10 best boxing nicknames only

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  1. Jersey Joe

    Jersey Joe Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Body Snatcher
    Six Heads
    Manassa Mauler
    Bonecrusher
    Two Ton
    Lights Out
    El Intochable
    Hands of Stone
    Too Sharp
    Living Death
     
  2. Duodenum

    Duodenum Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Elijah "Tap Tap" Makathini
    Fred "The Pumper" Hutchings
    Laila "Beestings" Ali
    Pinklon "Needles" Thomas
    "Beanfart" Eric Esch
    "Bonehead" Smith
    "Iron Bite" Tyson
    "Iron Butt" Holyfield
    John "The Walking Death" Ruiz
    "The Boston Drunk Boy" John L. Sullivan
     
  3. djanders

    djanders Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Owen "What the Heck" Beck.
     
  4. asero

    asero Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Davarryl "Touch of Sleep" Williamson
    Owen "What the Heck" Beck
    Lew "The Sweet Swatter from Sweetwater" Jenkins
    Michael "Second to" Nunn
    Cliff “Twin Tyson” Couser
    Darnell “Ding-a-Ling Man” Wilson
    O'Neil "Give 'em Hell" Bell
    PACquiao MANny
    Tony “The Punching Postman” Thornton
    Harry "The Undertaker" Wills
    Hector "Macho" Camacho
     
  5. asero

    asero Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Roberto “No Mas” Duran
     
  6. asero

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  7. Vantage_West

    Vantage_West ヒップホップ·プロデューサー Full Member

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  8. Napoleon

    Napoleon Smokin' Full Member

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    Those are terrible.
     
  9. essexboy

    essexboy The Cat Full Member

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    Body Snatcher, I forgot that one. :good

    Another of my favourites.
     
  10. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jimmy Wilde was "The Ghost With The Hammer In His Hands" which was a good one.

    Also Sam "The Boston Tar Baby" Langford

    Johnny "The Scotch Wop" Dundee

    Ricardo "Finito" Lopez

    Luis "El Toro Salveje de las Pampas (The Wild Bull of the Pampas) Firpo
     
  11. anarci

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    Roger "Black Mamba" Mayweather the original before Kobe picked it up
    Wille Fatboy Meehan
    Bazooka limon
    Ferocious Fernando
    El TOrito Ayala
    Atomic Bull Mccall thats one of my favorites
    Goofy Whittaker Stupid but Original
    Yaqui Lopez He wasnt even a real Yaqui indian but they thought it was marketable.
    Lone Star Cobra Curry
    Ice Man Mccory
    Mantequilla Napoloes
    School Boy Chacon
    Ernie Indian Red Lopez
    White BUffalo Botha
    Black Rhino Ettiene
    Two Ton Galento
    Chicanito Hernandez
    Go Go Navarro
    Battling Torres
     
  12. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Eric "Butterbean" Esch can't fight but it's a top nickname.

    Antonio "Kid Pambele" Cervantes

    Alfonso "Peppermint" Frazer

    Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy

    Riddick "Rabbit Punch" Bowe

    Aaron "The Hawk" Pryor
     
  13. Jack Dempsey

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    Richel 'The Dutch Sonny Liston' Hersisia
    Chauncy 'Fat Dorky White Guy' Welliver
     
  14. ricardinho

    ricardinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lets add:
    The Beast Mugabi
    Six Heads Lewis
    Bobby "Blow Blow" Pacquiao
    Miguel "El Maestro" Canto
    Luis "Pocket Battleship" Castillo
    Roberto "Hands of Stone" Duran
     
  15. Osceola

    Osceola Guest

    Benny Leonard the Ghetto Wizard.