Don't get me wrong, my (full) last name is long and European also, I don't mind their names. I am just wondering why it was thought best for Rocky to do it and not the current champions?
2006-09-08 16:32:19 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Boxing
"the jew killers in the 50s"? Outside of Nazi Germany, and the middle east when was that ever cool?
2006-09-08 21:20:36 · update #1
Rocco was born in the USA and he was trying to assimilate. Those other fighters are Russians and no amount of name change will mean a thing.
2006-09-10 09:52:11 · answer #1 · answered by smitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
During Rocky's time it was not looked at as such a big deal as many fighters had different boxing names than their real names a lot like Hollywood actors because it sounded better or was catchier to the public.
2006-09-08 18:43:23 · answer #2 · answered by toughguy2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was a diffrent time,and rocky marciano just sounds better than rocco francis marchegiano.there was a boxer nicknamed "the jew killer" in the 50's and that would not go over well these days.
2006-09-08 18:05:20 · answer #3 · answered by zodiac17340 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the announcer could not pronounce his surname after about 16 fights.
2006-09-08 22:47:27 · answer #4 · answered by brogdenuk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there was a lot less cultural sensitivity in the 1950's than now.
2006-09-08 16:34:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Klitschko !!!!
2006-09-08 16:34:22 · answer #6 · answered by sasha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
john killebrew nailed it.
2006-09-08 16:39:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
borgdenuk is on point.
2006-09-09 06:54:17 · answer #8 · answered by Brent 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what???
2006-09-08 16:36:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋