froch has mentioned "the cobra" a few times.
     
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  5. Candyman

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    its a bit different when you are referring to yourself in the 3rd person as your nickname like the rock or the cobra, its like superhero cartoonish style

    but when you refer to your own name as yourself in the third person it properly pisses me off

    in fact the worst is when someone refers to themself as 'he', there used to be some ***** at school who used to do that, rather than saying 'I've done it' when scoring a goal or something he would scream 'HES DONE IT LADS EEEES DONE IT'

    what a twat
     
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  6. AudleysBigRight

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    It's perhaps the only thing that put me off Ricky Hatton. The self-professed "normal bloke in the street" doesn't do that. And neither does AudleysBigRight.
     
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    Its possibly only bettered by Khan saying "we". "We" fought maidana etc. Please stop.
     
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    Rendall Munroe does.
     
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  10. woodzo

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    i know its not boxing but in MMA (ufc) brock lesnar always use to speak about himself as the third person

    ive noticed mayweather does it quite alot as well so i dont think its jus a british trait
     
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  11. Nipple

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    Froch does it all the time! It is so annoying.

    Lol @ that video! The Rock was the man!
     
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    Cotto does this a bit as well.
     
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  13. Michael300

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    :happy The Rock is just so good.

    Can you imagine having a boxer with that sort of charisma who could also back it up between the ropes.

    Modern day Ali.

    That would be so good, Michael300 would be over the moon.
     
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  14. Bill C84

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    If William Charlton was to say how he really feels about this, William Charlton would be banned.
     
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    Lennox Lewis was the king of this. Wouldn't it be funny if politicians started to do it.
     
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