worst / most unfitting nicknames

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  1. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Who the hell thought up Henry "sugar poo" Buchanan
     
    Mr Butt, Jan 21, 2013
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  2. TBooze

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    Bomber Graham got his nickname for bombing around (running fast) when he was younger, it made perfect sense.
     
    TBooze, Jan 21, 2013
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  3. tommy the hat

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    Paul Malignaggi being the Magic Man. There is nothing magic about him and Marlon Starling had the name first.
     
    tommy the hat, Jan 27, 2013
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  4. Flo_Raiden

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    Bobby "Boogaloo" Watts
    Julain "The Hawk" Jackson
    Kermit "The Killer" Cintron
    Andre "The Matrix" Dirrell
    Tim "The Desert Storm" Bradley
     
    Flo_Raiden, Jan 27, 2013
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  5. TBooze

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    Post Toney Michael 'Second Too' Nunn...
     
    TBooze, Jan 28, 2013
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  6. Absolutely!

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    Iron Boy = Calderon

    Frank Bruno's nickname was Bruno, pronounced with a long o at the end and an accent on the first syllable, chanted several times while drunk and British.
     
    Absolutely!, Jan 28, 2013
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  7. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Bruno's nickname was 'Bomber', which suited him; unlike Lennox 'The Lion' Lewis; that simply did not work.
     
    TBooze, Jan 28, 2013
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  8. Absolutely!

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    Lennox Lewis was a nickname in its own right. No need for anything to ruin that fine alliterative flow.
     
    Absolutely!, Jan 28, 2013
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  9. Flo_Raiden

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    Almost forgot

    "Vicious" Victor Ortiz :lol:
     
    Flo_Raiden, Jan 29, 2013
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  10. Stevie G

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    Tony 'TNT' Tubbs.
     
    Stevie G, Jan 31, 2013
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  11. TBooze

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    It sort of worked: TNT is useless unless there is a spark; Tubbs was useless 99% of the time too, but when he did sparkle...
     
    TBooze, Jan 31, 2013
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  12. Stevie G

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    Fast for such a fat fella. Shame his conditioning did n't match his talent.
     
    Stevie G, Jan 31, 2013
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  13. TIGEREDGE

    TIGEREDGE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    tucker was a very good boxer though he was no banger
     
    TIGEREDGE, Jan 31, 2013
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  14. johnmaff36

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    'Bionic' Billy Bagget

    An entertainer in the sense that he used to read the paper between rounds/have a cup of tea/ look at the racing as if picking out a bet, but he was definitely NOT bionic boxing-wise.

    Funny guy though who i woulda paid to see even if he wasnt good enough at domestic level
     
    johnmaff36, Jan 31, 2013
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