Boxers who stole another boxers nickname

[SpecialOne]

Hatton said himself somewhere that he got it off the wrestler

[mickey malone]

Hatton said himself somewhere that he got it off the wrestler

I suppose being an ex-kickboxer who turned to boxing, that would be his natural choice lol..

[Dynamite Kid]

This sap from Britain gary reid has the audacity to call himself the bodysnatcher, he cant got Box to save his life and is barely on British level.

[sonnyboyx2]

Jorge "golden boy" linares off Oscar.

both stole it off Golden Boy`Art Aragan

[gingeralbino]

this one takes the piss. Not so much steal a nickname, but a steal few legends names themselves.

Anthony "Sugar Ray Clay Jones jnr" Small.

[sonnyboyx2]

this one takes the piss. Not so much steal a nickname, but a steal few legends names themselves.

Anthony "Sugar Ray Clay Jones jnr" Small.

howler

[The Iron Man]

A few fighters put 'Tyson' in their names referencing Iron Mike, if that counts..

[DeepSleep]

this one takes the piss. Not so much steal a nickname, but a steal few legends names themselves.

Anthony "Sugar Ray Clay Jones jnr" Small.

I think you just threw down the gauntlet on this thread, there can't be a worse case of nickname heist than this.

[Poet682006]

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

Ezzard Charles was the "Cincinnati Cobra"

Poet