Why didn't Roy Jones have a nickname?

[Truth]

Roy Jones Jr.= His Royness..

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

When we were amateurs many people used to call him "Captain Hook" because of his very sharp left hook. And everybody in Pensacola, even people on the street, call him "Lil' Roy".

Everybody knows his father as Big Roy... even to this day if i speak to someone from there they will say "Yeah, I saw Big Roy the other day..."

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

Also, I guess its kind of funny if u think about it... RJ is probably the only BIG TIME boxer who didnt have a nickname that everybody in the mainstream knew him as.

[WESS]

Roy Jones Jr "Mr. Unstoppable"

[MANGLER]

RJ was his nickname, even tho he didn't get announced by that name. Not too fancy, just his ****in initials. And who cares anyway?

[MELLY-MEL...]

i thought RJ is his alter ego/nickname.

[KostyaTszyu44]

junior isnt a nickname its cos hes named after his dad roy jones senior

[Sin City]

Also, I guess its kind of funny if u think about it... RJ is probably the only BIG TIME boxer who didnt have a nickname that everybody in the mainstream knew him as.

Miguel Cotto and Cristian Mijares don't have nicknames that people know them by either..
I know there's a couple others out there but I always forget **** when I need to say it and when I don't I remember lol

[big paulie]

And Still.....

[MANGLER]

i thought RJ is his alter ego/nickname.

Yep. Announcers made reference to that in his more aggressive fights where he went all out and really ****ed up his opponent. 'RJ' was supposed to be Roy at his most furious. He never had that on his trunks or anything that I can recall.