who are boxers who changed their Nick names?

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  1. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    Floyd Mayweather Pretty Boy Floyd to Money
    Fernando Vargas from Aztec warrior to Ferocious

    Who else? And were they better?
     
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  2. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    At the press conference for the Stevenson fight, "Bad" Chad Dawson says he would like to no longer be called "Bad" again. He mumbled something about saying people can call him "people's champ" if they wanted.... head scratcher that one.
     
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  3. SugarShane_24

    SugarShane_24 ESB good-looking member Full Member

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    Tommy Hearns was once the "Motor City Cobra" but turned to "Hitman" afterwards.
     
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  4. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    "Iron" Mike Tyson -- "Mighty" Mike Tyson

    "The Louisville Lip" -- "The Greatest" Muhammad Ali
     
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  5. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    "El Cholo" -- "Manos De Pierda" Roberto Duran
     
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  6. DrMo

    DrMo Team GB Full Member

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    Riddick "Batman" Bowe (he actually wore a little cape & threw plastic bats into the crowd) to Riddick "Big Daddy" Bowe
     
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  7. xRedx

    xRedx Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Michael buffer still announces mayweather as pretty boy Floyd money mayweather so the nickname is still there.
     
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  8. jehu

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    David "the terminator" tua to the "tuaman" .Terminator was better.
     
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  9. nordend

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    Felix "The Fighter" Sturm; Felix "Leonidas" Sturm
     
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  10. Theron

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    Is there a video of that anywhere! Please tell me :lol:

    Roberto Durans nickname was Rocky before Manos De Piedra
     
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  11. DirtyDan

    DirtyDan Worst Poster of 2015 Full Member

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    Tyson's nickname was Kid Dynamite before Iron.. when the **** did he call himself Mighty Mike Tyson?
     
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  12. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    "Oakland" Billy Smith became "Boardwalk" Billy Smith, when he moved to Atlantic City, N.J
     
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  13. Leftsmash

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    Gennady "Triple G" Golovkin = Gennady "Good Boy" Golovkin.
     
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  14. sadlittleboy

    sadlittleboy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Andre Ward was something like "All Terrain Warrior" I think
     
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  15. Theron

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    I remember Jimmy Lennon jr calling him that i think... Not sure when i think it was right after prison not 100% sure tho
     
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