Best Boxing Nicknames

[yammy25]

It's just occured to me how uber-shyte it sounds when Michael Buffer reads out Anthony "AJ" Joshua before his entrance and ring walk.

Who has the best Boxing NickName?

[-MAKAVELLI-]

Roman 'Made In Hell' Karmazin was always my favorite

[El Gitano]

101 Best Nicknames in Boxing

1. Andrew "Six Heads" Lewis
2. Arturo "Thunder" Gatti
3. "Baby" Joe Mesi
4. Beast from the East (Nikolay Valuev)
5. Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins
6. "Big" George Foreman
7. Bobby "No Dice" Chacon
8. Butterbean (Eric Esch)
9. Darnell "The Ding-a-Ling Man" Wilson
10. Davarryl "Touch of Sleep" Williamson
11. Donovan "Razor" Ruddock
12. El Terrible (Erik Morales)
13. Evander "Real Deal" Holyfield
14. Everett "Bigfoot" Martin
15. Explosive Thin Man (Alexis Arguello)
16. "Ferocious" Fernando Vargas
17. "Gentleman" Jim Corbett
18. Hands of Stone (Roberto Duran)
19. Hector "Macho" Camacho
20. Homicide Hank (Henry Armstrong)
21. Iran "The Blade" Barkley
22. "Irish" Micky Ward
23. "Iron" Mike Tyson
24. James "Bonecrusher" Smith
25. James "Buster" Douglas
26. James "Hard Rock" Green
27. James "Lights Out" Toney
28. James "Quick" Tillis
29. Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy
30. Jerry "Wimpy" Halstead
31. Jersey Joe Walcott (Arnold Cream)
32. John "The Beast" Mugabi
33. Jose "Mantequilla" Napoles
34. Juan "The Hispanic Causing Panic" Lazcano
35. Laila "She Be Stinging" Ali
36. Lance "Mount" Whitaker
37. Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson
38. "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler
39. "Merciless" Ray Mercer
40. Michael "Dynamite" Dokes
41. Michael "Second to" Nunn
42. Mike "The Body Snatcher" McCallum
43. Mike "The Bounty" Hunter
44. Mitch "Blood" Green
45. No Mas (Roberto Duran)
46. Nonpareil (Jack Dempsey)
47. O'Neil "Give 'em Hell" Bell
48. Owen "What the Heck" Beck
49. Pac-Man (Manny Pacquaio)
50. "Prince" Naseem Hamed
51. "Bazooka" (Rafael Limon and, later, Ike Quartey
52. Raging Bull (Jake LaMotta)
53. Randall "Tex" Cobb
54. Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini
55. Renaldo "Mister" Snipes
56. Rid**** "Big Daddy" Bowe
57. Ronald "Winky" Wright
58. Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
59. Smokin' Joe (Joe Frazier)
60. Sugar Ray (Ray Robinson and, later, Ray Leonard)
61. Sweet Pea (Pernell Whitaker)
62. Terrible (Tim Witherspoon)
63. The Acorn (Earnie Shavers)
64. The Ambling Alp (Primo Carnera)
65. The Atomic Bull (Oliver McCall)
66. The Baby-Faced Assassin (Marco Antonio Barrera)
67. The Bayonne Bleeder (Chuck Wepner)
68. The Black Assassin (Stanley Ketchel)
69. The Boogieman (Jesse Ferguson)
70. The Boston Tar Baby (Sam Langford)
71. The Boxing Banker (Calvin Brock)
72. The Brockton Blockbuster (Rocky Marciano)
73. The Brown Bomber (Joe Louis)
74. The Cincinnati Flash (Ezzard Charles)
75. The Cinderella Man (James Braddock)
76. The Count of Monte Fisto (Apollo Creed)
77. The Easton Assassin (Larry Holmes)
78. The Flushing Flash (Kevin Kelley)
79. The Golden Boy (Oscar de la Hoya)
80. The Greatest (Muhammad Ali)
81. The Hawk (Aaron Pryor)
82. The Hitman (Tommy Hearns and, later, Ricky Hatton)
83. The Italian Stallion (Rocky Balboa)
84. The Living Death (Lew Jenkins)
85. The Louisville Lip (Muhammad Ali)
86. The Magic Man (Antonio Tarver)
87. The Manassa Mauler (Jack Dempsey)
88. The Mongoose (Archie Moore)
89. The Motor City Cobra (Tommy Hearns)
90. The Nigerian Nightmare" (Samuel Peter)
91. The President (Ike Ibeabuchi)
92. The Quiet Man (John Ruiz)
93. The Rock (Hasim Rahman)
94. The Sweet Swatter from Sweetwater, Texas (Lew Jenkins)
95. The Truth (Carl Williams)
96. The Undertaker (Harry Wills)
97. The Wild Bull of the Pampas (Luis Firpo)
98. Tommy "The Duke" Morrison
99. TNT (Tony Tubbs and Tony Tucker)
100. Two Ton Tony (Tony Galento)
101. Vinny "The Pazmanian Devil" Pazienza

[hectari]

101 Best Nicknames in Boxing

1. Andrew "Six Heads" Lewis
2. Arturo "Thunder" Gatti
3. "Baby" Joe Mesi
4. Beast from the East (Nikolay Valuev)
5. Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins
6. "Big" George Foreman
7. Bobby "No Dice" Chacon
8. Butterbean (Eric Esch)
9. Darnell "The Ding-a-Ling Man" Wilson
10. Davarryl "Touch of Sleep" Williamson
11. Donovan "Razor" Ruddock
12. El Terrible (Erik Morales)
13. Evander "Real Deal" Holyfield
14. Everett "Bigfoot" Martin
15. Explosive Thin Man (Alexis Arguello)
16. "Ferocious" Fernando Vargas
17. "Gentleman" Jim Corbett
18. Hands of Stone (Roberto Duran)
19. Hector "Macho" Camacho
20. Homicide Hank (Henry Armstrong)
21. Iran "The Blade" Barkley
22. "Irish" Micky Ward
23. "Iron" Mike Tyson
24. James "Bonecrusher" Smith
25. James "Buster" Douglas
26. James "Hard Rock" Green
27. James "Lights Out" Toney
28. James "Quick" Tillis
29. Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy
30. Jerry "Wimpy" Halstead
31. Jersey Joe Walcott (Arnold Cream)
32. John "The Beast" Mugabi
33. Jose "Mantequilla" Napoles
34. Juan "The Hispanic Causing Panic" Lazcano
35. Laila "She Be Stinging" Ali
36. Lance "Mount" Whitaker
37. Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson
38. "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler
39. "Merciless" Ray Mercer
40. Michael "Dynamite" Dokes
41. Michael "Second to" Nunn
42. Mike "The Body Snatcher" McCallum
43. Mike "The Bounty" Hunter
44. Mitch "Blood" Green
45. No Mas (Roberto Duran)
46. Nonpareil (Jack Dempsey)
47. O'Neil "Give 'em Hell" Bell
48. Owen "What the Heck" Beck
49. Pac-Man (Manny Pacquaio)
50. "Prince" Naseem Hamed
51. "Bazooka" (Rafael Limon and, later, Ike Quartey
52. Raging Bull (Jake LaMotta)
53. Randall "Tex" Cobb
54. Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini
55. Renaldo "Mister" Snipes
56. Rid**** "Big Daddy" Bowe
57. Ronald "Winky" Wright
58. Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
59. Smokin' Joe (Joe Frazier)
60. Sugar Ray (Ray Robinson and, later, Ray Leonard)
61. Sweet Pea (Pernell Whitaker)
62. Terrible (Tim Witherspoon)
63. The Acorn (Earnie Shavers)
64. The Ambling Alp (Primo Carnera)
65. The Atomic Bull (Oliver McCall)
66. The Baby-Faced Assassin (Marco Antonio Barrera)
67. The Bayonne Bleeder (Chuck Wepner)
68. The Black Assassin (Stanley Ketchel)
69. The Boogieman (Jesse Ferguson)
70. The Boston Tar Baby (Sam Langford)
71. The Boxing Banker (Calvin Brock)
72. The Brockton Blockbuster (Rocky Marciano)
73. The Brown Bomber (Joe Louis)
74. The Cincinnati Flash (Ezzard Charles)
75. The Cinderella Man (James Braddock)
76. The Count of Monte Fisto (Apollo Creed)
77. The Easton Assassin (Larry Holmes)
78. The Flushing Flash (Kevin Kelley)
79. The Golden Boy (Oscar de la Hoya)
80. The Greatest (Muhammad Ali)
81. The Hawk (Aaron Pryor)
82. The Hitman (Tommy Hearns and, later, Ricky Hatton)
83. The Italian Stallion (Rocky Balboa)
84. The Living Death (Lew Jenkins)
85. The Louisville Lip (Muhammad Ali)
86. The Magic Man (Antonio Tarver)
87. The Manassa Mauler (Jack Dempsey)
88. The Mongoose (Archie Moore)
89. The Motor City Cobra (Tommy Hearns)
90. The Nigerian Nightmare" (Samuel Peter)
91. The President (Ike Ibeabuchi)
92. The Quiet Man (John Ruiz)
93. The Rock (Hasim Rahman)
94. The Sweet Swatter from Sweetwater, Texas (Lew Jenkins)
95. The Truth (Carl Williams)
96. The Undertaker (Harry Wills)
97. The Wild Bull of the Pampas (Luis Firpo)
98. Tommy "The Duke" Morrison
99. TNT (Tony Tubbs and Tony Tucker)
100. Two Ton Tony (Tony Galento)
101. Vinny "The Pazmanian Devil" Pazienza

Great list

[Gigantes]

Hands of stone

[Redd Foxx]

"Cobra" Froch
"Hitman" Hearns
"Dr Steelhammer" (translates weird but that's part of the charm)
"Smokin" Joe
"El Terrible"

[Sun_Tzu]

Alex "The Destroyer" Stewart. Pretty good heavyweight, great nickname.

[BoxingArts]

Lewis was not the first (original) six-heads ...

... I trained with a guy at King's Gym in Oakland named "six heads" ...

... back in the late 1980s ...

... but I can't remember his name ...

... (it'll come to me though) ...

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[Santa_]

King Santa

El Famoso

Terremoto

El Orgullo de Michoacan



^^just to name a few

[Best in Boxing]

Darnell "Ding-A-Ling Man" Wilson