BOXING HUMOR \ QUOTESA boxing forum presents its choices of best and worst boxer nicknames.
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Even though it would be lame for a lot of fighters, 'Big' George Foreman just seems to be a great nickname. It's simple like 'Irish' Micky Ward. Of course 'Real Deal' Holyfield and 'Iron' Mike Tyson are really good.
And Ronald and James like 'Winky' and 'Buster' just fine.
Lance 'Goofi' Whitaker is just terrible. Or is it Goofi Whitaker, formerly Lance? I know there was a time that Goofi was his legal name.
I'm not a big fan of John 'The Quiet Man' Ruiz, either.
Is 'El Terrible' (Erik Morales) a nickname that gets lost in translation? I never quite got that one...
Laila 'She Be Stingin' Ali is pretty weak too.
A nickname itself should be good, but it should fit the guy it accompanies, too.
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SonnyG8R
09-27-2004, 08:02 PM
You can't get much better than "the greatest".
I also like "sugar".
The funniest was Marvin hagler legally changing his name to "Marvelous"
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Sir_Jose
09-27-2004, 09:10 PM
yeah his name is oficially Marvelous Marvin Hagler, just flat out classic.
I always liked "The Real Deal" the best
"The Body Snatcher" Mike McCallum's nickname is about as wicked a nickname as you will ever see.
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Boxerdog
09-27-2004, 10:16 PM
Among the best:
Donovan "Razor" Ruddick
Among the worst:
Hector "Does This Skirt Make Me Look Fat?" Camacho Jr.
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Memorex
09-27-2004, 10:42 PM
the worst no doubt its gotta 4 the worst fighter john" the quitman" ruiz
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ejk22
09-28-2004, 12:18 PM
Some of the worst are Ike "The president" Ibeabuchi
Andrew "powerful pole" Golota
"Rapid fire" Chris Byrd
Lennox "the lion" Lewis
Some of the better ones are
Arturo "thunder" Gatti
"Iron" Mike Tyson
Wlad "the steelhammer" Klitschko
James "lights out" Toney
"Real deal" Holyfield
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oldgringo
09-28-2004, 12:40 PM
The Bodysnatcher was a sinister name
Ike "Bazooka" Quartey flows well and is dope
James "Lights Out" Toney
Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker
El Terrible...sounds like you're about to get hit by a big ****in hurricane...which is usually the case.
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Asian Sensation
09-28-2004, 02:26 PM
Ryan "The Asian Sensation" Songalia was the best nickname of all time.
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LuKahnLi
09-28-2004, 02:35 PM
Worst:
Juan "El Pollo" Valenzuela
Nate "The Galaxxy Warrior" Campbell (This is the nickname a star trek geek would choose)
Jose "Mantequilla" Napoles
Best
"Sugar"
"Raging Bull"
"El Terrible"
"Baby Faced Assassain"
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bigdlb12
09-28-2004, 02:37 PM
Boob Boom mancini
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neils7147933
10-03-2004, 04:26 PM
I think I would like to add one to the WORST category:
Syd "The Jewel" Vanderpool?
Bad
I'd like to suggets one though:
Verno Phillips doesn't have a nickname. How about Verno "The Inferno"?
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Pound4Pound1986
10-03-2004, 04:31 PM
my favorites are
The Executioner
El Terrible
El Matador
bad ones are
six heads
tito :D
The Quietman
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MayweatherII
10-04-2004, 12:12 PM
The best nickname is definitely "SUGAR". I also like " The Golden Boy", "Marvelous", James "lights out" Toney and of course "IRON" Mike.
Ricardo Mayorga should change his El Matador to "El Toro"
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MayweatherII
10-04-2004, 12:13 PM
...and how could I forget Bernard " The Executioner" Hopkins
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neils7147933
04-30-2005, 07:10 PM
Calvin Brock as "The Boxing Banker"
I like this one, it's original and easy to remember.
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drez24
04-30-2005, 07:17 PM
Worst: Owen "what the heck" Beck
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neils7147933
04-30-2005, 07:23 PM
Worst: Owen "what the heck" Beck
I think that shows his carefree, fun demeanor. Dude came out in the Barrett fight wearing a Got jesus? t-shirt and with the Sanford & Son theme song playing...
Maybe you don't have to be a menacing psychopath to be an effective heavyweight.
Come to think of it, though, he did lose that fight...
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vB Martin
04-30-2005, 07:24 PM
Worst: Owen "what the heck" Beck
Not even close.
Andre "The All Terrain Fighter" Ward is by far the worst ever.
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drez24
04-30-2005, 07:26 PM
haha, yea there are some awful ones, What the heck was the first one that came to mind though when i saw the thread title. I actually thought someone would have mentioned it before.
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neils7147933
05-04-2005, 08:36 PM
Not even close.
Andre "The All Terrain Fighter" Ward is by far the worst ever.
When Jimmy Lennon announced him as the winner of the Ashworth fight, he was Andre "SOG" Ward...
I didn't catch what that was supposed to stand for
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Slipx
05-04-2005, 09:40 PM
I seriously think the absolute worst boxing name is "Irish"
I mean you never see black fighters named "African"
it's pointless/ignorant/lame to have irish as a nickname.
Best nickname of all time is:
Roberto "Hands of Stone" Duran
touch of sleep is also a pretty cool name.
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RunW/Knives
05-04-2005, 11:09 PM
Bobby "No Dice" Chacon
Mendogen "3k Battery" Singsurat
Juan "the Hispanic causing panic" Lazcano
Friday "the 13th" ahunanya
gerald "the body snatcher" mcClellan
Evander "the real deal" holyfield
are all cool in my opinion.
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neils7147933
05-05-2005, 07:50 AM
How about "2 Pound" steve Forbes - who gets that name from his birthweight...?
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Martin (Top Knowledge)
05-05-2005, 10:30 AM
I remember an African fighter called Lucky Samber... That guy doesn't need a nick name... LOL!
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triggerhappy
05-05-2005, 12:48 PM
Owen "what the heck" Beck is a good but a bad boxer
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triggerhappy
05-05-2005, 01:14 PM
the best:i like hector 'Macho' Camacho now that a great nickname
the worst was: the quiet man
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SnoopySmurf
05-05-2005, 01:28 PM
"Prince" Naseem Hamed. Should've gone with Big Eared Naseem Hamed or Ratface Naseem.
Best Fictitious nick names (coz all the ones I thought were picked already) :
Rocky The Italian Stallion Balboa
Ivan The Siberian Express Drago
Clubber Lang
Road Island Red (that rooster from the ole Loony Toones)
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Cali_Rob
05-06-2005, 01:20 AM
Best
"Golden Boy"
Brian "The Hawaiian Punch" Viloria
"El Famosito"
"Chico"
"Baby Bull"
"Chop Chop"
"PoPo"
"Thunder"
"Big Time"
"Pretty Boy"
Worst
"What the Heck"
"Bad Intentions"
"BabyFace Assasin"
"The Latin Snake"
"Killer"
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0phallus
05-06-2005, 10:27 PM
How about "2 Pound" steve Forbes - who gets that name from his birthweight...?
doesn't he also go by " mr. forbes "...the latin snake, heh heh, sounds like a **** star name
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SacTown1
05-06-2005, 10:39 PM
Mike McCallum, aka "The Body Snatcher"
"Iron" Mike Tyson
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SacTown1
05-07-2005, 11:42 AM
The worst all time:
THE PINK CAT SCOTT WALKER
who wore pink trunks into the ring, it was disgusting
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Dynamite76
08-24-2005, 03:21 PM
Dynamite Dokes. For all his speed and talent, couldn't really punch a damn.
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!!Captain
08-24-2005, 03:33 PM
"Beast from the East" for Valuev sounds pretty good
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Thoth
08-24-2005, 05:14 PM
Duran's is easily the best; Hands of Stone/Manos de Piedra.
El Terrible is pretty awesome.
Sugar only worked for Robinson, in my opinion.
Someone mentioned Raging Bull for Lamotta. I'm pretty sure it was actually Bronx Bull. Raging Bull came from the movie.
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SuckaPunch
08-24-2005, 07:58 PM
Juan "This Hispanic Causing Panic" Lazcano is da best!
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JohnL
08-24-2005, 10:47 PM
Best: "Hands of Stone" or "Manos de Piedra" if you prefer
Worst: "Wimpy" Halstead
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Stealthic
08-25-2005, 01:36 AM
Jermain "Bad Intentions" Taylor is the best one going right now.
And to whoever asked what Andre "SOG" Ward stands for, I believe its "Son of God".
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Diablo
08-25-2005, 01:05 PM
I always like:
Ray "BOOM BOOM" Mancini
Ike"Bazooka" Quartey
The Bodysnatcher
Lights out
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vErDuGo
08-25-2005, 04:37 PM
The Best
"Lights Out" Toney
"The Excecutioner" Hopkins
"El Terrible" Morales
The Worst
"The President"Ibeabuchi (no idea how tha **** he got that name)
"La Vida Loca" Tapia
Diego "Pelucho" Morales (Erik's brother, I heard Pelucho means teddy bear LOL)
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TheEvilSaint
11-26-2005, 12:16 PM
Best: The Atomic Bull Oliver McCall
Worst: The Boxing Banker Calvin Brock
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deuce_drop
11-26-2005, 03:06 PM
Worst:
Juan "El Pollo" Valenzuela
Nate "The Galaxxy Warrior" Campbell (This is the nickname a star trek geek would choose)
Jose "Mantequilla" Napoles
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Keleneki
11-26-2005, 09:49 PM
I like "The Executioner" since Hopkins really does ruin many fighters.
Another one that I thought was good was Carl "The Truth" Williams. I thought he gave Holmes a good showing when they fought. Too bad his chin wasn't "The Truth" though.
I read in some boxing magazine a while ago that Freitas' nickname "Popo" is supposed to be the sound that a baby makes while being breat fed from his mother. :confused:
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Pico Hollywood
12-10-2005, 06:00 PM
Best
Handz of Stone
Chico
The Truth
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hotbox23
12-10-2005, 06:11 PM
"dr.iron fist" thats hella weak,i like kelvin koncret davis,flows good..
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neils7147933
12-26-2006, 09:57 AM
There's a local fighter here that goes by the Tazmexican Devil. I like that. Dude's head barely sticks over the top of the ropes - I don't know how tall that is - maybe 5'5"? and he fights at lt. heavyweight...
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Rudyo
12-26-2006, 10:03 AM
Yeah i would agree the worst is Calvin "The Boxing Banker" Brock or Joe "The Italian Dragon" Calzaghe and my favorite would be Erik "El Terible" or O'neil "Give Em' Hell/ Supernova" Bell.
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Liaison
12-26-2006, 10:20 AM
The Executioner is my favourite.
‘Bonecrusher’, ‘Hands of Stone’, ‘Italian Dragon’, ‘The Living Death’, ‘The Body Snatcher’ and of course ‘The Count of Monte Fisto’ (ok yeah he wasn’t a real fighter but that’s a cool ass nickname) are all up there to…
As for the worst, 'A Force'...
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PRboxingfan
12-26-2006, 01:13 PM
Ah, the ol' thread revival.
I always thought "Bonecrusher" Smith had the best nickname. Here is my top 10 list:
1. James "Bonecrusher" Smith
2. "Iron" Mike Tyson
3. "Marvelous" Marvin Haggler
4. Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini
5. Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns
6. John "The Beast" Mugabi
7. Roberto "Manos de Piedra" Duran (sounds better in Spanish)
8. "Smokin" Joe Frasier
9. Donovan "Razor" Ruddock
10. Mike "The Body Snatcher" McCallum
Honorable Mention: "Ferocious" Fernando Vargas, "Big" George Forman, James "Lights Out" Toney, Juan "The Hispanic Causing Panic" Lazcano, Ike "Bazooka" Quartey, "Terrible" Tim Witherspoon.
Worst 10:
1. Darnell "The Ding-a-Ling Man" Wilson
2. James "Buster" Douglas
3. Ronald "Winky" Wright
4. Jerry "Wimpy" Halstead
5. Jesse "The Boogieman" Ferguson
6. Calvin "The Boxing Banker" Brock
7. "The Golden Boy" Oscar De La Hoya
8. Lew "The Living Death" Jenkings
9. Nate "The Galaxxy Warrior" Campbell
10. John "The Quiet Man" Ruiz
There you have them, ladies and gents.
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eazy_mas
12-26-2006, 01:28 PM
worst:
John " Quit man" Ruiz
Best: ( anything with some cool sound):
" Chop Chop" Corely, Rey 'Boom Boom' Baustista or 'Boom Boom' Macinia
and the best ever is the guy in jack rupphet avater :D
Kid " Bon Bon" Chocolate
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neils7147933
09-07-2007, 10:56 PM
How about this dude on FNF - Adam "Swamp Donkey" Richards
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DWiens421
09-08-2007, 03:06 AM
Best - Anthony "Sugar Ray Clay Jones Jr." Small
Absolute genius.
Notable good ones:
"Kid Diamond"
James "Lights Out" Toney
Jermain "Bad Intentions" Taylor
John "The Beast" Mugabi
Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy
Kelly "The Ghost" Pavlik
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Ryn0
09-08-2007, 07:33 AM
Chris John's nickname used to be The Indonesian Thin Man lol then they changed it to the dragon
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revs1227
09-08-2007, 07:54 AM
the best
iron mike
the ghost
viking warior lol
the hitman ! (hatton)
the worst
golden boy
winky
bad intesntions taylors pretty bad
PRETTY BOY FLOYD JOY!!!! MAYWEATHER
HIS NAME IS FLOYD JOY N HE TRYS 2 ACT GANGSTER LOLL
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KingTito
09-08-2007, 02:46 PM
the easton assassin - larry holmes, that's a good one
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bewitched
09-08-2007, 04:22 PM
corey "the next generation " spinks is a corny nickname
james "lights out" toney and evander "the real deal" holyfield are my favorites.
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Primal Instinx
09-08-2007, 06:06 PM
These are some names that are pretty cool and not sure if they were mentioned and are in no particular order of what I like.
Wilfredo "El Radar / Bible of Boxing" Benitez
Wilfredo "Bazooka" Gomez
Roberto "Mano de Piedras" Duran
Azumah "The Professor" Nelson
Thomas "Hitman" Hearns
John "The Beast" Mugabi
"Terrible" Terry Norris
Iran "The Blade" Barkley
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oovavu
09-09-2007, 03:00 PM
tony "widowmaker" booth
harold "one man genocide" shipman
on a serious note "the beast from the east" is a pretty good one.
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Amir K Shareef
09-10-2007, 10:42 PM
No one should use the name sugar but ROBINSON
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mickeyb
09-12-2007, 06:27 AM
I always hated Chris "simply the best" Eubank and he'd come into Tina Turners simply the best song....lame !!! considering he was no where the best made it worse.
a nickname has to fit in with the style of fighter and not just their name, if your nickname is hitman or dynamite but you dont carry any power then thats pointless.
It's good to have something thats about where your from too, like bronx bull or motor city cobra.
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Panamaniac
09-13-2007, 02:24 AM
You can't get much better than "the greatest"That was not a nickname, it was Muhammad Ali's opinion of himself. Ali never really had a nickname, unless you count "The Louisville Lip" as he was dubbed while he was still Cassius Clay. Far from flattering, he was also called "Gaseous Cassius," both nicknames stemming from his propensity for braggadocio.
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Panamaniac
09-13-2007, 10:56 AM
My absolute best is Luis Angel Firpo's "Wild Bull of the Pampas."
Other great nicknames:
Brown Bomber (Joe Louis)
Toy Bulldog (Mickey Walker)
Manassa Mauler (Jack Dempsey)
Brockton Blockbuster (Rocky Marciano)
Galveston Giant (Jack Johnson)Conspicuous by it's absence is popular favorite "Hands of Stone" which gets loss in translation from Manos de Piedra (spanish).
My absolute worst is Pernell Whitaker's "Sweet Pea" more suitable for a wimp.
Other worst nicknames:
Quiet Man (John Ruiz)Note: I'll add to the worse list later; gotta go to work now.
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DIOS DOMINICANO
09-13-2007, 01:25 PM
I have always liked "A Touch of Sleep".
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SkillspayBills
09-13-2007, 01:35 PM
How about "Sweeter Than Sugar" Ray Robinson. Haha, wow, he would be the world's most hated fighter.
lmao, he would have no choice but to either be the greatest fighter to ever live, or one of the most
