I have chosen boxing as my sport as Hercules is a very strong and agile demi-god. Boxing also has been traced back to Ancient Greece and was accepted as a sport in the olympics in 688 BC.
Hercules is known to have completed 12 Labours which were all battles against great mythological creatures. In boxing you go up against your component in rounds aiming to knock them out. This is similar to the trials of Hercules.
Hercules is the son of Jupiter, also known as Zeus. Jab is a term used in boxing, which is a quick straight punch. I've used a more literal approach here showing the actual planet. The top logo has the arm coming around like the rings of Jupiter. I like this idea, would perhaps explore it more in a retro style, with a tattooed arm.
Hercules was played by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1969 comedy, Hercules in New York. In this film he finds work as a body builder. This logo is a little bit of a play on that, the muscular back, reminiscent of the pose. I think this logo would have the boxing gloves on so you can tell which sport it is for. Slugger is the term for a certain style of boxing, and the club can have two meanings, the club in which the boxing matches might be held. Or the type of club that Hercules is often portrayed to be holding.
This logo is a simple play on the thought of Hercules being half god, the son of Zeus who lives in the sky, controlling thunder and lightening. Brawlers, again, is another style of boxer. I really like the simplicity of this one, and just using type for the logo. I think the word "Thunder" would have to be rather heavy and illustrative to give this more impact.
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