Origin of your name?

I was just looking through some peoples names and I was interested in your choice of username.

Mine is due to when I do box (no not with Kell Brook lol) I tend to jab a lot, I consider it my best punch.

I saw names like "mind the windows tino" and just wondered where some of you guys got your names out of interest?

Mine's a character in my favourite film.

Used to be Taliban Commander but someone complained about it.

I remember your short lived live as the Taliban but to be fair Kev could have had someone in his family killed over there and would have to look at that everyday.

True but then the folk there are killed every day too so horses for courses, but oh well, it is what it is now.

Mine was due to a fashion back on the old beeb board for referencing your current place of abode with something to do with boxing. Hence ox(ford)ring.

Thought it sounded a bit like "boxing" and therefore would do.

I'd have changed it for something catchier, or wittier - but alas, I'm not that memorable - and I doubt anyone would be able to work out who the hell I was.

My bro used to work with George so i met him a few times then

Initials. I am that boring!!

Had a mate who was a bit of a hippy liberal and he had massive issues with putting anything resembling his real name on forums or the internet so he tended to use jeffreyrowley and I kind of nicked it off him. What I didn't realise until later was jeff rowley is apparently the name of a famous skater, which makes sense as said mate was into that. However is not particularly fitting for me, because, and this may come as a shock to folk, I am not very good on a skateboard or into watching othes who are.

mines a nickname given to a friend some years ago..he had a testicular looking chin with bum-fluff growing all around it..those were simpler times

Mine is based on David Blunkett uppercutting some thug in the street who tried to pinch his wallet, knocking the thug out and falling over in the process.

Mines my nickname from cricket and my football squad number.

I was a Persian king in some sort of school play - means king of kings and my name is actually shah - so my mates never let me forget it. I got the good end of the deal though - My mates nickname is KB - even the teachers used to call him that. What they didn't know was that it stood for KillerBreath

I have 99 problems

I used to box and my trainer would shot "one,two,one,two when holding the pads for me.

simples!

ONETWOFOREVER wrote:I used to box and my trainer would shot "one,two,one,two when holding the pads for me.

simples!

that was Poopie that was urine Poopie urine Poopie urine Poopie urine. Damn - you should have trained with some who encourages - you'd be an even deadlier killer now.

Character name from a very old boxing game on the mega drive. Shows how lacking in inspiration I was when I signed up...

Mines a quote out of the film anchorman, about a story that wasnt particulary intresting. Me and the lads at uni ended up coining it for whenever anyone gave some random piece of crap info, thought it quite apt for my posting

Wanted the name, the ghost with a hammer in his hand but the old beeb site wouldn't allow it and strangely suggest Imperial Ghosty so stuck with it, went through various name changes when I used to inhabit the man united forum as was common in the community clique.

I was prettyboykev because I'm so damn pretty and obviously a bit of a Floyd fan. Decided a change was due when he put more effort into beating up women than men so went for something a little more classy. Kev never went with SugarRay so I went with my middle name Russell.

Er both of them have done the same & probably quite worse to their spouses kev, the Sugar rays i mean

Union Cane wrote:Mine's a character in my favourite film.

+1

ShahenshahG wrote:Er both of them have done the same & probably quite worse to their spouses kev, the Sugar rays i mean

I know but it's not what they are remembered for. I don't have the same love for Floyd I used to the whole Pac thing has tainted his legacy imo.

Ok fair enough

Imperial Ghosty wrote:Wanted the name, the ghost with a hammer in his hand but the old beeb site wouldn't allow it and strangely suggest Imperial Ghosty so stuck with it, went through various name changes when I used to inhabit the man united forum as was common in the community clique.

I'd often wondered where it came from. Odd suggestion from the beeb's engine that one.

name given to me by the blokes at work when they found out i used to be a boxer- nothing to do with my prowess between the sheets, as I'm sure Mrs Hero could confirm!

i used to use the pseudonym when i wrote stuff at school. kind of stuck in my head for this after all these years.

i used to use the pseudonym when i wrote stuff at school. kind of stuck in my head for this after all these years.

This was my gyms name on the boxing management sim league WEBL about ten yrs ago. Anyone else played it? Great game it was and community. Might have to revisit it if it's still going!

Celtic fan and a De La Hoya Fan growing up. Threw a 6 into the mix to spice it up.

Mine comes from horrid immaturity. Tried to use bellcheese as a name for an online game many years ago but ran out of characters so was stuck with bellchees. Used it for a few things since as it's easy to remember.

oxring wrote:

Imperial Ghosty wrote:Wanted the name, the ghost with a hammer in his hand but the old beeb site wouldn't allow it and strangely suggest Imperial Ghosty so stuck with it, went through various name changes when I used to inhabit the man united forum as was common in the community clique.

I'd often wondered where it came from. Odd suggestion from the beeb's engine that one.

Tried getting Hero to let me have the full name on here but can't be done.

BoxingFan .. plus my year of birth

Mine is originally from when I joined the old 5 Live Boxing boards before they became 606. Infact I was one of the 1st to use the boxing boards there. Most names beginning with Welsh were taken up but WelshDevil was free, so I took that and have stuck with it ever since. I'm probably a member of most Boxing forums and always use the same name.

md_fan = middle distance fan - but now more of a boxing fan since the athletics board died. There is so much more to talk about in boxing. Who would beat who from different eras? Everyone pretty much knows that Usain Bolt would beat Jesse Owens so no discussion (unless you consider these modern training techniques and "nutrition" of course")

I was sponsored by a T-shirt company called School Project, but no one ever heard of them then they went bust. Kids in the skate park used to call me it because I wore the clothes all the time so I figured I'd use it for everything.

Probably not in good taste but named after ex-champ Edwin Valero, the nasty maniac wife beater/killer who took his own life!

Please note I don't have the same views of his on domestic violence!

Well my original username on 606 was Hartsons Pie Bill after one of my fave Welsh players. I then changed this for a little while to Festivus named after a religious holiday invented on Seinfeld ("A festivus for the rest of us")

I settled on Hobo eventually due to a playstation where you could build your own character and how he looks. I chose a homeless tramp and the name just stuck.

Now I use my real name, as seen at position #478 on the Forbes 500

Surname is Horton, im informed there's a wrestler called Randy Orton... One of the boys shouted Randy across the pub one Sunday, it stick ever since.

JabMachineMK2 wrote:
I saw names like "mind the windows tino" and just wondered where some of you guys got your names out of interest?

Depends on who you believe, JM2.

My version is that it is simply an amusing piece of 'sledging' that Freddie Flintoff aimed at Tino Best in a test match in the West Indies, circa 2003. Have a look on youtube, it really is amusing, even if you don't follow cricket.

The other version, as peddled by Genius of PBF is that I am window cleaner who does all his posting from the top of a ladder.

I am happy with whichever version you want to run with, buddy.

Stone Roses fan. Simples.

Adam D wrote:Now I use my real name, as seen at position #478 on the Forbes 500

... And bottom of the Union Crane Prediction league ......

ONETWOFOREVER wrote:I used to box and my trainer would shot "one,two,one,two when holding the pads for me.

simples!

Did it really go more like this?

"One two, one two;
SPINNING BACK FIST
One two, one two,
SPINNING BACK FIST
One two, one two,

etc etc

Some awesome ones here - Rocky 5 being someones favorite film....thats odd!

It's my nickname, given to me by my mate's sister during a lock-in in a pub. Apparently I had a "bouncey" personality. Had it 17 years now and it won't go away!

Nickname is Jonesy

Im Number 1

It made sense to combine the two

JabMachineMK2 wrote:Some awesome ones here - Rocky 5 being someones favorite film....thats odd!

A very under rated film imo.

Stallone acts brilliantly in it - one of the best films that showcases what a good actor he actually is. Union Cane (the character) is a bit non descript (as are most boxers) but Geroge Washington III is a great OTT promoter who makes up for it.

I liked the fact that it didnt have RB in the ring and I am so glad they didnt go with the original ending!

Adam D wrote:

JabMachineMK2 wrote:Some awesome ones here - Rocky 5 being someones favorite film....thats odd!

A very under rated film imo.

Is it possible to ban the owner of the forum?

It is a fantastic film.

"Let's get some hustle behind this muscle!"

Classic.

Union Cane wrote:It is a fantastic film.

"Let's get some hustle behind this muscle!"

Classic.

Agreed. Best of the lot for quotes: "You knocked him down, try knocking me down" and " "Tommy Gunn only fights in the ring" - "My ring's outside!" and of course "Touch me and I'll sue" - THWACK!