Favourite/least favourite nicknames

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  1. babaluma

    babaluma Member Full Member

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    My fav boxer nicknames are:

    Alexis " El Flaco Explosivo" Argüello
    Carl "The Truth" Williams
    Emanuel "The Drunken Master" Augustus

    Least favourite:

    Michael "Double M" Moorer
     
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  2. Raggamuffin

    Raggamuffin You dipstick Full Member

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    Jorge "Maromero" Paez
     
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  3. BillB

    BillB Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Favorite: The Louisville Lip
     
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  4. Mavellous Mark

    Mavellous Mark Active Member Full Member

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    Favourites: Michael Second To Nunn
    Juan Lazcano Hispanic Causing Panic

    Least: Anthony Sugar Ray Clay Jones Jr Small
     
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  5. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Favorites:

    Stevie "Lil But Bad" Johnston
    Nicolino "El Intocable" Locche
    Jose "Mantequilla" Napoles
    Frank "The Animal" Fletcher
    George "Elbows" McFadden
    Raul "El Raton" Macias
    Armando "El Hombre" Muniz

    Least Favorite:

    Floyd "Money" Mayweather.
     
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  6. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    Favourite:

    Greg 'The Flea' Richardson
     
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  7. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Meldrick T-N-T Taylor- It just does not fit

    Willie The Worm Monroe (I wonder if Rodman stole this??? but can't you do any better than the worm?)

    Stanley Kitten Hayward- What fighter wants to be called kitten???

    Ones I like:
    Simply The Best Chris Eubank
    Tony The Tiger Lopez

    Bad Bennie
    Joltin Jeff

    The Professor
    The executioner
     
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  8. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Favorites:

    "The Executioner" -Bernard Hopkins
    "Bonecrusher" -James Smith

    Least Favorites:
    "What the Heck" -Owen Beck
    "Winky" -Ronald Wright
     
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    joebeadg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Goofy
    Money
    of course, these are least favorites
     
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  10. babaluma

    babaluma Member Full Member

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    Hispanic Causing Panic! That is a classic!
     
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  11. Jear

    Jear Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Lights Out
    Doin Damage
     
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  12. Nagabilly

    Nagabilly Member Full Member

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    I never heard a particular nickname that I don't like.

    There are a lot awesome ring names out there but I don't know I always liked Babyface Assassin
     
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  13. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Johnny "The Scotch Wop" Dundee
     
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  14. KidJackal

    KidJackal Well-Known Member Full Member

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    El Terrible is a great one IMO, dudey is horrendous, so bad.
     
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  15. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I always liked the flowing, elegant sound of "Mantequilla" for Jose Napoles. If fit him perfectly.

    My least favorite is "Mantequilla," which Simon Brown took to calling himself for a time. It's so weird and random and not indicative of his style in the least.
     
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