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"Celebrity Boxing" is quite a joke, so we asked our readers to come up with some good lines about the latest edition featured in our Page 2 Mystery Photo.

Manute Bol, Olga Korbut, The Fridge
 
Below are the best caption suggestions from the more than 1,500 e-mails we received about what was going on with or being said by Manute Bol, Olga Korbut and William Perry.


Here we see Fox's celebrity boxers forming their projected Nielsen Rating -- 1.0.
James Wright
Birmingham, Ala.


The three stars of "Honey, I Shrunk the Russian Gymnast" pose in a photo-op to promote their new movie.
Jonathan Eller
Kokomo, Ind.


"Ah,hell, Fridge ate Kerri Strug, now we have to find someone else for Olga to fight."
Jeff Dolnack
Toronto


Cast members of MTV's new reality show, "Has-Beens," try to explain how they defended themselves when they told Mike Tyson he had been voted off.
Marcos B.
Bronx, N.Y.


Hollywood revisits a classic: The new version of "My 2 Dads."
Trevor
Oregon


On the left: Before ...

On the far right: After ... after digesting Olga.
Ram Narayan
Hazard, Ky.


Olga Korbut demonstrates the "before and after" affects of her new weight-loss plan.
Tom Oates
Nashville, Tenn.


Stuck between a stick and a soft place.
Travis Scoblic
Ortonville, Minn.


"Sprinkle some water on her. Now."
Clint Goeckner
Dieterich, Ill.


And here it is, the most disturbing final round of "Elimidate" ... ever.
Tammy Katz
Arlington, Va.


The Fridge and Manute both withdrew from the triple grudge match when the refs decided to repeal the rule against hitting below the belt.
Dave M
Philadelphia


In an effort to combat William Perry's Big Butt, Manute Bol went out and got himself a Korbut.
Patrick Sicher
Miami


Even die-hard fans at the "Rocky" reunion convention could barely recognize Mr. T, Carl Weathers and Dolph Lundgren.
Matthew Aeldun Smith
Atlanta


OK ... when Tyson gets in the ring, Manute, you hit him high, I'll hit him low and, Fridge, you pretend he is a rack of ribs or one of Evander's ears, whichever gets the ol' stomach juices flowing.
Kevin Long
Berea, Ky.


Olga: "OK, Manute, now just turn your head and cough."
Patrick Laverty
Cumberland, R.I.


Sad, yet true, recent publicity photo of the Drummond kids on "Diff'rent Strokes."
Mark Leiberman
San Antonio


"So, Olga ... you're telling me a delicious shake for breakfast and another for lunch with a sensible dinner and I can look like that?"
Andrew McComb
Austin, Texas


If Olga decides to pull a Mike Tyson here and bite something, Watch out!
Bill Isaacson
Sycamore, Ill.


After pulling out Manute Bol and Olga Korbut, photographers look to see if any other washed-up celebrities are hiding in the Fridge's bulky flab.
Patrick
Philadelphia


All Three: "Hey, look at those three complete fools trying to squeeze out one last penny out of their 15 minutes of fame! Oh, wait, that's our reflection."
Dan Boulanger
Tyngsboro, Mass.


"I'm bigger than you. I'm higher on the food chain ... get in my belly!!!"
Shaftell
Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.


Whether you are extremely thin, fat or short, TKO's new summer line of Boxing Gear makes you look like a Champ!
Alan Mason
Slidell, La.


"At TKO Trunks, we put the 'ooo!' in irregooolar!"
Keith Kemper
Seattle


Immediately after the photo, The Fridge proceeded to eat Miss Korbut and use Mr. Bol as a toothpick.
Patrick
Ossining, N.Y.


It's time to play "Where's my dignity?"
Gregg
Boston


Fridge: "I shall call him, Skinny-Me."
Chad Holt
Uniontown, Kan.


Coming this Fall to the Fox Monday nght Lineup: "Ally McBol." Follow the zany antics of Manute Bol as an overly skinny lawyer, with former Olympian Olga Korbut as his equally crazy law-partner. Also starring William "The Refrigerator" Perry as "The Dancing Baby."
Joel Snyderman
Ann Arbor, Mich.


"We're off to see the Wizard ..."
Eric
Boston


Olga Korbut debuts Fox's "Celebrity Whack-A-Mole."
Wolf Foote
Memphis, Tenn.


Wait a minute! She kind of looks like a baby!
Mike B
Buffalo, N.Y.


It's amazing who you'll see in line at bankruptcy court these days.
Tim
Cleveland


Having brought enough shame to his family already, Dustin Diamond avoided the media frenzy pictured above by hiding in William Perry's belly button.
Jim
New York


It's just like my offensive line in Nintendo's Ice Hockey: a fat, a skinny and a medium.
Mike Noon
Lynn, Mass.


The next Page 2 poll question: Should there be weight classes in celebrity boxing?

1) No
2) No way
3) Definitely no way
4) What was the question again?
Aaron Dobosenski
Minneapolis

And here is the real caption from Reuters: Former Olympian Olga Korbut stands between Manute Bol, left, and William "The Refrigerator" Perry, right, during the weigh-in May 14 for "Celebrity Boxing 2" in Los Angeles. Korbut will face Darva Conger and Bol will face Perry during the boxing event which will air May 22 on Fox. REUTERS/John Hayes




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