Smurfin’ Boxer Told to Stop Smurfin’ Around
Meet Arthur Abraham. Arthur Abraham is the official, recognized IBF middleweight champion. (The IBF being one of the 249 official sanctioning bodies of boxing.) And he’s being sued by the Smurfs.
You see, Arthur’s nickname is the Smurf. Seriously. His ring entrance music is the smurf theme song. He wears a golden smurf hat. For some reason, the Smurf people are upset about this. They have sent a cease-and-desist letter to Abraham, telling him to lose the song and the hat. (The 10 Count; Number 2.)
The whole situation raises two pertinent questions:
1. Why on Earth would Abraham choose “Smurf” as his official boxing nickname? It really doesn’t fit into the whole boxing nickname archetype. Although Smurfin’ Joe Frazier sounds kind of cool.
2. Why are the Smurf people so upset about this? Why do they have a legal team in the first place? It’s not like they have a product to protect anymore. I’m sure Gargamel is involved at some level, this reeks of his handywork.
If the suit sticks and Abraham is forced to drop the Smurfs act, I hope he just buys a new hat and goes with a Snork theme. Now that would be intimidating.
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3 opinions for Smurfin’ Boxer Told to Stop Smurfin’ Around
Jim Haven
Sep 21, 2006 at 1:30 pm
Anyone Remember the Monchichi’s?
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Everything But Hockey » Put that in your smurf and smoke it
Sep 24, 2006 at 6:58 pm
[...] The article suspiciously omits any reference to the Smurf situation currently enshrouding Abraham, probably trying not to diminish this ridiculous achievement in badassness. [...]
Dejuiced! Sports News with No Boundaries » Blog Archive » The Smurf is a Badass, But He’d Have to Be, Wouldn’t He?
Sep 25, 2006 at 11:36 am
[...] Via Everything But Hockey, some glorious news. Your new favorite middleweight, Arthur “the Smurf” Abraham, has successfully defended his IBF championship. Not only that, but he spent most of the bout fighting with a broken jaw. And the fight went the distance. Damn. You can call yourself anything you want when you’re that hardcore. I still hope he goes with a Snork motif if the Smurf suit sticks, though. [...]
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