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"