Boxers who stole another boxers nickname

[BattlingNelson]

Alan Minter off of Lenny 'Boom Boom' Mancini..
I believe Minter stopped using it when Ray appeared on the scene..

Tony Tucker off of Tony 'TNT Tubbs

Carl Froch off of Don 'The Cobra' Curry

Mike Tyson off of 'Iron' William Hague

John Gardner off of John 'L' Sullivan

Curry was 'The lone star cobra' so it's not a full steal.

[Bundana]

In "the good old days" there used to be lots and lots of "Battlings" around, like:

- Battling Nelson
- Battling Seki
- Battling Levinsky
- Battling Battalino
- Battling Shaw

[BattlingNelson]

Battling Levinsky and more off of Battling Nelson (the original)

Fast Eddie Chambers off of Eddie Felson

Gentleman Gerry Cooney off of Jim Corbett.

[Irish Hitman]

Actually Hatton asked Hearns if he could use Hitman as his nickname when Ricky fought in one of his earlier fights in Detroit

[JAB5239]

Curry was 'The lone star cobra' so it's not a full steal.

I'd have to say he stole his moniker from Thomas "The motor city cobra" than? Different region, same play on words.

[jaskieee]

He maybe had never heard of Thomas Hearns...

Wouldnt surprise me, he didnt look like he knew who Manny Pacquiao was and 2 rounds later he didnt know where he was either.

[mickey malone]

Actually Hatton asked Hearns if he could use Hitman as his nickname when Ricky fought in one of his earlier fights in Detroit

True enough..

[MexicanMauler]

Cisco "el terrible" Morales, he later changed it to "kid terrible" though

[e_boxer]

This doesnt mean they all stole it, some of them just fitted in their names and personality.

Ricky hatton said he got Hitman off the wrestler bret hart not the boxer tommy hearns.

Ray boom boom bautista , cisco terrible morales sure fits they're personalities lmao!!

[P.WILL]

Jorge "golden boy" linares off Oscar.