Top nicknames for boxers of all time!

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  1. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT banned Full Member

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    Wow, what's in a name, eh? A Rootin' Tootin' Swamp Donkey! Seriously, thanks for the insight on the fighters behind the nicknames.
     
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  2. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT banned Full Member

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    Sorry, too lazy to check - have we covered off on “Ice Man”? - see John Scully. I like that nick.
     
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  3. ikrasevic

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    Luis "King Kong" Ortiz

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  4. SonnyListon>

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    Always liked "Big" George Foreman.
     
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  5. Ioakeim Tzortzakis

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    Homicide Hank, El Terrible and Pazmanian devil are pretty metal. Not quite as metal as the Ghetto Wizard though, I still stand by that nickname being the best ever.
     
  6. Totentanz.

    Totentanz. Gator Wrestler Extraordinaire banned Full Member

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    Us Florida guys get some pretty sweet ass nicknames.
    "Kid Violent" Elmer Ray
    "Merciless" Ray Mercer
    Carl "The Truth" Williams
     
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  7. FreddieGibbs

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    I always liked “Peerless” Jim Driscoll

    In terms of current fighters I like Anthony “The Apache” Cacace
     
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  8. kingfisher3

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    toy bulldog is the funniest
    nonpareil is the classiest
    the motor city cobra had a great ring to it.
     
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  9. BoB Box

    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    I always liked the "Kokopelli" as a nickname.
     
  10. Totentanz.

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    I know it has racist implications, but I kinda think "The Boston Tar Baby" is cool.
     
  11. Gazelle Punch

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    Curtis Hatchetman Sheppard is my personal favorite.
    Old Mongoose Archie Moore
     
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  12. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Who is ready to suffer for Christ (the truth)? Full Member

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    Yvon "The Fighting Fisherman" Durelle
    Original and unrepeatable
     
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  13. BoB Box

    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    Fish or Phish is a good one too.
     
  14. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Lupe "Little Guns" Gutierrez was a fine fighter
     
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    Jimmy "The Ghost with a Hammer in his hand" Wilde
     
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