Nicknames that worked as first names

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  1. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Nobody called Muhammad ‘The Greatest Ali,’ or Joe ‘Smokin’ Frazier.’

    What are some boxer nicknames that doubled as first names. And let’s stay away from the common shortened versions or variations like Tommy for Thomas or Rocky for Rocco.

    And if a guy wasn’t generally called that, shouldn’t count either. Like Bazooka Limon, yes (nobody called him Rafael) but Bazooka Gomez, no (he was known as Wilfredo). And I’ll get Marvelous Hagler out of the way since he changed it to his first name, lol.

    So …

    Bazooka Limon

    Tex Cobb

    Razor Ruddock

    Scrap Iron Johnson
     
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    Marvelous_Iron Active Member Full Member

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    Sonny Liston
     
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  3. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mantequilla Napoles (all Mexicans referred to him as such)
    Pipino Cuevas (likewise)
    Chiquita Gonzalez
    Sugar Baby Rojas
     
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    Winky Wright
    Prince Hamed
    Macho Camacho
    Hurricane Carter
     
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    The Cryptkeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Buster Douglas
    Fighting Harada
     
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  6. lone star

    lone star Active Member Full Member

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    Best are the Thai boxers. Both their first and last names are nicknames of some sort.
     
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  7. Mastrangelo

    Mastrangelo Active Member Full Member

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    I think in Japan fighters often use their nicknames as their first name. Outside of already mentioned Fighting Harada:
    - Guts Ishimatsu.
    - Trash Nakanuma.
    - Puma Toguchi.
    - Leopard Tamakuma.
    - Crazy Kim.
     
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    Rampage Jackson
    Mayhem Miller
    Boom boom Mancini
     
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    Mike Tyson (Michael Gerard Tyson).
     
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  10. META5

    META5 Active Member Full Member

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    Mike's not really a nickname in the spirit of a true nickname, more a shortened version of the original name, like Dave to David or Ed to Edward.

    Marvelous is the one I think of - so much so that Hagler changed his name.
     
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    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Baby Vasquez
    Indian Red Lopez
     
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  13. Flo_Raiden

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    Canelo Alvarez is the most well known example. Almost everyone seems to refer to him in his boxing nickname more so than his actual name (Saul Alvarez).

    Flash Elorde (Gabriel Elorde)
    Tito Trinidad (Felix Trinidad)
    Boom Boom Mancini (Ray Mancini)
    Pipino Cuevas (Jose Cuevas)
    Bobo Olson (Carl Olson)
    Buddy McGirt (James Walter McGirt)
    Bud Crawford (Terence Crawford)
     
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    GGG (His initials are used as a nickname)
    Beefy Smith
    Tank Davis
     
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