best and worst nicknames in boxing

[dan_cov]

Evgeny ''molecule from hell'' Orlov.

[frosty-g]

can't get better than #tyson fury" and he deserves a couple of bonus points for it being his real name.

on a similar note, "marvelous" marvin hagler is pretty cool and again bonus points in order for having his name changed to that by deed poll!

[New England]

That's why he's the best coz he's second to none.

Wonder how he's doin in prison. Effin' waste Nunn is.

write him a letter


i can almost guarantee that he will read it.

[Cloud]

Ahem...

''The Dark Destroyer'' Nigel Benn. Never has a nickname matched a boxer better.

I always prefered ''The Motor City Cobra'' over ''The Hitman'' with Tommy Hearns.

[BostonGuy]

The cheesiest and worst:

Ruslan "White Tyson" Chagaev - First of all his style is nothing like Mike Tyson's. Secondly, why would joo want your knickname to be that of another boxer....

[Alx.]

Sugar Ray Robinson

Rubin The Hurricane Carter

James Lights Out Toney

Iron Mike Tyson

Will'o' The Wisp Pep

Jermain Bad Intentions Taylor

Rid**** Big Daddy Bowe

Jimmy MIGHTY ATOM Wilde

Bad Chad Dawson

Thomas The Hitman Hearns

Vicious Victor Ortiz

[MeiXiang]

Am I the only one who thinks that PacMan is actually pretty good. I quite like "Katsidis, The Great" and "David Hayemaker Haye". Now if you want bad nicknames, look no further than Snooker Players...

[Rapid Counter]

Up there with the worst must be Juan 'The Hispanic causing Panic' Lazcano. I would have hit the idiot who suggested that name to me! One of the best nicknames has got to be Carl 'The Truth' Williams' even thoughe couldn't live up to it. Both Tomm Hearns and Aaron Pryyor lived up to their nicknames though.

I'm pretty sure that for at least one fight Lazcano changed it to "the chosen Juan" which I thought was much better lol

And I always liked the sound of "the real deal Holyfield"

Roberto "hands of stone" Durran

"Smoking" Joe Frazier

Worst has to be David "Tuaman" Tua

Honorary mention goes to the "Italian Stallion"

[Grimmer]

Breidis Prescott - Khanquerer

[axelaR]

Ferocious Fernando Vargas

Changing nicknames, what's the deal?
Pretty boy -> Money
The destroyer -> Pacman