Coolest nickname in boxing history?

jerseynumber13

A nickname is special when you can just say the nickname and you already know who it is.

MARVELOUS - Hagler
Lights Out- Toney
Iron- Tyson

E.P.T.

Darnell "Ding-a-Ling-Man" Wilson

Bobby "The Matinee Idol" Czyz

Owen "What the Heck" Beck

Iran "The Blade" Barkley

Juan "The Hispanic Causing Panic" Lazcano

Laila "She Be Stinging" Ali

Mike "The Body Snatcher" McCallum

O'Neil "Give 'em Hell" Bell

CubanGuyNYC

My favorite was always Thomas "The Motor City Cobra" Hearns. Of course, his later nickname, "Hitman", wasn't bad either.

HooksInYou

There was a boxer who gelled his hair up in the shape of a fin and called himself 'the Land Shark'. There was another one who had an Elvis-style haircut and wore pink trunks and was called 'the Pink Panther'.

E.P.T.

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Originally Posted by HooksInYou

There was a boxer who gelled his hair up in the shape of a fin and called himself 'the Land Shark'. There was another one who had an Elvis-style haircut and wore pink trunks and was called 'the Pink Panther'.

That's hilarious

Pacquiaoifyable

Owen "What The Heck" Beck is truly outstanding, haha. Fantastic nickname.

Tom Cruise

'The Chosen' Juan Lazcano

jri9d0

John "Macho Midget" Bailey...

inITtoWINit

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Originally Posted by E.P.T.

Darnell "Ding-a-Ling-Man" Wilson

Bobby "The Matinee Idol" Czyz

Owen "What the Heck" Beck

Iran "The Blade" Barkley

Juan "The Hispanic Causing Panic" Lazcano

Laila "She Be Stinging" Ali

Mike "The Body Snatcher" McCallum

O'Neil "Give 'em Hell" Bell

First name that came to mind. The dude packed a mean ass punch too.

jri9d0

Oh, and how can we forget Maurice "Thin Man" blocker with the irony of blocking Tito's punches with his face????

jerseynumber13 Up and Comer Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 42 Rep Power: 0 Points: 11,852.71 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 11,852.71 Donate	Coolest nickname in boxing history? A nickname is special when you can just say the nickname and you already know who it is. MARVELOUS - Hagler Lights Out- Toney Iron- Tyson

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CubanGuyNYC Latin from Manhattan Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 6,072 Rep Power: 18 Points: 13,379.11 Bank: 1,878,028,280,338.60 Total Points: 1,878,028,293,717.71 Donate	My favorite was always Thomas "The Motor City Cobra" Hearns. Of course, his later nickname, "Hitman", wasn't bad either.

HooksInYou Undisputed Champion Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,243 Rep Power: 6 Points: 23,463,137,914.32 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 23,463,137,914.32 Donate	There was a boxer who gelled his hair up in the shape of a fin and called himself 'the Land Shark'. There was another one who had an Elvis-style haircut and wore pink trunks and was called 'the Pink Panther'.

Pacquiaoifyable Interim Champion Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Belfast Posts: 617 Rep Power: 5 Points: 43,481.39 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 43,481.39 Donate	Owen "What The Heck" Beck is truly outstanding, haha. Fantastic nickname.

Tom Cruise Turkish Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Reading UK Age: 22 Posts: 1,963 Rep Power: 14 Points: 63,415.10 Bank: 3,912,524,669.14 Total Points: 3,912,588,084.24 Donate	'The Chosen' Juan Lazcano

jri9d0 Undisputed Champion Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3,475 Rep Power: 11 Points: 1,207,693.10 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 1,207,693.10 Donate	John "Macho Midget" Bailey...