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WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"
Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 05:00
by 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'
Re: WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"
Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 05:49
by Ketchel
Marvelous Marvin Hagler.
Nuff said
Re: WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"
Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 07:14
by lefthook82
Dont know if he live duptoit but I like the '13th' as a nickname for Friday Anuhuya
Re: WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"
Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 07:45
by banjo
Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs
Girly name saved by a macho nickname.
Re: WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"
Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 08:02
by orbtastic
Orlin "Bosco Bear" Norris was always a bit of a WTF moment for me.
Re: WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"
Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 08:04
by banjo
Re: WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"
Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 08:06
by Jon Saxon
No nickname but Cecil Coffee always does it for me.
Re: WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"
Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 08:21
by dbf
"The ghost with a hammer in his hand".
Re: WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"
Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 08:29
by rob h
Cant remember his second name but Dave Matthews mentions a Victor "The Pain Inflictor" in his book.
Re: WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"
Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 08:32
by King Tubby
King Geedorah wrote:It wasn't apt but Percy 'No Mercy' Harris is right up there.
Re: WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"
Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 08:40
by 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.
Re: WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"
Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 12:52
by flatnoseflynn
"The Fleetwood Assassin"
Re: WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"
Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 13:55
by Coco
Too Cute stands alone!
Re: WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"
Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 14:09
by petr
the bronx one man gang and the human windmill(harry greb and jeff thomas).
Re: WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"
Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 14:51
by Quixall
The best ever for me is James "Lights Out" Toney
Just Brilliant
Re: WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"
Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 15:00
by matko
Tony "The punching postman" Thornton
Bernard "executioner" hopkins
smokin joe frazier
Re: WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"
Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 15:04
by Finn
Homicide Hank / Henry Armstrong
or
Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini
also always like "The Hitman" for hearns and hatton.
Re: WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"
Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 15:45
by 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.
Re: WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"
Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 16:03
by alexpaterson
Your not getting better than Michael 'second to' Nunn
Re: WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"
Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 16:18
by ThereByTheGrace
Phil "The Phil Gill Experience" Gill
Check this article out - really loving "The Sweet Swatter from Sweetwater, Texas"
Re: WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"
Posted: 23 Aug 2011, 12:07
by bigjack
Apollo Creed,' the count of monty fisto' and 'the king of sting',
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Posted: 23 Aug 2011, 12:13
by 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?
Re: WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"
Posted: 23 Aug 2011, 12:17
by Counter-puncher
Jon Saxon wrote:
Slugger Otoole, (always wondered what Brendan Ingle's logic was regarding all the mad names?)
Perhalps Dan can find out?
to get attention?
Re: WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"
Posted: 23 Aug 2011, 12:41
by orbtastic
All their names were oxymoronic. It was intentional.
Re: WHATS YOUR BEST BOXING NICK NAMES? "The Real Deal Holyfield"
Posted: 23 Aug 2011, 13:19
by 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.
