Best/Worst Boxer Nicknames?

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.

Comments (20)

neils7147933

There's a local fighter named Franklin Lawrence whose nickname is Ya-Ya. It just sounds really cool when the announcer is shouting "Ya Ya!" between and after his name, and after he wins...

18y ago

Panamaniac

Dude those nicknames suck.So does your opinion... :blowjob:

18y ago

Sinisterevo

Janiero "el pendejo" tejon,

18y ago

neils7147933

hey bro how about the fighter on your avator......... WHEELS lol. remember when the traveling business man tried to molest Wheels when he went hitchhiking and he put his hand on his thigh lol. Wheels' mullet > you

18y ago

Hyperion

Thanks for the translation. Something was lost in the translation for sure - calling a boxer 'terrible' doesn't seem like a compliment - ie Morales looked 'terrible' in the third fight with Pac... haha yeah, Its actually inspired in Ivan IV "The Terrible"

18y ago

Run8964

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18y ago

SkillspayBills

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 hated boxers on the earth.

18y ago

EasyE

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. Dude those nicknames suck.

18y ago

neils7147933

WHEN WHITAKER changed his name to goofi that was really strange!!! That wasn't his nickname eventually - he legally had it changed...

18y ago

BORIQUA_POWER

WHEN WHITAKER changed his name to goofi that was really strange!!!

18y ago

Panamaniac

18y ago

Panamaniac

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.

18y ago

Underboss

sweet pea is the worst nick i ever heard. manos de piedra(hands of stones) is a good one.agreed with that.

18y ago

NAPO

sweet pea is the worst nick i ever heard. manos de piedra(hands of stones) is a good one.

18y ago

Underboss

kid chocolate has got to be the best nickname (in my opinion) worst nickname? ding-a-ling.

18y ago

Fox_McCloud

The Body Snatcher has to be one of the best, doesn't that just sound menacing. I also like "The New" Ray Robinson, since he pretty much wouldn't have any other nickname. How about "Sweeter Than Sugar" Ray Robinson. Haha, wow, he would be the world's most hated fighter.

18y ago

Undefeated

Lol "The New Ray Robinson" wow.. That was so gay.. I remember that dude. Some skinny ass dude lol

18y ago

GranTorino

MITCH "HOLD MY BEER" HICKS

18y ago

SkillspayBills

The Body Snatcher has to be one of the best, doesn't that just sound menacing. I also like "The New" Ray Robinson, since he pretty much wouldn't have any other nickname.

18y ago

Undefeated

Ding-a-ling man.

18y ago