Coolest Boxing Nicknames of All Time (SURVEY)

Herbie Hide.. The dancing destroyer
Paul Scrap Iron Ryan
Tony Bomber Bellew

 

You just made me remember a great nickname:

There was a heavyweight from an upper Midwestern state from 1986-91 with the same first and last name of another rising heavyweight; one who, apparently had a sense of humor. He retired 0-8 with 6 KO losses, losing to a few somewhat notables — Dicky Ryan, Kimmuel Odum and Wimpy Halstead.

New York had Iron Mike Tyson.

Meet Iowa Mike Tyson (yes, his nickname was ‘Iowa’).

Submitted for consideration for @Rumsfeld for honorable mention consideration.

Come to think of it, Jerry “Wimpy” Halstead (because of his resemblance to a character in the Popeye cartoons) is pretty good too.

 

How about Davaryl "touch of sleep" Willamson?

 

Joe Calslappy

 

Owen "What The Heck" Beck
Andrew "Six Heads" Lewis
"Harlem" Tommy Murphy
Vincent Morris Sheer - "Mushy Callahan"
"Violent" Elmer Ray
George "One Round" Hogan
Thomas "Motor City Cobra" Hearns
Jose "Mantequilla" Napoles
Lance "Goofi" Whitaker
William "The Prussian" Sheriff
James "The Deaf Un" Burke
John "The Bulls Head Terror" Flood
Juan "Hispanic Causing Panic" Lazcano
O'Neill "Give 'em Hell" Bell

 

My favorite is Thomas the hitman Hearna

My 2nd is motor city cobra for Tommy Hearns

3rd is James lights out Toney....

Body snatcher is good too for Mike McCallum.

Pitbull Cruz is a good one as well for Isaac Cruz

 

Tye "Big Sky" Fields (I guess he was from Montana).

 

Frank "The Harlem Coffee Cooler" Craig.

He gained the nickname "The Coffee Cooler" following an incident in a restaurant when a local fighter, Bully Singleton, who had ordered a cup of coffee, began hectoring Craig and invited him to fight in the adjoining alleyway. Craig called his bluff, went into the alley, and Singleton told the restaurant patrons that the coffee would still be hot when he returned. However, Craig quickly knocked Singleton out, Craig commenting that "the coffee will be cool enough when he gets round to drinking it"

 

I always thought “ The Professor “ Azumah Nelson was a great nick name

 

“The Black Prince” Peter Jackson.

“The Marrickville Mauler” Jeff Fenech.

Lester “The Master Blaster” Ellis.

Shannan Taylor “The Bulli Blaster”.

I could be wrong but I seem to recall Norton being referred to as “Snortin’” Kenny Norton on a few occasions.

 

Hi Guys.
I rather like " The jewel of the Ghetto "
Mike.

 

Bud Taylor - "Terror of Terra Haute"
Tony Zale - "The Man of Steel"
Benny Leonard - "The Ghetto Wizard"
Masahiko "Fighting" Harada
Young Stribling- "The King of the Canebrakes"
Juan Lazcano "The Hispanic Causing Panic"
Eligio Sardinas Mantalvo- "Kid Chocolate"
David Benavidez- "La Bandera Roja" /The Red Flag (his first and better nickname)

 

Frank Newton - Root'in Toot'in Frank Newton
Rod Stander - The Butcher
Elmer Ray - "Violent" Elmer Ray
Mike Weaver - Hercules (given to him by Ken Norton)
Charlie Brown - Charlie "White Lighting" Brown
Charlie Brown - Choo Choo (different Charlie Bowns)
Mike Munchin - Mike "Machine Gun" Munchin
Muhammed Ali - The Louisville Lip
Oscar Bonavena - Ringo
Fred Houpe - Young Sanford
Shannon Briggs - The Cannon

 

Anybody remember Johnny 'Dancing Machine' Carter? Now there was a nickname.