Fighters Who Don't Live Up To Their Nicknames

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  1. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You beat me to it. He was a bull not a matador.
     
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  2. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Azumah Nelson ...” The Professor “ ...but he’s more of a puncher with a good defense....his boxing skills don’t impress me
     
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  3. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I came here to post that about Mike Mccallum
     
  4. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    “ The Professor “ ....would be a better nickname for Mike Mccallum actually
     
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  5. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    Archie himself didn't think the name matched him the only thing he had in common with a Mongoose was how much they disliked cobras.
     
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  6. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah that should of been his nicknamed lol.
     
  7. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    While I think McCallum was a murderous body puncher, I agree professor was more fitting. The guy was so strong in his stance and text book with everything that he did. He was beyond special and a fighter's fighter.

    Side note, I just turned some MMA guys on to McCallum. Young kids had never even heard if him. Now they are all trying to rip counter left hooks to the body.
     
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  8. MrFoFody

    MrFoFody Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Any guy nicknamed "Tyson"
     
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  9. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    Came to post that

    Chagaev, white tyson
    Then there was that turkish guy mini Tyson
     
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  10. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don’t understand young kids today ...they have the internet ... and smart phones ... they have access to so much information....And they don’t know ****
     
  11. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Nonpareil Jack Dempsey.

    I'd think things got pretty pareil when the other Jack Dempsey came along.
     
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  12. OP_TheJawBreaker

    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

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    It would be nice for Bernard Hopkins too tho
     
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  13. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Touch of Sleep Davyrell Williamson
    The White Tyson Chagaev
     
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  14. OP_TheJawBreaker

    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

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    It's hard to say really, dude's a natural puncher. Byrd said he hit harder than Wlad.
     
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  15. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ordinary I would make some glib comment, but I am a huge Chris Byrd fan, so thank you for that.