worst / most unfitting nicknames

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  1. TIGEREDGE

    TIGEREDGE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ricky hatton didnt deserve to be called hitman though it rymed

    carl froch isnt worthy of cobra cos he isnt that fast
     
  2. red cobra

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    Ricardo Mayorga is anything but an "El Matador". Froch a "cobra"? LOL...
     
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    You nailed it it the op, only in ****ing bizarro world baby.
     
  4. Hammer Muldoon

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    Johnny "The Entertainer" Nelson.
     
  5. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It was the perfect name, ironically.
     
  6. The Funny Man 7

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    Adrien 'The Problem' Broner is a stupid nickname. I half expect him to taunt his opponents by presenting a mathematical equation and asking them to solve for Y.

    And Cory 'The Next Generation' Spink. Does he intimidate opponents by unfurling his family tree?
     
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    The Executioner (of careers maybe)
    The Cobra
    The Great (either Devon or Mike)
    Desert Storm
    El Matador
    Bad Intentions
    The Baby Faced Assassin (what ****ing babies has Barrera ever seen?)
    The Hitter
    Sugar (only Niko is worthy of this title)
    El Pantera
    Kingpin
    Son of God
    Iron Boy
    Del Boy (should be Haye's nickname)
     
  8. Theron

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    Desert Storm.... :patsch
     
  9. scartissue

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    Herol the bomber Graham
    Rocky Castellani
    Rocky Mosley

    None of the above were bangers.
     
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    'Mighty' Mike Tyson

    Im glad he got rid of that name pretty quick, makes me think of Mighty Mouse
     
  11. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    good list

    never could stand Junior 'Shitter' Witter

    who the **** is Iron Boy?

    BTW, did Bruno ever have a nickname?
     
  12. Unforgiven

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    most unfitting by far. :good
     
  13. Mr Butt

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    Syd "the jewel" vanderpool , not good is it
     
  14. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I really think the quiet man (John Ruiz ) is a terrible nickname
     
  15. anj

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    Desert Storm HAS to be THE most ridiculous one I've heard.