Best/Worst Boxer Nicknames?

[CottoOverrated1]

I don't know if this was mentioned but Darnell "the ding-a-ling man" Wilson has to be one of the worst ever.

what do you mean? thats a classic.

btw for all yall Great White Hype fans: "Man, this is Dolomite. My inspiration tape!"

[warp1432]

My favorites:

The executioner
Boom boom
The greatest
Hitman
Winky (catchy for him)
"No intentions" (It's a fan nickname but I love it anyway)
Iron
The real deal


Worst:
Neon (Wtf?)
The warrior (meh)

[Amir K Shareef]

No one should use the name sugar but ROBINSON

[Ace Rockolla]

I always thought "The Atomic Bull" was a pretty terrible nickname...

[CottoOverrated1]

boxing banker is the worst. maybe not but still.

[thatguysimmsy]

The Ghost is pretty good...

[-CANE-]

Favourites have to be:-

Thomas Hearns - Hit Man or Motor City Cobra (Both good)
Larry Holmes - Easton Assasin or Black Cloud (Again both are good)
Michael Nunn - Second To (Classic, couldn't have been anything else)

Worst

Marlon Starling - Magic man

[mickeyb]

I always hated Chris "simply the best" Eubank and he'd come into Tina Turners simply the best song....lame !!! considering he was no where the best made it worse.

a nickname has to fit in with the style of fighter and not just their name, if your nickname is hitman or dynamite but you dont carry any power then thats pointless.

It's good to have something thats about where your from too, like bronx bull or motor city cobra.

i'd like to see someone have something like "feather fists" or "glass jaw"...maybe even Floyd "the ****" mayweather

[-Hyperion-]

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.

I think the best way to translate El Terrible would be:

"He who inspires Terror"

by the way

El Temible means:

"He who inspires fear"

I like those two


I think "Sugar Poo" Buchanan sucks...

[neils7147933]

I think the best way to translate El Terrible would be:

"He who inspires Terror"

by the way

El Temible means:

"He who inspires fear"

I like those two


I think "Sugar Poo" Buchanan sucks...

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...