Greatest Nicknames of All Time

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  1. spion

    spion Active Member Full Member

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    Marciano the "Brockton Blockbuster".

    "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler

    "Boom Boom'' Mancini

    Roger ''The Black Mamba" Mayweather

    Al ''Ice'' Cole

    Vito "The Mosquito'' Antuofermo

    Renaldo ''Mister'' Snipes

    DaVarryl ''Touch of Sleep'' Williamson

    "Macho'' Camacho
     
  2. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He was also better known as "Silent" Gene Hairston, which is a very cool nickname.

    Anyway..some of my favorite nicknames...

    "The Whitechapel Whirlwind"
    "The King of the Canebrakes"
    "Kid Chocolate"
    "Merciless" (Ray Mercer)
    "Sugar Baby" Rojas
     
  3. jecxbox

    jecxbox St. Brett Full Member

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    Second to Nunn
    What the heck Beck
    The boxing banker brock
    The "Chosen Juan" Lascano
     
  4. Chinxkid

    Chinxkid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'd forgotten that one. Thanks for reminding me, it put a smile on my face.
     
  5. janitor

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    The Janitor of course.
     
  6. radianttwilight

    radianttwilight Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The Janitor was Barbados Joe Walcott, right?

    I know he was a janitor after he retired (at MSG?).
     
  7. Unforgiven

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    Carl "The Truth" Williams.
     
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