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"Pretty Boy" Floyd (February 3, 1904 – October 22, 1934) was an American bank robber. He operated in the Midwest and West South Central States, and his criminal exploits gained widespread press coverage in the 1930s. Like most other prominent outlaws of that era, he was killed by policemen. Historians have speculated as to which officers were at the event, local or the FBI, known accounts document that local officers Robert "Pete" Pyle and George Curran were present at his fatal shooting and also at his embalming.[1] Floyd has continued to be a familiar figure in American popular culture, sometimes seen as notorious, but at other times viewed as a tragic figure, partly a victim of the hard times of the Great Depression in the United States.
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"Pretty Boy" Floyd (February 3, 1904 – October 22, 1934) was an American bank robber. He operated in the Midwest and West South Central States, and his criminal exploits gained widespread press coverage in the 1930s. Like most other prominent outlaws of that era, he was killed by policemen. Historians have speculated as to which officers were at the event, local or the FBI, known accounts document that local officers Robert "Pete" Pyle and George Curran were present at his fatal shooting and also at his embalming.[1] Floyd has continued to be a familiar figure in American popular culture, sometimes seen as notorious, but at other times viewed as a tragic figure, partly a victim of the hard times of the Great Depression in the United States. -
Lord have mercy..lol..now he got it from his amateur days because after fights he would have no marks on is face so his teammates began calling him pretty boy -
Wouldn't suprise me if it was atleast inspired by the bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd.
He was famous once upon a time.
Antonio Tarver said he coined the name for Floyd.Comment
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I believe Antonio Tarver gave him that name when they were in the Olympics. It's said that he still looked "Pretty" after a day of sparring. It's likely Tarver got that name from the original Pretty Boy.Comment
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This is true. However, the name "Pretty Boy" does come from the source that OP listed. Grown men in a boxing gym aren't likely to call another man "pretty" as a nickname. Just not something that would come out of nowhere. It would be more likely for a woman to come up with.Comment
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He got the nickname from these guys
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I thought he got it the way irondan said. That said, I remember him on the cover of one of the mags with a Tommy Gun and a gangster type outfit.Comment
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