Fighters whose nickname totally contradicts their fighting style/character

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  1. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Which fighter can you think of that has a nickname that does not at all match with their style of boxing or their personality?
    I'll start. Carl Froch's nickname is the cobra but his style is like a slug when described as "cobra".
     
    Flo_Raiden, Mar 22, 2019
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    Errol Spences nickname should be the "Sleep Walker" the man always looks sleepy lol.
     
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    Julian "the hawk" Jackson, should have been called "the bat" as he was blind as a bat and hit like a bat. (hawks have perfect eyesight)

    Knockout CP Freshmart should have been called "unanimous decision" CP Freshmart.
     
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    wasn't aware he had eye issues interesting
     
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    Ricardo Mayorga was much more the bull than "El Matador".

    Fres Quendo isn't that "Fast".
     
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    Takes him over 4½ years (and counting) to get his WBA titlefight for instance :risunis:
     
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    The "Cobra" was in reference to Froch's massive lats that flared like the hood of a Cobra. Wide grip pullups.
     
    DonnyMo, Mar 22, 2019
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    Ruslan Chagaev was certainly no "white Tyson"
     
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    Johnny Nelson called himself 'The Entertainer'
     
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    Hector "Macho" Camacho. When I think of Macho I think of guys like Chavez or Duran, Camacho's boxing style was no where near "macho".
     
    Flo_Raiden, Mar 22, 2019
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    Winner! :lol:

    I'll just add Kelly Pavlik wasn't very Ghost-like, although I imagine the moniker refers to his skin colour and not his fighting style.
     
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    pretty boy Floyd that fool ugly as **** come at me @MVC!
     
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    Chris NEXTGEN Eubank Jr
     
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    Don't know what you're on about mate, Carl looked exactly like a cobra when be fought

    If you squint

    And don't know what a cobra is
     
    Mickea4, Mar 22, 2019
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    Keith "One Time" Thurman should be known as "Run Time" officially.
     
    Paranoid Android, Mar 22, 2019
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