Worst Nicknames In Heavyweight History

[Tatabanya]

Oh - how could I forget Monte "Two Gunz" Barrett? He of the greatest ring entrance of all time:

[deathofaclown]

Can someone tell me why Chisora is 'Del Boy'? I like it even though I don't get it.

Derek is sometimes shortened to Del

Del Boy is an iconic TV character in the UK from a comedy show called Only Fools and Horses, one of the most iconic TV characters of all time here, so I think it simply comes from that, having the same name.

Chisora was also a car salesman for BMW earlier in his career and started buying and selling cars. Del Boy the character was a wheeler dealer market trader, so I think that’s part of the link too.

[deathofaclown]

Not the worst per se but the Smith brothers have some odd nicknames. But I think they’re nicknames they grew up with rather than chosen for boxing

Callum = Mundo
Liam = Beefy
Paul = Smigga

[VERSION1 (V1)]

Three ones that lack any measure of excitement:

Tommy "The Duke" Morrison
David "Tuaman" Tua
Mike "Hercules" Weaver

the one reason he used that name was his relationship to John the Duke Wayne

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Dennis "Momma's Boy" Douglin

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Wilfredo "Papito" Vazquez. I cringed every time he got introduced.

Sam "The Nigerian Nightmare" Peter

The thread has become more like what nickname that people don't like than actually bad ones.

[Willy Wanker]

You guys forgot about…

Darnell “The Ding A Ling Man” Wilson.

That's the GOAT nickname.

[OnePunch]

Mitch "Hold my Beer" Hicks

although one could argue that is the greatest ring name of all time.

[Tatabanya]

the one reason he used that name was his relationship to John the Duke Wayne

Very true, and - if you ask me - lame just the same.

[Tatabanya]

Well, in order to clown a bit, here's a fantasy nickname I would give to a well-known heavyweight:

Bruce "I threw the Tyson fight the night when Tupac Shakur was killed" Seldon