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Fighters Better Known By Aliases...
Posted: 25 Mar 2009, 10:00
by Goodnight, Irene
...than their given names? Instances off the top of my head...
"Chalky" Wright (Albert)
"Winky" Wright (Ronald)
"Bazooka" Limon (Rafael)
"Six Heads" Lewis (Andrew)
"Sandy" Saddler (Joseph)
"Buddy" McGirt (James)
"Battling" Siki (Bernardo)
"Battling" Levinsky (Barney)
"King" Levinksy (Harris)
"Gunboat" Smith (Edward)
"Buster" Douglas (James)
"Sonny" Liston (Charles)
"Razor" Ruddock (Donovan)
"Yori Boy" Campas (Luis Ramon)
"Fighting" Harada (Masahiko)
Re: Fighters Better Known By Aliases...
Posted: 25 Mar 2009, 12:53
by Flump
Bonecrusher Smith
Jumbo Cummings
Re: Fighters Better Known By Aliases...
Posted: 25 Mar 2009, 13:23
by Expug
Bummy Davis
Re: Fighters Better Known By Aliases...
Posted: 25 Mar 2009, 13:30
by Asterix
"Kid Diamond" Almazbek Raiymkulov
Re: Fighters Better Known By Aliases...
Posted: 25 Mar 2009, 14:57
by Collins2000
Bert Gilroy
Re: Fighters Better Known By Aliases...
Posted: 25 Mar 2009, 15:07
by The Great John L
Kid Chocolate
Old Chocolate
Klondike
Black Bill
Gunboat Smith
Re: Fighters Better Known By Aliases...
Posted: 25 Mar 2009, 15:25
by TheGreatA
Kid Gavilan
Dick Tiger
Bobo Olson
Re: Fighters Better Known By Aliases...
Posted: 25 Mar 2009, 15:38
by dempseyfire
"Hatchetman" Sheppard
Jacob Henry "Buddy" Baer
Re: Fighters Better Known By Aliases...
Posted: 26 Mar 2009, 10:16
by klompton
Siki's name was Louis Baya Phal, not Bernardo...
Re: Fighters Better Known By Aliases...
Posted: 26 Mar 2009, 12:54
by zojo
"Caveman" Lee
Re: Fighters Better Known By Aliases...
Posted: 26 Mar 2009, 13:07
by Expug
zojo, wrote:"Caveman" Lee
Good one.
Any body see his fight with john Locicero?
What a war!
Re: Fighters Better Known By Aliases...
Posted: 26 Mar 2009, 13:12
by Ezzard
Jersey Joe Walcott
Re: Fighters Better Known By Aliases...
Posted: 26 Mar 2009, 13:12
by The Great John L
Battling Bozo
Re: Fighters Better Known By Aliases...
Posted: 26 Mar 2009, 13:15
by Expug
"Cyclone "Hart
Re: Fighters Better Known By Aliases...
Posted: 26 Mar 2009, 17:05
by Goodnight, Irene
"Big Foot" Martin (Everett)
Re: Fighters Better Known By Aliases...
Posted: 27 Mar 2009, 19:10
by scartissue
Zovek Barajas (Hipolito)
Sugar Baby Rojas (Bebis)
Scrapiron Johnson (George)
Scartissue
Re: Fighters Better Known By Aliases...
Posted: 28 Mar 2009, 08:48
by alexpaterson
Sugar Ray Robinsons real name was Walker Smith JR its not really a alias but o well