Best nicknames/aliases in boxing history?

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  1. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Personally, I can't get past The Dark Destroyer. That was actually a golden era for nicknames. The Hitman and The Bodysnatcher aren't half bad either.

    Your picks?
     
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    Box O Tricks.
     
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    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Second to Nunn is probably the best
     
  5. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Who was that?
     
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    lloydturnip Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Bonecrusher is my favourite.weirdest is an Argentine fighter called bad cow muran ?LH I think.
     
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    Bonecrusher is a pretty chilling one. Bad Cow Muran? Priceless.

    Oh, Hands of Stone is a classic as well.
     
  8. Bokaj

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    Homicide Hank and Will o' the Wisp are great ones.
     
  9. heerko koois

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    Miguel "happy"Lora
     
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    The Easton assassin is up there....
     
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    You young posters on board should try to find Ray "Windmill" White, a MW/LH that fought I think from the mid-late sixties until the late 70's if memory serves correct. Out of the state of Washington I think. Never got to elite level but got to fight a few top contenders in his day. What an entertaining treat it was to watch this guy fight! He really wasn't a 'dirty' fighter; the 'Windmill' nickname came from when, he was in a clinch with his opponent's head under his armpit, he would land 5-6 backwards punches with his other hand to the head before the ref could separate them. :) Plus, he did the old "oh I'm hurt" thing after taking a shot only to wobble his opponent moving in for an expected kill, long before Ali did. You're the computer guys, look him up; hopefully they'll be some stories about him out there.
     
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    "The Ding-a-ling Man"
     
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    Chuck Berry ?
     
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    The Count of Monte Fisto
     
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    Mantequilla
     
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