WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"

[mcato]

Gives us some boxing nick names and state which boxers really lived up to their names.
Iron Mike Tyson. Now we have seen his career we could of called him Mike 'The Monster Tyson'

[Ketchel]

Marvelous Marvin Hagler.

Nuff said

[lefthook82]

Dont know if he live duptoit but I like the '13th' as a nickname for Friday Anuhuya

[banjo]

Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs

Girly name saved by a macho nickname.

[orbtastic]

Orlin "Bosco Bear" Norris was always a bit of a WTF moment for me.

[banjo]

I think this is the greatest name ever http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer

[Jon Saxon]

No nickname but Cecil Coffee always does it for me.

[dbf]

"The ghost with a hammer in his hand".

[rob h]

Cant remember his second name but Dave Matthews mentions a Victor "The Pain Inflictor" in his book.

[King Tubby]

It wasn't apt but Percy 'No Mercy' Harris is right up there.

[Final round]

'The Hispanic causing panic' was clever. That 'one man riot' is a good one.
james 'Fridge lights out' Toney was another good one.

[flatnoseflynn]

"The Fleetwood Assassin"

[Coco]

Too Cute stands alone!

[petr]

the bronx one man gang and the human windmill(harry greb and jeff thomas).

[Quixall]

The best ever for me is James "Lights Out" Toney

Just Brilliant

[matko]

Tony "The punching postman" Thornton
Bernard "executioner" hopkins
smokin joe frazier

[Finn]

Homicide Hank / Henry Armstrong

or

Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini

also always like "The Hitman" for hearns and hatton.

[IRLangmaid25]

For me

Jason "Too Smooth" Booth
Ian "Dappa" Napa
"Doctor Steelhammer" Wladimir K, You know that name means pain... delivered with surgerical persuasion.

deserves mentions.

[alexpaterson]

Your not getting better than Michael 'second to' Nunn

[ThereByTheGrace]

Phil "The Phil Gill Experience" Gill

Check this article out - really loving "The Sweet Swatter from Sweetwater, Texas"

[bigjack]

Apollo Creed,' the count of monty fisto' and 'the king of sting',

[Jon Saxon]

Alota Golota.

Throwin Samoian

Slugger Otoole, (always wondered what Brendan Ingle's logic was regarding all the mad names?)
Perhalps Dan can find out?

[Counter-puncher]

Slugger Otoole, (always wondered what Brendan Ingle's logic was regarding all the mad names?)
Perhalps Dan can find out?

to get attention?

[orbtastic]

All their names were oxymoronic. It was intentional.

[Old bones Ian]

I liked Thomas 'the hitman' Hearns
and Mike 'the bodysnatcher' McCallum

you kind of know your in for a rough night fighting guys with nicknames like that. I mean compare that to Owen 'what the heck' Beck, now thats not going to put fear into you.