But Molly's UFC opponent choked her, squeezimg the meatball till she was unconscious:
Fortunately for Liverpool's Molly, getting submitted by "rear naked choke" means you simply drift off to sleep. It's a lot better than being pinned to the canvas and having your face turned red-raw via "ground and pound" abuse. Yes, that's the term for the (legal) act of smacking somebody while they're down...with fists AND elbows.
Meatball may bounce back from this, her first loss. It would be a shame to lose someone with such a tasty nickname.
But if she's rendered unconscious too often, she'll be called Meatloaf.
Back when I was editing ROCKET, I interviewed Meatloaf. I asked him how much he regretted the nickname. He admitted that he was a bit tired of "Pleased to MEAT you." I wondered if the staid New York Times actually called him Meatloaf, or preferred Mr. Loaf.
But I digress.
Eric Esche was simply known as "BUTTERBEAN." About 300 pounds, bald, and looking very much like a butterbean, he rarely lost...until he faced top level opposition in 10 round fights.
Formidable nicknames can help terrorize an opponent. Who wants to face: "Boom Boom" Mancini, "Bonecrusher" Smith (no relation), "Hitman" Hearns, "Lights Out" Toney, "The Beast" Mugabe, Mike "The Body Snatcher" McCallum, Carl "The Truth" Williams, etc. However, Meatball Molly is not alone among dubiously named athletes.
Carmen Basilio was "The Upstate Onion Farmer" and James Braddock "The Cinderella Man," for his fairytale comeback. And among other not-too-threatening nicknames:
Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker
"Shake and Bake" Bean
Humberto "Crafty Little Fox" Soto
Henry "Sugar Poo" Buchanan
Chris "P" Bacon
Darnell "Ding A Ling Man" Wilson
Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller
Floyd "Money" Mayweather
Owen "What the Heck" Beck
Jerry "Wimpy" Halstead
Bruce "The Mouse" Strauss
Tony "The Punching Postman" Thornton
"Winky" Wright
"Boo Boo" Andrade
"Boogaloo" Watts
"The Problem" Broner
Willie "The Worm" Monroe
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