Top nicknames for boxers of all time!

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  1. BoB Box

    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    The Flushing Flash sounds like a case of diarrhea. In no way does that make the cut.
     
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  2. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Our pope is the Holy Spirit Full Member

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    Joe "Juggernaut" Joyce
    The nickname is unique. And I like it. I don't judge a boxer who wears that nickname, how good a boxer he is. I also don't judge if that nickname fits the boxer. I only appreciate the nickname. And in case:
    Gerald "Juggernaut" Washington
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    Artur "Juggernaut" Szpilka
    I would like a nickname.
     
    ikrasevic, Sep 24, 2023
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    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    @ikrasevic There have been some great nicknames added to the thread so I did bump and add a few to my top #20 -#50.

    To be fair I kept my top #11 through #20 from my original list.

    11. Ghost - Kelly Pavlik

    12. Blade - Iran Barkley

    13. Raging Bull - Jake LaMotta

    14. Desert Storm - Timothy Bradley

    15. Alien - Bernard Hopkins

    16. Easton Assassin - Larry Holmes

    17. Blood - Mitch Green

    18. Lights out - James Toney

    19. Bonecrusher - James Smith

    20. Scrap Iron - George Johnson
     
    BoB Box, Sep 26, 2023
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    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    Being an X-Men fan at one point Iv always liked "Juggernaut"
    Good one!
     
    BoB Box, Oct 12, 2023
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  5. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Our pope is the Holy Spirit Full Member

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    Alexander "Experiment" Karelin
    I know he's not a boxer. And I apologize for that. It's just that the nickname is so good for me, and I'm so impressed with it.
     
    ikrasevic, Nov 19, 2023
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    ikrasevic Our pope is the Holy Spirit Full Member

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    Dariusz "Tiger" Michalczewski
    I have always preferred tigers to lions; in every sense.
    Also, the nickname "tiger" is much less common than the nickname "lion" among boxers.
     
    ikrasevic, Jan 1, 2024
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  7. USFBulls727

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    Edward "Gunboat" Smith
    Frank "Rootin Tootin" Newton
    Nonpareil Jack Dempsey
     
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  8. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    I don’t think I mentioned this before but - whatever one thinks of Jake Paul I do like the nick “The Problem Child”. Perhaps he needs to be put on Ritalin.
     
    Pugguy, Jan 1, 2024
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    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    “Rootin Tootin”? Lol. Scary to think what type of boxing style he’s gonna bring to justify the nickname.
     
    Pugguy, Jan 1, 2024
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  10. BoB Box

    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    "Rootin Tootin" reminds me of a saying I once heard - Beans beans the magical fruit the more you eat the more you toot, the more you toot the better you feel so eats your beans with every meal.

    It would be funny if this was Newtons walk out song. lol
     
    BoB Box, Jan 1, 2024
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    I've heard Frank Newton's name kicked around a few times over the years, but have never seen him fight. Was always amused by that nickname though.

    A few others:
    Tom "The Bomb" Collins
    Tyrone "The Harlem Butcher" Jackson
    Andre "The Matrix" Dirrell
    Richard "Hard Face" Mason
    Adam "The Swamp Donkey" Richards
     
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    Andrew " Six Heads" Lewis
    Jeremy "Half man Half amazing" Williams
     
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  13. BoB Box

    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    Swamp donkey! lol! I had to look this guy up to put a face to the name and it turns out ole' Swamp Donkey co holds with Mike Tyson the record of winning two consecutive Junior Olympic heavyweight titles by knocking out every opponent.
    He has an in depth Olympic Pedigree and a decent pro record 23w 3l.
    Swamp Donkey is still a highly questionable nickname but with that a side shout out to Adam Richards.
     
    BoB Box, Jan 1, 2024
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  14. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Actually, Frank Newton wasn’t a bad little lightweight. The fight I always remember was his 10 rounder with Charlie ‘White Lightning’ Brown, which was televised. Brown was being groomed for a title shot and IMO, Newton was robbed blind. Of course Brown got the title shot.
     
    scartissue, Jan 1, 2024
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  15. USFBulls727

    USFBulls727 Active Member Full Member

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    Always liked the "Scrap Iron" nickname quite a bit.

    A couple more that come to mind:
    Bruce "The Mouse" Strauss
    Keith "Sir Jabalot" McMurray
     
    USFBulls727, Jan 1, 2024
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