1) Inspired by Regis Prograis, the New Orleans-based light welterweight who walks out to his fights in this get-up, here’s Ghana’s Joseph ‘King Kong’ Agbeko dressed as … you guessed it … for his bout with Yonnhy Pérez in 2009; Sharif ‘The Lion’ Bogere really does live and breathe his moniker; Australia’s Michael ‘The Great’ Katsidis as a Spartan Warrior; Héctor ‘Macho’ Camacho being, well, macho before ending Sugar Ray Leonard’s glorious career; Bernard Hopkins’s transformation over the years from ‘The Executioner’ to ‘The Alien’; and then, of course, there’s dear old ‘Rickie Fatton’ from 2008.
2) Romantic scenes in the Chilean Primera División as Antofagasta midfielder Eduard Bello got down on bended knee to propose to girlfriend Gabriela Brito … after scoring … and had some not-so sweet nothings whispered into his ear from the referee, plus a yellow card. Meanwhile, in the NBA, Dallas Mavericks’ fan Keith Houseworth whipped a ring out for girlfriend Panda Green only to have their touching moment on live television somewhat overshadowed by the bloke in the background.
3) Like overhead kicks? Then love David Foley of South Shields.
Goal of the season?! We'll let you decide!
— South Shields FC (@SouthShieldsFC) October 27, 2018
What a stunning goal from David Foley today - here it is!https://t.co/6L53zpLtfX
4) Courtney Walsh turned 56 this week so why not enjoy the West Indies great taking 5-1 against Sri Lanka at an ODI in Sharjah in 1986, England’s Robin Smith forced to take cover from three brutal bouncers in Antigua in 1990, all 17 of his dismissals of Mike Atherton plus a hat-trick at The Gabba from 1988. Never a natural batsman, he was in even more uncomfortable surroundings as he tried to play through the laughter at the SCG, with Colin Miller’s blue hair proving a distraction. Bonus feature: partner in crime Curtley Ambrose bamboozling Sachin Tendulkar at the World Cup in 1992.
5) Klay Thompson broke Golden State Warriors’ teammate Steph Curry’s record for most three-pointers in a game this week, with a monster 14 treys against the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. Revisit their epic 3-point contests from All-Star weekend at Brooklyn in 2015 and Toronto, 2016.
6) Volgar Astrakhan’s Roman Loktionov scores a spookily identical goal to one he scored against the same team, in the same minute, in the same stadium, seven years ago.
Our favourites from last week’s blog
1) Sprintcar driver Kelly Linigen taking her steering wheel home after being disqualified from a race for dangerous driving.
2) More Azhar Ali-related run out fun with Ian Bell v India in 2011 and Tony Greig’s outstanding services to cricketing headwear as he slams the ball down the non-striker’s end against West Indies in 1974.
3) And this is exceptional but, for those of a nervous disposition, don’t click on this link of Surrey’s own Brendan Fairclough’s helmet cam as he descends down a mountainside in Utah on a pushbike at the Red Bull Rampage.
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